On air: Do we all need to slow down?

We ask because we’ve been watching a debate growing in many parts of the world about the speed at which we all live, and whether it’s good for us. Do you like living quickly, getting things done and staying in touch with as many people as possible? Do mobile phones, Blackberries, fast food and improved transport all improve things for you?

Talking Points: 14 April

Can a state survive in isolation? North Korea seems happy to do so, whilst Cuba is making long awaited moves away from isolation.

It’s been an “unbearable insult” and today North Korea has threatened to withdraw from nuclear disarmament talks following UN Security Council condemnation. Even Russia is calling on North Korea to return to the talks whilst China is urging calm. But North Korea isn’t having any of it. Enough is enough it seems for this country – can the world afford to upset countries considered dangerous?