Conflict Zone: Confronting the Powerful

Theresa May’s decision to call a snap election was supposed to deliver a crushing victory and strengthen her hand over Brexit. Instead, her authority has been shattered and her future as prime minister is in doubt. How long can she hold on? Tim Sebastian talks to senior Brexiteer Iain Duncan Smith.

“We do not see Russia being willing to implement Minsk while Ukraine is really doing everything possible," the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush Tsintsadze tells Michel Friedman on Conflict Zone.

Marking 50 years after Israel captured east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, Conflict Zone is in Israel and the West Bank to record a series of special interviews. This week, Tim Sebastian meets Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister and defense minister. Why is the peace process such a failure?

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?

The Scottish National Party campaigns for a second independence referendum. Does the party have what it takes to lead an independent Scotland? DW’s Tim Sebastian meets MP Stephen Gethins.

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.

Following scathing criticism from its Supreme Court and the deadliest attacks since 2014, is Pakistan really coming to grips with extremism? Tim Sebastian meets Sartaj Aziz, Foreign Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister.

The Netherlands and France have rejected far-right candidates, but how safe is the EU from the populist wave that delivered Brexit and Trump? Can it reform to win over discontented voters? We round up recent Conflict Zone highlights, with Tim Sebastian and Michel Friedman.

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

Is the Russian Orthodox Church serving God or Putin? Tim Sebastian is in Moscow to talk to representative Vakhtang Kipshidze.