Are Elected Islamists Better Than Dictators? -- The popular uprisings of the Arab Spring have left a leadership void that Islamist parties have been quick to fill. Will elected Islamist majorities bring radicalization and sectarian violence to the region? Or will the spread of democratic values bring about a more liberalized Arab world? The Oxford-style debate program takes up these questions and more.

Election Special: The Power of One -- Part II -- Energy policy -- defining how we use energy to power our economy and our lives -- stands among the most pressing issues politicians will debate in the election run-up. The program features stories illustrating ways that the "power of one" -- whether one man or woman, one event, one idea or one election -- affects energy policy, with a focus on the science behind these energy issues.

Election Special: The Power of One -- Part II -- Energy policy -- defining how we use energy to power our economy and our lives -- stands among the most pressing issues politicians will debate in the election run-up. The program features stories illustrating ways that the "power of one" -- whether one man or woman, one event, one idea or one election -- affects energy policy, with a focus on the science behind these energy issues.

Election Special: The Power of One -- Part I -- Energy policy -- defining how we use energy to power our economy and our lives -- stands among the most pressing issues politicians will debate in the election run-up. The program features stories illustrating ways that the "power of one" -- whether one man or woman, one event, one idea or one election -- affects energy policy, with a focus on the science behind these energy issues. Guided by host Alex Chadwick, the show explores offshore drilling in the Arctic, follows a ballot initiative in Michigan which could set a new lead in renewable energy standards, and hears the story of the now-defunct White House Office on Energy and Climate.

Election Special: The Power of One -- Part I -- Energy policy -- defining how we use energy to power our economy and our lives -- stands among the most pressing issues politicians will debate in the election run-up. The program features stories illustrating ways that the "power of one" -- whether one man or woman, one event, one idea or one election -- affects energy policy, with a focus on the science behind these energy issues. Guided by host Alex Chadwick, the show explores offshore drilling in the Arctic, follows a ballot initiative in Michigan which could set a new lead in renewable energy standards, and hears the story of the now-defunct White House Office on Energy and Climate.