"Ethics are not written in stone"
Lord Robert Winston talks to Global about a wide range of issues relating to medical ethics, including the sale of organs, embryonic stem cells, the value of patents and the compatibility of religion and science.
"Fundamental political change must bring the greatest good for the greatest majority"
Zambia's new president Michael Chilufya Sata is widely seen as heralding in a new era in his country's political and economic development.
The road to Damascus
Two reformed extremists, Maajid Nawaz and Timothy Zaal, talk to Global about their journeys from radicalisation to redemption, shedding light on the attractions of such lifestyles and the immense courage it takes to renounce them.
"The active participation of Namibia citizens is essential in safeguarding democracy"
In this exclusive interview with Global, President Hifikepunye Pohamba outlines his government's principal values and ambitions.
“The message to all governments is let there be stronger support for upholding democratic principles”
Global caught up with Lord Howell, UK Foreign Office Minister, on the fringes of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth.
FEATURES
The mind of the religious extremist
NEIL J. KRESSEL
Throughout history, people have perpetrated extreme violent acts in the name of religion – whether...
Medicine’s new horizons
JOHN BONNER
Stroke, cancer and heart disease pose the biggest challenges for medicine in the developed world....
Blocks on progress in Palestine
GEORGE JOFFE
During a year of tumultuous change throughout the Middle East, the situation in Palestine seems...
INTERVIEWS
“Support for democratic principles”
LORD DAVID HOWELL
Lord Howell was appointed minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in...
“Ethics are not written in stone”
LORD ROBERT WINSTON
Professor Robert Winston has spent much of his career working in gynaecological and reproductive medicine....
“We are social democrats”
MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA
Heading Zambia’s second major political change since its independence in 1964 – the first being...
AROUND THE WORLD
Pakistan: An alliance in crisis
IRFAN HUSAIN
US-Pakistan relations are at an all-time low: the USA’s mistrust of its ally in the...
Solomon Islands: A fragile calm
CHRIS PRITCHARD
Regional assistance keeps the Solomon Islands government in business while the economy is finally on...
Namibia: Coming of age
GWEN LISTER
After 21 years of independence, Namibia has healthy democratic institutions, even if broad-based development is...
REGULARS
From the Commonwealth Secretary-General
KAMALESH SHARMA
At this time of continuing economic global stresses, the importance of trade is seen even...
Globalist: A commitment on climate change
JOHN VIDAL
The stakes could not have been higher. On offer to countries were two very different...
Out of Africa: ‘Nationalise the mines!’ Will the ANC do it?
WILLIAM GUMEDE
Julius Malema, the outspoken president of the Youth League of South Africa’s ruling African National...
