Roundtable

The EU’s chief says Europe is Africa’s most reliable partner. But after decades of neglect, can it fill the void as China steps back and Russia looks to extend its influence?

Macron has long called for a reset of this relationship, as far back as 2017 - when he declared the end of ‘Francafrique’. Is this more rhetoric and is it time for Africa to stop asking for European aid?

Guests:

Gyude Moore

Center for Global Development

Geert Laporte

Director of the European Think Tanks Group

Alex Vines

Director of Africa Programme at Chatham House

Covid-19 jabs are the most lucrative vaccines in history. Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making one thousand dollars every minute in profit, while the world's poorest countries remain largely unvaccinated. Should big pharma be cashing in on Covid-19 vaccines after the huge investment governments have made?

Guests:

Greg Perry

Assistant Director General of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations

Mohga Kamal-Yanni

Senior Health Policy advisor to The People Vaccine Alliance

Dr Bharat Pankhania

Senior Clinical Lecturer at University of Exeter Medical School

Roundtable is a discussion programme 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.

All eyes are on the buildup of Russian troops at the Ukrainian border. But Moscow has also deployed thousands of troops backed by warplanes to Belarus. It’s the largest military exercise between the two countries in decades. As tensions rise in eastern Europe…

GUESTS

Alexander Khara

Former Advisor to Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Keir Giles

Senior Fellow at Chatham House

Franak Viačorka

Political Advisor to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

The rise of the far-right has gripped the political landscape in many European countries. The Iberian Peninsula has for the most part seen off any challenges.

But support for far-right political parties in Portugal and Spain is gaining momentum. So why is the far-right on the rise in the Iberian peninsula?

Russia versus the West - is it as simple as that? With fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union is divided and the US is sending mixed signals over what sort of response would deter the Kremlin.

GUESTS:

Andrij Dobriansky

Chair of UN Affairs at the Ukrainian World Congress

Gustav Gresse

European Council on Foreign Relations

Robert Brinkley

Ukraine Forum 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 City of London has long stood accused of laundering billions of dollars in illicit money. The government estimates 135 billion dollars of corrupt money flowed into the UK in 2016 alone.

But it’s not just Russian money that is corrupting politics. Members of Parliaments have second jobs and act as consultants. Providing they declare their activities they are considered to have broken no rules.

GUESTS:

Gabriel Apata

Doctor of Philosophy

Elizabeth David-Barrett

University of Sussex

Martin Bull

University of Salford

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.

Mali threw out the French ambassador, as tensions escalated between France and its former colony over a coup last year. France has been demanding countries in the Sahel take responsibility for their own security. For its part, Mali blames France for failing to tackle militancy in the region. Could France accelerate its drawdown of troops?

Harry Potter star Emma Watson expressed solidarity towards the Palestinian cause on a social media and has since faced a furious backlash from Israeli officials. Does celebrity activism raise awareness? Or is it a big turn off that causes more harm than good?

With the coldest two months of the winter probably still to come, Europe’s gas supplies are running dangerously low. And things could get worse, should Russia invade Ukraine - if that happens, does Europe have the stomach to impose sanctions on Moscow in the knowledge that supplies could be cut further in retaliation?

GUESTS:

Wael Makarem

Senior Market Strategist

Samuel Ramani

Researcher in International Relations at University of Oxford

Thomas O'Donnell

Geopolitics Analyst at the Hertie School of Governance

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.

Who’s the latest space invader? Looks like it’s the world’s richest man Elon Musk, who’s said to be crowding out the competition and writing the rules for the space economy.

GUESTS

Holger Krag

Head of the ESA Space Safety Programme

Svetla Ben-Itzhak

Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations at the US Space Force, Air University

Michael Byers

Co-director of the Outer Space 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.