Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress. 06/03/2020
Now playing Next Syria Euroviews. On International Women’s Day, we cannot ignore the plight of Idlib’s women and children ǀ View There are few issues more critical to the plight of the world’s women and girls today than the humanitarian crisis in Idlib, Syria. Of the estimated 1 million internally displaced people in the northern Syrian province, an estimated 80% are women and children. 06/03/2020
Now playing Next Greece Euroviews. Gunshots, summary trials, deportations: the reality for refugees in the EU-Turkey stand-off ǀ View Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s cynical move to open his western EU borders to allow refugees and migrants to leave - while keeping his southern border to Syria shut to asylum seekers desperate to escape the onslaught there - poses an enormous challenge to Greece and the European Union. 05/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump's peace deal with the Taliban could end an endless war. But at what cost? ǀ View As we head closer to the 2020 presidential election, it is critical to ask how this war is going. Are we winning or losing? Is enduring peace in Afghanistan even possible? 04/03/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO. 04/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Homophobia hurt Pete Buttigieg — as much as America wished it didn't ǀ View For every step forward that Buttigieg’s campaign made for future candidates, it also exposed how far America needs to go in its acceptance of LGBTQ leaders. 03/03/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. A circular economy is within reach if European businesses grasp the opportunity ǀ View Momentum is growing behind the idea of the circular economy, but it is still a distant ideal if European businesses don't grasp hold of the opportunity it presents. 03/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump's concerning coronavirus response betrays his White House's biggest flaws ǀ View For President Donald Trump, the coronavirus represents a personal threat: to his brand, to the economy he claims to be growing, and to his self-professed understanding of how society works. 02/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Trump’s fragile mental health must be handled with as much care as the coronavirus outbreak ǀ View As the contagion of the coronavirus spreads around the globe, dealing with Donald Trump's fragile mental health raises many of the same questions of how it should be contained. 02/03/2020
Now playing Next Switzerland Euroviews. Intellectual property is becoming politicised. That’s why I am a candidate to run WIPO ǀ View On 4 March, do not vote by default for a candidate for political reasons. Vote for the continued survival of IP. And choose the best candidate who can enhance the organisation and best serve its member states. 02/03/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Jeff Bezos' philanthropy highlights just how much trouble we're really in ǀ View Billionaires' donations will never be enough. The highways, the suburbs and the victory against the Nazis — just to provide a few examples — are products not of the private sector but of government action. 29/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. The predictable disappointments of Netflix's unambitious 'Altered Carbon' ǀ View The characters in "Altered Carbon" may be able to move from body to body at will, but genre tropes and preconceptions keep the writers and directors trapped in more limited structures. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. How Trump officials' fixation on false rape accusations hurts the real victims ǀ View Members of Congress can't let Education Secretary Betsy DeVos off easy when she testifies Thursday about her department's new budget request. They must use this opportunity to interrogate her about her planned changes to sexual harassment rules on college campuses. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. Privacy is overrated. It’s time Big Tech made the positive case for harvesting our data ǀ View There are lots of people telling us how concerned we should be about giving up our data - but almost no one can tell us exactly why. And even fewer people are reminding us that privacy is a small price to pay for what tech platforms have created for our lives, economies and societies. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. McConnell will keep trying to limit abortion until voters end the GOP's majority ǀ View Yes, you read that right: The GOP wanted to jail doctors who perform abortions. The bills, if they had become law, would have allowed judges to sentence doctors to up to five years in prison. Yes, this is happening in the United States. Yes, you should be outraged. 27/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Why Trump's base is stronger than Bernie's ǀ View The president has more weapons at his disposal — but he'll still have a tough fight ahead of him. 26/02/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Euroviews. The loss of Caroline Flack has put the impact of online abuse on mental health in sharp focus ǀ View The tears on the cheeks of those who mourn the death of Caroline Flack are yet to dry, but now is the time to stop this from happening to anyone else. 26/02/2020
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. Expensive medicines with doubtful benefits can be history – here is how ǀ View A new EU law can help ensure that public money is channelled to best-in-class medicines. But only if member states stop dragging their feet. 26/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Euroviews. Anti-immigrant policies are bad for America. Trump's chief of staff admitted it ǀ View This administration curtailed legal immigration in addition to its efforts against undocumented people. Now it bemoans that people don't want to move here. 25/02/2020
Now playing Next Turkey Euroviews. A EU-Turkey trade pact is a better solution to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis than aid ǀ View The EU could pursue a track focused on mutual economic benefits, creating attractive trade incentive programs in exchange for Turkey continuing its difficult task. Direct aid is helpful, but perhaps the most sustainable and realistic approach is for Europe to set a new higher mutual trade volume. 25/02/2020