• The Economist Asks: What if America reverts to abortion bans?
    May 12 2022

    For 50 years, women in America have had a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. Now, a leaked draft opinion suggests that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade. Anne McElvoy asks Mary Ziegler, a legal historian, about the origins of the landmark legislation and what would happen if Roe is cast aside. Plus, does the Supreme Court need reforming?


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    28 mins
  • The Economist Asks: Could the Ukraine war turn nuclear?
    May 5 2022

    In ten weeks of conflict Vladimir Putin has not been afraid to rattle the nuclear sabre. Western leaders have responded by tempering their own rhetoric – but the risk of nuclear war is greater than it has been for more than half a century. Anne McElvoy asks Rose Gottemoeller, a former deputy secretary-general at NATO, whether Russia will launch nuclear weapons and, if it did, what the West should do. And, has NATO proved its worth?


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    26 mins
  • The Economist asks: Should the London stock exchange be part of a mega-merger?
    Apr 7 2016
    The CEO of the London Stock Exchange, Xavier Rolet, talks to Anne McElvoy and Philip Coggan about the proposed merger of London's historic stock exchange and Deutsche Börse. Would it create a more globally powerful institution - or add more risk to to the financial system?

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    13 mins
  • The Economist Asks: Will Russia’s war criminals face justice?
    Apr 28 2022

    Evidence of Russian war crimes litters the landscape of Ukraine. But it’s a long trudge from the battlefields to the courtroom. Anne McElvoy asks Oona Hathaway, an expert on law and warfare and a professor at Yale University, whether the perpetrators will be held accountable. Could Vladimir Putin and others be prosecuted by a Nuremberg-style tribunal? Plus, should America join the International Criminal Court?


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    25 mins
  • The Economist asks: What is the future of teaching?
    Mar 31 2016
    Anne McElvoy talks to Esteban Bullrich, Tony Blair and Tony Little about how teaching might evolve in a world hungry for skills

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    14 mins
  • The Economist asks: Does power inevitably corrupt?
    Aug 11 2016
    Anne McElvoy interviews prominent psychologist Dacher Keltner, author of new book The Power Paradox, to investigate how power is acquired, maintained and abused

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    14 mins
  • The Economist Asks: Carl Bildt
    Apr 21 2022

    The war in Ukraine has driven Finland and Sweden to rethink their long-held position on neutrality. Anne McElvoy asks the former Swedish prime minister whether the two countries will join Nato. Will membership bring stability and security to Europe and how should the Nordic neighbours manage their relations with Russia? Plus, he relives the history lesson he received from the former German chancellor Helmut Kohl. 


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    30 mins
  • The Economist Asks: Trailer
    Apr 24 2015
    One question posed to a high-profile newsmaker, followed up with lively debate.
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    1 min