Roundtable

France and Algeria are trumpeting what they call a new, irreversible dynamic of progress between their countries, following Emmanuel Macron’s 3-day visit to the North African former colony. But beyond the newfound smiles and mutual admiration, what’s in it for both countries?

GUESTS:

Yahia Zoubir

Professor of International Studies

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

French Journalist

Joseph Downing

Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Aston 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 15:00 GMT on TRT World.

Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent Russian ultra-nationalist and Putin ally Alexander Dugin was killed on Saturday when the car she was driving exploded near Moscow.

Russia's Federal Security Service says Ukraine is responsible for the killing. Kyiv denies any involvement.

Will Dugina’s death now be the spark Russia has needed to escalate a war that, by all accounts it was starting to lose?

GUESTS:

Samuel Ramani

Associate Fellow at RUSI

Mykola Vorobiov

Ukrainian political and military journalist

Keir Giles

Senior Fellow at Chatham House

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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The International Union for Conservation of Nature predicts that by the end of this century, nearly all critically endangered animals - those already close to extinction - and almost 70% of those whose decline is being closely watched, could be lost forever.

Latest estimates say there are as few as 115,000 hippos. left in the world.

Some scientists see cloning as the best way to preserve endangered species, providing the means to bring them back to life.

GUESTS:

Andrew Pask

Professor at the University of Melbourne

Kalpana Surendranath

Molecular Cell Biologist

Tiit Maran

Director of Tallinn Zoological Gardens

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.

Is China looking to Russia and Ukraine as it decides what to do about Taiwan? Equally is Taiwan looking at Ukrainian resistance if it has to defend itself?

In the midst of a dry summer that has set heat records across Europe, the continent's rivers are rapidly shrinking. Water levels on Germany’s Rhine River are dangerously close to being too shallow for transport, putting trade at risk and exacerbating the economic crisis further.

Travel chaos has amassed in Europe with thousands of flights canceled and huge lines of cars at British ports. So, what is causing major distribution to travel this summer?

Travel chaos has amassed in Europe with thousands of flights canceled and huge lines of cars at British ports. So, what is causing major distribution to travel this summer?

If you can’t stop global warming today, how do you manage to live with it tomorrow?

With rising temperatures making life more dangerous, researchers are looking for ways of reducing the impact of heatwaves.

GUESTS:

David Simon

Professor of Geography

Radhika Khosla

Associate professor of Sustainable Development

Mattheos Santamouris

Professor of High-Performance Architecture

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.

It only started 14 years ago; now it’s dominating the world of cricket. The Indian Premier League or IPL has become one of the most popular and valuable sports leagues on the planet. IPL cricket is fast, furious, and colourful - its worth is said to have gone from $6.3 billion in 2018 to $ 6.8 billion in 2019.

But is the IPL’s rise at odds with the original ‘gentlemen’s game’? as it lures the best players in the world away from their local and national teams?

Guests:

Peter Baxter

Former Cricket broadcast producer

Leena Moin Aziz

Cricket commentator

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala

Former India and IPL cricketer

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron's latest visits to Cameroon, Benin and Guinea Bissau aimed to redefine relations with its former West African colonies.