Mexico sues US gun manufacturers - a podcast by BBC World Service

Mexico is suing US gun companies,accusing them of knowingly fueling violence in Mexico by knowingly flooding the market with firearms attractive to drug cartels. We hear from Ioan Grillo, a journalist based in Mexico and author of 'Blood Gun Money: how America arms gangs and cartels'. A year on from a deadly explosion that rocked Beirut, we examine the city's economy. Dr Nasser Saidi is a former minister of economy and industry in Lebanon, and offers us his assessment. And James Swanston of Capital Economics tells us what the international community could do to help Lebanon more generally. Also in the programme, the BBC's Sameer Hashmi reports on how the United Arab Emirates is offering remote work visas, in an attempt to attract nomad workers. Plus, toymaker Mattel has brought out a new Barbie doll, in the image of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine pioneer Dame Sarah Gilbert. Kay Hussein is chief executive of Wise, whose goal is to boost the participation and success of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, and responds to the news.

All this and more discussed throughout the show with our two guests on opposite sides of the world: Dante Disparte, head of policy at the Libra Association. And Rachel Cartland, a writer based in Hong Kong.

(Picture: illegal guns and drugs in a warehouse.)

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