Conflict Zone: Confronting the Powerful

Why did the Social Democrats do so poorly with German voters? What responsibility does the SPD bear for the surge in support for the far right AfD? Michel Friedman meets MEP Arne Lietz (SPD) on Conflict Zone.

Accusations of anti-Semitism and bullying in the UK Labour Party have dogged Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. Len McCluskey, boss of the UK’s largest union and a key ally, tells Conflict Zone the establishment is fighting a “proxy war” with Corbyn. But is it all just the work of a hostile media?

With Schulz and Merkel neck-and-neck in the polls, we talk to senior CDU MP and German deputy finance minister Jens Spahn. Does he think Merkel can win a fourth term in what she expects to be her toughest election yet?

North Korea, Brexit, Russia: Where do Germany's six major parties stand on the big foreign policy issues? Tim Sebastian and a live audience quiz party representatives ahead of the German elections.

As the world marks 50 years of Israeli occupation in Palestine, Conflict Zone meets Yair Lapid, a former finance minister who is tipped as a future prime minister. What is his vision for peace in the region?

As Brexit begins, Tim Sebastian confronts its architect Nigel Farage on whether the break with the EU is making Britain a nastier place.

With multiple governments, a collapsing economy and local militias competing for power, is Libya a failed state? Our guest is Martin Kobler, Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya.

With Schulz and Merkel neck-and-neck in the polls, we talk to senior CDU MP and German deputy finance minister Jens Spahn. Does he think Merkel can win a fourth term in what she expects to be her toughest election yet?

As human rights organizations put Saudi Arabia under pressure once again, DW's Tim Sebastian presses Prince Turki Al-Faisal on Raif Badawi, alternative facts and torture cases.

Is Jordan's Islamic Action Front (IAF) as moderate as it says or is it promoting violence in the region? DW's Tim Sebastian meets IAF spokesperson and MP Dima Tahboub.