The past still casts a long shadow over many parts of our world. Developing countries are grappling with the legacies of war, slavery and colonisation. The experts' views:
After peace
Wars can destroy economies as well as lives, but the responses should avoid assuming that one solution will work everywhere reconstructing peace, says Joe Hanlon
A modern-day problem
You might feel the battle against slavery was won long before you were even born - but it's an all-too common problem even in our times.
Chained to slavery
Debt bondage, child labour and human trafficking - slavery still steals the lives of many, over 140 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The Big Question asks can we ever beat slavery?
