The World Today Europe’s terror challenge Islamic State gunmen brought death to the streets of Paris on November 13, leaving the European Union in a state of shock. This is a turning point at which Europe must decide how best to defend its way of life.
The World Today Nawal El Sadaawi, Egyptian author Agnes Frimston talks to the Egyptian author of more than 50 books including Woman at Point Zero and The Face of Eve. She is one of the BBC’s 100 inspirational women of 2015
The World Today Middle Eastern regional rivalries The complexity of Middle Eastern politics plays into terrorists’ hands. Detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia is required before Gulf States are likely to share western priorities in Syria
The World Today Israel’s next worry After the nuclear deal, Israel’s focus shifts to the rising involvement of Iranian forces in Syria
The World Today Iranian ladies who launch Iran’s new crop of female entrepreneurs worry what the lifting of sanctions will mean for their businesses
The World Today Saving the seas: Marine sanctuaries are only a drop in the ocean Vast swathes of the seas are being declared protected areas to preserve marine life. But they are not fully protected and are only a small part of the solution
The World Today The Middle East in 2016 The year 2015 proved to Europe that the world really is getting smaller.
The World Today Why China is winning the war in Ukraine Moscow may have done the fighting, but Beijing is reaping the rewards
The World Today Saving the seas: Easter Island’s marine haven Conservationists are delighted, but some islanders are circumspect about the announcement of a vast marine protected area in their waters
The World Today Cameron’s Euro vote victory is far from certain David Cameron has outlined his plans for the renegotiation of Britain’s membership of the European Union and the concessions he intends to win in the hope that this will convince British voters to remain in the club when they cast their ballots in the forthcoming referendum.
The World Today Testing the Arab springs Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World Shereen El Feki, Vintage, £8.99
The World Today The Iron Lady’s magnetism New books cast the Thatcher-Gorbachev relationship in a harsher light
The World Today The roots of the Central African Republic's dysfunction Making Sense of the Central African RepublicEdited by Tatiana Carayannis and Louis Lombard, Zed Books, £19.99
The World Today 2015: Reasons to be cheerful Yes, it was grim, but there were events worth celebrating
The World Today New Silk Road: Investors plan their journey More than 4,000 project proposals have been filed with the organization in charge of Beijing’s new Silk Road initiative, but the high level of interest does not mean that the project is ready to take concrete form, though
