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The "Operation Sophia" paradox

Reality Check: Operation Sophia, Russian stragegy in Syria, Pass Egal Wahl, growing meat, Chernobyl wildlife

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Operation Sophia is supposed to combat people smugglers, but it may end up putting refugees in even more danger than they are already

Jørgen Carling of the Peace Research Institute Oslo gives his analysis and assessment of Operation Sofia as a way of combating people smugglers.

Russia's involvement in Syria

International security expert, Shashank Joshi, gives his interpretation the complex and confusing reports which are emerging on Russia's involvement in Syria's civil war.

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Farmers in the future may work in a lab, rather than on the land

Growing meat

A concept for creating a sustainable meat industry for the future: Mark Post, of Maastricht University, is the man behind the first lab-grown burger. It's called "cultured beef" and it’s grown from stem cells taken from a living cow.

Pass Egal Wahl

Alexander Pollak of SOS Mitmensch discusses the results of yesterday's "Pass Egal Wahl" for Viennese residents who do not have the right to vote in the official elections.

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Chernobyl's exclusion zone has become a haven for wildlife

Wildlife in Chernobyl

Nearly 30 years after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, wildlife is thriving in the exclusion zone. Jim Beasley of the University of Georgia has studied the region and explains his findings.

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