The space industry is thought to be worth as much as $400B dollars. Sectors like defense, IT hardware, tourism and even mining are all areas that could cash in on a new wave of space exploration and a lunar economy.

“In exploration, we always need both cooperation and competition” says Bernhard ...

Whilst we gaze up at the Moon, Professor Anu Ojha says we should be reminded of the task here on earth. It’s an important lesson for his students at the National Space Academy.

“Whenever we make new discoveries, new mysteries emerge,” says Ojha “the moon is like a geological time capsule of Ea...

While the old plans were all about getting boots on the Moon, the new rush to space has bigger and more long-term ambitions like genuine international cooperation and creating a gateway to the next frontier: Mars.

“The Moon is not a ‘been there - done that’ place,” says veteran space journalist...

After almost 50 years of peace and quiet - the Moon can expect humanity’s return. Here, #TheAgenda's Stephen Cole looks at the main lunar missions launching in 2021, the Moon as an intergalactic petrol station for Mars...and the possibility of a lunar village in the not too distant future.

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It’s been nearly 50 years since man has set foot on the Moon, that was NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. But when the winners and losers of the Cold-War-era ‘space race’ became clear, it seemed interest in revisiting the moon started to fade. That is until now. This year, the world’s space superp...

President Biden has made it clear that he wants to focus on domestic issues in his first 100 days in office. So where does that leave relations with Europe, and, indeed, the rest of the world?

Well, as Michael E. O’Hanlon, Director of Research, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution tells Stephen...

On this edition of The Agenda, Stephen Cole speaks to experts on both sides of the ocean to find out how they see relations between the US and the EU, as well as a post-Brexit UK, developing under President Biden.

He talks trade with Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade Policy, Institute of D...

Europe’s relations with the United States over the last four years have been fractious, to say the least.

While America remained Europe’s most important global partner under Donald Trump, there were major divisions over everything from trade tariffs to climate change, how best to tackle the covi...

Even after four years of butting heads, the United States remains Europe’s most important trading partner, and a vital ally in global politics. Here, Stephen Cole looks at the issues that have arisen over the course of the Trump administration, and considers how quickly the new President might a...

China's economy was one of the few to emerge from the first wave of the pandemic relatively unscathed - getting back to normal far sooner than many expected. To find out more, Stephen is joined by Li Wei, Professor of Economics at the Cheung Kong Graduate Business School.

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Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, the former Peruvian Environment minister and now Climate & Energy Global Practice Leader at the World-Wide Fund for Nature, told The Agenda’s Stephen Cole about the many obstacles which must be overcome when attempting to reverse the damage on climate change:

“We are implem...

It's clear the pandemic sent the global economy into one turmoil and of its worst recessions on record. Stock markets around the world have suffered dramatic falls.

The progress on vaccines has now brightened the economic outlook somewhat - but what can we expect from 2021? Stephen Cole is joine...

With COP 15 in Kunming and COP 26 in the UK, 2021 is a big year of action for the planet. Researchers say there was a record drop in global carbon emissions from using fossil fuels during 2020, partly due to lockdowns prompted by the pandemic.

But it wasn't all good news. Tasneem Essop, executiv...

When making predictions about what lies ahead for 2021, many people decide to look to the stars. Susan Miller is one of the world’s best-known astrologers. She’s been telling Stephen Cole it’ll be a year of rebuilding and collaboration:

“We're going to decide what stays, what goes. We don't have...

The world’s wish for 2021 is to witness science saving the day by putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization has rarely, if ever, dominated the headlines as it did in 2020. In charge of the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, its role in bringing the world back t...

There were few industries hit harder in 2020 than aviation. Passenger demand fell by more than half, hundreds of billions of dollars of revenue were lost, and tens of thousands of jobs disappeared across the industry. But is there some light on the horizon for 2021?

Alexandre de Juniac is Direc...

There were few industries hit harder in 2020 than aviation. Passenger demand fell by more than half, hundreds of billions of dollars of revenue were lost, and tens of thousands of jobs disappeared across the industry. But is there some light on the horizon for 2021?

Of course, what the airline i...

In 2020 most of the world's biggest sporting events were called off - the Tokyo Olympics and the European Football Championships to name but two. Sporting stars have returned to some kind of action, but is it too early for fans to dust off their foam fingers?

Sebastian Coe is President of Worl...

Broadcaster and author, Mihir Bose tells The Agenda’s Stephen Cole the absence of fans present at matches will be tremendous:

“I think the impact is tremendous. The interaction between fans and the players is very important. A player scores a goal. The fans react. The players get that energy fr...

Few could have predicted the economic chaos that would be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but for some experts, it came as no surprise.

On #TheAgenda, John Kay told Stephen Cole why preparation – even for unlikely events – is key.

Read more: https://stories.cgtneurope.tv/the-agenda--forecastin...

Obesity levels are rising.

But what causes people to become obese and what can people do to prevent it?

Speaking to #TheAgenda with Stephen Cole, University of Surrey Health Psychologist, Jane Ogden gives the answers.

Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-16/Changing-the-mindset-The-...

13% of the global population is clinically obese, and the number is showing no signs of slowing down. The Agenda’s interactive graphic takes a look at the effect obesity is having across the world. Do you know which countries are the worst affected?

Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-...

People that are obese are twice as likely to be hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 compared to those at a healthy weight, as well as 78% more likely to end up in ICU, according to a recent study from obesity researcher Barry Popkin. He joined Stephen Cole on #TheAgenda to discuss his finding...

The obesity problem in the UK could become even worse because of the country’s nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, according to the Director of Obesity UK, Stuart Flint.

But what can we do to encourage others to lose weight?

Read more: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-01-16/Gut-instinct-Tackling-o...