Archive for 2010
Nuclear clean-up
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The BBC’s security correspondent, Gordon Corera, followed a secret convoy transporting spent fuel from a poorly secured decommissioned nuclear reactor in Serbia to a reprocessing facility in Russia. It’s part of a larger effort to remove nuclear material insecure locations around the world and send it back to either the US or Russia for reprocessing.
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Lobbying for a controversial leader
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Washington lawyer and lobbyist Lanny Davis is representing Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent president of Ivory Coast who is refusing international calls to step down after a disputed election and violent clashes. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Davis about the challenges of representing a client whom the international community considers to be the bad guy. Download MP3
Squash champion
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In the Geo Quiz, we’re searching for a country that’s produced one of the longest winning streaks in any sport. A South Asian athlete nicknamed ‘The Conqueror’ went unbeaten for 5 years. So, name the country or its world-class squash player. Download MP3Music Heard on Air for December 22, 2010
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for December 22, 2010. Artists featured are Baaba Maal, Mansour Seck, Curtis & The Kicks, Kerekes Band, Lamine Konte, Moriba Koita, Bill Frisell, Lalo Davila & Orkesta Cubana.
Drones – The New Normal
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P.W. Singer the author of Wired for War tells us about the use of drones (robotic or unmanned or remotely-piloted aircraft) in war. He says the fact that pilots can engage in war from thousands of miles away and without risk to themselves represents a fundamental change in the nature of warfare as its been waged for thousands of years. He also likens the development of drones to the development of airplanes themselves–that each followed similar stages of evolution. As for the political and legal and ethical dilemmas they pose–he points out that the technology is moving far faster than the ability of human organizations to keep up with the implications. Just as it has been with the computer. This week’s How We Got Here is a fascinating primer from a scholar who realizes drones are no longer the futuristic stuff of science fiction; they are the new normal. Download MP3
Entire program – December 21, 2010
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Snow across Europe disrupts travel for the fourth day,but London’s Heathrow Airport is getting a lot of heat for not being better prepared;Russia’s Vladimir Putin threatens tighter control following violent protests on the streets of Moscow;Ivory Coast’s president refuses UN calls to step down after losing last month’s election. Download MP3
Tightening control in Moscow
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Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow that riots and demonstrations have broken out on the streets of the capital in the past week. While the Kremlin is threatening tighter controls, some observers say the Kremlin may be behind some of the violence. Download MP3
In pictures: Russia riots
Researchers analyze pollution effect on Lebanon
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Beirut’s streets are filled with aging cars spewing clouds of toxic fumes in the air. Ben Gilbert reports that researchers hope to find out exactly how much damage those exhaust fumes are doing to Lebanese health. Download MP3
Iraqi refugees in Arizona
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The World’s Marco Werman traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, to meet refugees from the war in Iraq, and to find out how their settling in process is going in the midst of the recession. Download MP3View Marco’s photos of some of the refugees
Responses to Rationing Health series forum
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Our series last week about health care rationing has generated a lively online discussion. Listeners are sharing their thoughts with journalist Sheri Fink and Harvard ethicist Dan Wikler. Check out what others have written in, and bring your own stories and thoughts to the conversation. Sheri Fink and Dan Wikler are taking your questions until December 31st.Download MP3
Ute Lemper and The Bukowski Project
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Ute Lemper is a singer perhaps most famous for interpreting the music of Kurt Weill. But now Lemper’s drawing on the sounds of Weimar Germany to portray another world entirely:the bitter, lonely Los Angeles of American poet Charles Bukowski. Alex Gallafent has the Global Hit. Download MP3View photos of the performance
US-Russian nuclear treaty ratified
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Moscow-based political analyst Mikhail Troitskiy says the new START treaty is an important milestone for US-Russia relations. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins that ratification would push both sides toward further cuts in their nuclear weapons arsenals. Download MP3
Assange on leaking private information
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We hear an excerpt from a BBC interview in which WikiLeaks head Julian Assange complains that information about his legal case in Sweden has been leaked to newspapers. Download MP3
Snow still halts travel at Heathrow
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Thousands of passengers remain stranded at London’s Heathrow airport since a snowstorm hit the area last Saturday. Other European airports, however, have managed to keep planes moving despite the snow. That’s prompted the question – why can’t Heathrow? Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tom Hall, a travel editor with the Lonely Planet. Download MP3
Ivory Coast president refuses to step down
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Pressure is mounting on the president of Ivory Coast after last month’s election.The United Nations – and Ivory Coast’s neighbors – believe that Laurent Gbagbo clearly lost the contest and are demanding that he step down.The United States today imposed sanctions on him, his family and top officials.But Gbagbo simply refuses to go. There has been violence, and several thousand Ivorians have fled. Gbagbo’s opponent, Alassane Ouattara, is blockaded by government troops in a hotel protected by UN peacekeepers. The BBC’s John James is in Abidjan, the main city in Ivory Coast. Download MP3
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