welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the idea of a social contract is a staple of political philosophy, put curedly, it s the ties and obligations that bind the individual, the community and the state. but what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any national government, say, a climate crisis or right now, a global pandemic? my guest is baroness minouche shafik, the director of london school of economics, former top official at the world bank. is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges? baroness minouche shafik, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. lovely to be here. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. you have written extensively through a long career as a top economist about the relationship between the individual and the collective, whether it be the community, the nation state or indeed, the wider world. what do you think the covid pandemic has revealed to us about the limitations of, for example,
season, but especially in the last months leading up to the november election. last months leading up to the november election. jason, very aood to november election. jason, very good to have november election. jason, very good to have your november election. jason, very good to have your thoughts, . good to have your thoughts, thank you. good to have your thoughts, thank vom good to have your thoughts, thank yon- the us says it has every expectation that israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six week cessation of hostilities in gaza, if hamas also takes the deal. but some members of israel s government are vocally opposed to the proposals. two far right ministers in israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s governing coalition have threatened to quit if a deal is struck before hamas is destroyed. white house national security communications advisor john kirby said on sunday that the us hopes both israel and hamas will agree to start the first phase
very dangerous moment in this war? to make if you don t know what is only prudent is going to do next, you will want to move cautiously. to do next, you will want to move cautiously. the advice you ukraine to move cautiously. the advice you ukraine to be move cautiously. the advice you ukraine to be very move cautiously. the advice you ukraine to be very aware - move cautiously. the advice you ukraine to be very aware that i ukraine to be very aware that they don t really know what putin will do next and if putin s track record six, he will lash out militarily and will lash out militarily and will lash out at ukraine. there will lash out at ukraine. there will be some concern about whether there is a need to bolster nato s eastern flank, which buts up against ukraine and russia, just in case putin makes any moves. that is a very typical response by the us and the allies. it doesn t seem likely that vladimir putin will move quickly to do that, though, but again, where were we 48
will ultimately be judged. peter ruddick, bbc news. the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of mount everest is marked today to commemorate the first successful ascent. in 1953, edmund hillary of new zealand and tenzing norgay, a sherpa of nepal, reached the summit of mount everest for the first time in history. it stands at 8,849 metres that s 20,000 feet on the border of nepal and china. live now to new zealand with lydia bradey, the first woman to climb everest without oxygen. bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank you. bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank vom bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank yon- bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank ou. ~ , . thank you. why did you decide to do this thank you. why did you decide to do this in thank you. why did you decide to do this in the thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? - thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? i - thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? i made. to do this in the first? i made an