Roundtable

It’s now a two-horse race in France and while Macron and Le Pen may not be vying for the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe, their prize is arguably greater – we’re into the final furlong in the Elysee Palace race .

So what will it mean for the rest of Europe and the wider world - if it’s another five years for Macron or a first term for Marine Le Pen.

Guests:

Alexis Poulin

Co-founder of Le Monde Moderne Media

Velina Tchakarova

Director at the Austrian Institute for European & Security Policy

Denis MacShane

Former Minister for Europe

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.

British Royals are used to being greeted with cheering crowds wherever they go, but in Jamaica Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge where met with protestors demanding an apology for British slavery. Prince William expressed his ‘profound sorrow’.

As Jamaica seeks to remove the Queen as its head of state. What does this mean for the Royals, the Commonwealth and for Britain?

Guests:

Dickie Arbiter

Former Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II

Rafe Heydel-Mankoo

Royal Historian

Angelina Osborne

Historian of Black British History

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.

Where do you start with re-building Ukraine and who should pay? The costs will be huge and they’re increasing daily.

He’s been called Putin’s attack dog. Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen leader, has sent his feared troops into Ukraine.

Since then, Kadyrov has posted a stream of videos from the front lines on social media showing soldiers allegedly participating in military activities on Ukrainian territory.

But, could this intervention prove Kadyrov’s undoing?

Guests:

Aglaya Snetkov

Lecturer in International Politics at UCL

Harold Chambers

North Caucasus Analyst

Munira Mustaffa

Non-Resident Fellow at the New Lines Institute

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.

NATO is “brain dead” - Emanuel Macron declared more than two years ago. As Russia’s Ukraine offensive enters its second month, he’s calling once again for the European Union to create its own independent defence force. Is it just a pipe dream or will Russia’s aggression finally galvanise Europe to stand on its own feet?

GUESTS

Emmanuel Dupuy

President of Institute for European Perspective and Security

Ed Arnold

Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute

Bence Nemeth

Lecturer in Defence Studies at King’s College

Having blocked billions in Covid economic relief to Hungary, the European Union is looking to cut billions more to punish Victor Orban as he continues to break ranks with the bloc’s liberal values and tough sanctions over Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

The French president Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president ever when he won in 2017. He was 39 years old then. And now, after 5 years, he is hoping to make history again by becoming the first French President to win re-election in two decades.

Could this be the far-right’s best chance in the race for the Elysee Palace. But she isn’t alone in courting the far-right vote. What is behind France’s fascination with far right candidates.

More than five years after the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar‘s military crackdown, the United States has declared it genocide. More than 6,000 people were killed in the first month of the onslaught. But why has it taken so long to recognise the atrocities?

France sees itself as a secular, colour-blind democracy. But, election after election France’s minorities have found themselves used to drum up votes for all parties.

Guests:

Philippe Marliere

Professor of French and EU politics

Akila Chetitah

Founder of Coaching by Akila

Jean Beaman

Professor of Sociology

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.