Roundtable

As winter approaches in Europe, Covid cases are on the rise again - fifteen countries reporting infection increases over two consecutive weeks, at the last count.

That’s the first sustained rise seen across the region since the wave of the most recent variant - BA.5.

But this season always brings another infectious threat with it - the flu…Could these now combine to unleash what people are already calling a winter Twindemic?

Guests:

Jeremy Brown

Professor of Respiratory Infection at University College London

Rebecca Wallersteiner

Health Journalist

Edoardo Colzani

Group Leader Coronavirus and Influenza at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Russian Oligarchs have long enjoyed luxury lifestyles ranging from yachts to villas and real estate. European and US governments announced they would be sanctioning Oligarchs. What are these sanctions and why are they being imposed?

GUESTS:

Peter Stano

EU Foreign Policy Spokesperson

Zach Meyer

Senior Research Fellow

Ignat Ostanin

Investigative Journalist

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The EU continues with their firm stance of not giving Poland their pandemic relief funds until they meets rule of law milestones. Poland had a partner in Hungary, but a new government in Italy may take the EU to task over ways in which they are telling individual countries how to handle domestic affairs. So, what does the rule of law battle between Poland and the EU look like? What lies ahead?

GUESTS:

Renata Mienkowska

Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw

Witold Jan Waszczykowski

Former Polish Foreign Affairs Minister and MEP

Andi Hoxhaj

Lecturer of Law at University College London

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Russia and the West have found a new, freezing cold arena in which to play out their geopolitical tensions - the Arctic.

The United States recently announced it will appoint its first ever Ambassador-at-large for the Arctic and NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed concern over Russia - and China’s - strategic ambitions there. Is the Arctic the site for a new Cold War?

Guests:

Marie-Anne Coninsx

Former EU Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic

Petteri Vuorimäki

Finland’s Ambassador for Arctic Affairs

Rebecca Pincus

Director of the Polar Institute at the Wilson Center

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Rising Hindu nationalism in India fuelled by the ruling BJP party has led to widespread attacks on Muslims, Sikhs and Christians in the country. Now these tensions are being exported to the UK. Violence in Leicester - a city with a substantial British Asian population - erupted after a cricket match between India and Pakistan local teams, but many weren’t surprised and said tensions had been brewing for months.

GUESTS:

Sharmen Rahman

Labour Councilor from Leicester

Ashok Swain

Uppsala University

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

The EU is accusing Hungary through Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing ruling Fidesz party, of systematically dismantling the rule of law and presiding over a climate of corruption. That’s a lot of money to lose by any standard. Will Hungary continue to be a belligerent thorn in the EU’s side?

GUESTS:

Thomas Lorman

Lecturer at University College London

Andras Laszlo

Former Adviser to Fidesz Party

Strahinja Subotic

Researcher at European Policy Centre

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

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Just when it looks like Ukraine may be gaining the upper hand in its nearly 7-month defence against invasion by Russia, Vladimir Putin makes the ultimate threat - to attack the country with nuclear weapons.

GUEST STRAPS IN ORDER:

Keir Giles

Senior Fellow at Chatham House

Domitilla Sagramoso

Senior Lecturer in Security at King's College London

Mykola Vorobiov

Ukrainian political and military journalist

Roundtable is a discussion program with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Two months after Mario Draghi's resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, the country will vote this Sunday for a new government.

Early polls predict victory for the right-wing coalition led by Brothers of Italy party. A win would mark two historic firsts for Italy: Its first far-right leader since World War Two, and the country’s first female prime minister in Giorgia Meloni.

So, what will this mean for Italy?

Guests:

Ylenja Lucaselli

Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies at Fratelli D’Italia

Lorenzo Codogno

Visiting Professor at London School of Economics

Marta Grande

Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies at Civic Engagement

Experts have blamed global warming for the extreme floods in Pakistan. But the country is responsible for less than 1% of global emissions. Some argue this is climate injustice and are demanding reparations from larger emitters in the global north.

Thousands of mourners said farewell to the world’s longest-reigning monarch, as she was laid to rest in Windsor Castle.

But Queen Elizabeth II’s passing has prompted questions over the monarchy's role at the head of the British Empire , and her silence over this chapter of its history

Guests:

Shola Mos-Shogbamimu

Author of ‘This is Why I Resist’

Hakim Adi

Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora

Marcus Ryder

Professor of Media Diversity at Birmingham City University