Roundtable

Roe V Wade in the United States has shown just how divided a nation can be on abortion laws, but it's not just America. Poland has been grappling with a similar issue.

A court Ruling in 2020 in Poland further tightened abortion laws sparking a civil protest across the country. Now, Poland holds one of the strictest abortion laws in all of Europe.

Africa has abundant oil and gas reserves. However, the EU is particularly interested in West African countries - such as Nigeria, Angola and Senegal. They offer largely untapped potential for liquefied natural gas. Of course we’ve been here before. European nations casting envious glances at Africa’s resources are nothing new.

The conflict in Ukraine, tensions with allies over Brexit and rebuilding international trust in the post-Boris era: Britain’s next Prime Minister will have a lengthy list of international challenges to deal with.

President Emmanuel Macron says it’s France’s role to be a ‘mediating power’ between Russia and Ukraine to end their conflict, and that France will ‘continue to have ties and possible discussions with Russia’. But his approach has been criticised by some Eastern European nations, who see it as undermining efforts to force Putin to the negotiating table.

Germany had planned to end its use of fossil fuels by the end of the decade. However, Berlin has made a U-turn and plans to fire up coal power plants, as Russia cuts gas supplies.

We all know smoking is bad for us. That’s why tobacco companies came out with new products in futuristic casings and delicious new flavours that promised to be safer. But are they safe enough?

GUESTS:

Lion Shahab

Professor of Health Psychology at UCL

John Dunne

Director General of UKVIA

Matthew Peters

Respiratory Physician

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.

For years, some Muslims in Britain have complained that they’re being specifically targeted by the UK’s controversial anti-terrorism strategy Prevent. The British government says the aim of the policy is to stop people becoming either terrorists or supporters of terrorism. But it has been consistently criticised as being Islamophobic. So is the idea no longer fit for purpose?

Boris Johnson’s ability to connect with an electorate with which he had little in common, made him a vote winning machine. His ability to swat aside scandals that would have taken down other politicians -- was appealing to his colleagues. But after winning a huge parliamentary majority three years ago, the toxicity of his leadership finally became too much for his colleagues to bear.

GUESTS:

Ivor Gaber

Professor of ­Political Journalism at the University of ­Sussex

Rob Wilson

Former Conservative MP

Lord Clive Soley

Former Labour MP

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.

Eight years since Scotland voted to stay part of the United Kingdom, the Scottish National Party wants another stab at gaining independence. The country’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has set October next year as the date for a vote. But, its plans could be blocked by the British government. Sturgeon has threatened legal action to make sure the vote goes ahead. Could this be the end of the 300-year old union?

GUESTS:

Iain Lawson

Former National Executive for SNP

Akash Paun

Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government

John Lloyd

Contributing Editor at the Financial Times

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.

Russia’s actions in Ukraine are already spreading fear that it wants to extend control across Eastern Europe. Now the country appears to be setting its sights on Africa - in what some NATO members are calling a “worrying” threat to the security of the bloc’s allies.

Guests:

Oluwole Ojewale

Central Africa Analyst at the Institute for Security Studies

Pauline Bax

International Crisis Group

Vyacheslav Matuzov

Former Russia Diplomat

Mark Webber

NATO specialist