World Questions
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World Questions
The public's questions about issues affecting their country, recorded in a different global location each month
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World Questions: Peru
This South American country has escaped from poverty and paramilitary violence that once threatened the state itself; huge reserves of natural resourc...
World Questions: Greece
Fixing Greece’s declining population is now the Government’s top priority, so how should it solve the crisis? Is the country at risk of being ruined b...
World Questions: Serbia
Is there a lack of democracy in Serbia? Can the current student-led protests topple the Government? Will this Balkan country ever join the European Un...
World Questions: Malaysia
Should there be affirmative action to get more women to the top of the media? How about a law to make politicians keep their promises? Jonny Dymond ch...
World Questions: Canada
Sky-high tariffs, a federal election and US threats to annex their country: Canadians have a lot of issues to address.
Jonny Dymond hosts a deba...
World Questions: India
India is the world’s most populous nation, it has a young population and dynamic growth rates – yet problems persist.
This debate, from the coun...
Word Questions: Lithuania
It is the NATO frontline, but three years after the invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanians worry their country could be next. Defence spending is rising fas...
World Questions: Australia
Soaring house prices, the rights of indigenous people, healthcare and knife crime – just some of the issues raised in this debate about the future of...
World Questions: South Africa
Gangsterism, immigration, economic inequality, land reform and whether the historic prison of Robben Island could be turned into a luxury resort: Worl...
World Questions: France
Democracy, the deepening polarisation of politics, race relations and President Macron’s grip on power – all are up for debate as Jonny Dymond is join...
World Questions: Mexico
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female President takes office while protests still rage over changes to the constitution. World Questions explores t...
Bonus: Question Time US election special
With less than a month until the election, the BBC’s flagship political debate programme Question Time broadcasts from the key swing state of Pennsylv...
World Questions: Albania
Mass migration, employment and opportunities, democracy, joining the EU and widespread corruption. Just some of the issues debated by a public audienc...
Mongolia
Nomadic life and climate change, air pollution and endemic corruption - Mongolia’s economy has tripled in size since becoming a democracy thirty years...
World Questions: Michigan, USA
Anu Anand presents a lively debate over the lack of affordable healthcare, access to clean water, racial disparities, the war in Gaza and the upcoming...
World Questions: Spain
Could a new amnesty law on Catalan independence threaten Spain's unity? The nation is also facing complaints about corruption, a critical water shorta...
World Questions: Jordan
Gaza, the West Bank and women's rights in Jordan. As war continues in neighbouring Israel, members of the public from around the Kingdom of Jordan rai...
World Questions: the Philippines
Jonny Dymond presents a debate from Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
A large and lively audience ask questions about Chinese aggression...
World Questions: Poland
After a bitter election, a new government takes power in Poland promising to de-politicise the state. But after courts are ignored, key people are sac...
World Questions: Norway
What next for this oil rich country which is experiencing a cost of living crisis and debate over its high levels of public spending? Jonny Dymond is...
World Questions: Zambia
It is rich in emeralds and copper, and home to Mosi oa Tunya, or Victoria Falls. It has a youthful population and one of the most stable democracies i...
World Questions: Ecuador
Ecuador was once a relatively peaceful country, perhaps best known for its rich biodiverse landscapes, Amazonian rainforests and the world-famous Gala...
World Questions:South Korea
The Republic of Korea is one of the twentieth century’s economic miracles. Poor at the time it split from its neighbour to the north, it now has the f...
World Questions: Georgia
World Questions is in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Leading politicians and academics take questions from a public audience. Membership of the Euro...
World Questions: Rwanda
Open elections, freedom of speech, international meddling, and national reconciliation all come up in a wide-ranging debate with questions raised by R...
World Questions: Trinidad and Tobago
It is the most prosperous country in the Caribbean with a rich culture, a tropical island environment, a stable democracy, and an economy based on ric...
World Questions: Bangladesh
Bangladesh is now something of a global development poster child. Born out of war more than 50 years ago, it has hauled itself out of poverty to becom...
World Questions: Chile
World Questions is in Chile with a public audience and a panel of politicians and thinkers to debate the future of the country. They address the big i...
World Questions: Iraq
Saddam Hussein was toppled as Iraq’s head of state in 2003 after US-led forces invaded the country. World Questions is in Iraq with a public audience...
World Questions: Iceland
Iceland is known for its rugged wilderness, booming tourist industry and a high standard of living. But this small nation in the North Atlantic is not...
World Questions: Indonesia
The rights of indigenous peoples, the practicalities of imposing a ban on sex outside marriage, public education and how Indonesia can boost its econo...
World Questions: Italy
Georgia Meloni has been sworn in as Italy’s first female Prime Minister and leader of a new right-wing government. She has committed to reducing immig...
World Questions: Malawi
Fuel shortages, electricity cuts, food security, climate change and corruption: Jonny Dymond presents a public debate in Lilongwe, the capital of Mala...
Global Questions: Taiwan, a flashpoint for China and the West?
China’s claims that the ‘breakaway’ island of Taiwan has always been part of its territory, has led some to believe that Beijing will be emboldened by...
World Questions: Buenos Aires
An assassination attempt on the Vice President, the impact of legalising abortion, sky-high inflation and the Falkland/Malvinas question: the big issu...
World Questions: Young Pakistan
Devastating floods, political instability, economic turmoil… as Pakistan grapples with enormous challenges, Jonny Dymond hears from a young panel of a...
World Questions: Taiwan
World Questions debates the future of Taiwan. Jonny Dymond presents the programme with a panel of leading politicians and questioners from across the...
World Questions: Germany
The war in Ukraine has proved a turning point for German policy makers who have pledged to increase defence spending and wean themselves off their dep...
World Questions: Morocco
Freedom of speech, youth and politics, child marriage and how to tackle drought - Jonny Dymond presents a public debate of national issues in Morocco’...