Road to Now

How the "peace dividend" from the end of the Cold War vanished in waves of terrorism and war, leaving the Middle East mired in conflict.

Profiles the national leaders whose actions have shaped international opinion and changed the world during the past 30 years.

The quest for personal and political freedoms has shaped much of the past thirty years so why is "democracy in retreat?"

Natural disasters causing death and destruction are intensifying as the earth's climate changes, leaving billions of people in harm's way.

Globalisation, technology and the spread of economic power from West to East have profoundly changed the world of money.

Why are walls of steel and razor wire going up in Europe and the US? And, what happened to the international commitment to give refugees asylum?