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November 21, 2022 Scam of the century? Cryptocurrency and the collapse of FTX
If the rise of cryptocurrencies seemed too good to be true, Bitcoin and its ilk have lost 74% of their value since reaching dizzying heights just one year ago. What was billed as the insurgent innovation that would decentralize and democratize global finance has instead proven to be an unregulated mess prey to money laundering and scams. Now comes the real reckoning, with the collapse of a company that as recently as September was valued at $32 billion: FTX.
45 min
November 17, 2022 Does FIFA care? Qatar World Cup organisers shrug off boycott calls
If you build it, they will come. Qatar 2022 is now upon us, with the opening kickoff slated for Sunday. The World Cup is taking place in a tiny desert dictatorship with virtually no footballing tradition. What could possibly go wrong? When the opening whistle blows, will we all forget about human rights, the carbon footprint of air-conditioned stadiums built from scratch and a fall schedule that factors in the desert heat?
44 min
November 16, 2022 No escalation this time: How does NATO deal with Russia?
All it takes is a spark. After a day when Russia missiles rained down across the whole of Ukraine, two projectiles landed over the border in a Polish farming village, killing two people. We gauge the evidence and the latest reactions from NATO headquarters where according to its Article 5, an attack against one is an attack against all.
45 min
November 15, 2022 Eight billion and counting: How to manage humanity's record population?
In less than half a century, the planet's population has doubled. We know that humanity's carbon footprint is unsustainable. How about its birth rate? The two are closely tied but the answer for many a nation is not as straightforward as it seems.
45 min
November 14, 2022 Xi meets Biden: 'No Cold War', but a 'red line' on Taiwan
The US and Chinese leaders have held a three-hour bilateral from which the two sides produced completely different accounts. What we do know is that Xi Jinping was adamant that Taiwan was a red line he would not cross. Although Joe Biden stated there is "no Cold War" between China and the USA, there is not a lot of love lost either. Biden's $3 billion military aid package for Taiwan may not help thaw the situation, with Taipei looking to deepen the Taiwan-US security accord. This amid fears that Taiwan could be invaded by China.
45 min
November 11, 2022 Haiti under gang rule: How to break the grip of lawlessness
How does a nation teetering on the brink of becoming a failed state restore its legitimacy? Welcome to a special edition of The Debate. Fed-up Haitians have been speaking out in the streets and on social media about gang rule in the Americas’ poorest nation. Citizen journalists and fact checkers from FRANCE 24’s Observers website have put together a short documentary.
46 min
November 10, 2022 Defender of free speech? Elon Musk's Twitter takeover sparks calls for regulation
What happens when the world's richest man, who fancies himself as a champion of free speech, buys a global brand that aspires to act as the planet’s digital town square? There has been plenty of turmoil in the two weeks since Elon Musk completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter.
47 min
November 09, 2022 What happened to the red wave? Republicans gain but Democrats limit midterm losses
It wasn't the red wave that many had predicted. Still, the forecast for Washington politics over the next two years remains stormy with a strong chance of gridlock. We break down the midterm election results that so far have split control of Congress between Democrats and Republicans. What explains this outcome?
45 min
November 08, 2022 Fight for America's soul? High turnout in bitter battle for US Congress
Is democracy really on the ballot, as Joe Biden claims? The whole world is watching the US midterm elections: the first since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuelled soaring inflation and the first federal elections since Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. We ask about the issues that have pollsters predicting a win for opposition Republicans and what to make of anticipated record turnout in many races.
47 min
November 07, 2022 The price to pay: Can humanity adapt to an overheating planet?
Forget trying to cool an overheating planet. In a few short years, the burning issue facing humanity has quickly become how to adapt to and afford the new normal. A summer of drought in Europe, floods in places like Pakistan and Nigeria and searing temperatures all around are just the latest illustration of what's at stake at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
44 min

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