Roundtable

The man who led his country into a war that’s lasted almost eleven years and cost upwards of half a million lives is making friends again - and some of those are at the heart of Europe.

Guests:

Andreas Krieg

Assistant Professor at King’s College London

Ali Bakeer

Political Analyst

Giorgio Cafiero

CEO of Gulf State Analytics

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.

France gets most of its power from nuclear fuel, while Germany plans to shut down its last reactors next year. How can nuclear fuel help towards net zero, how safe is it and what will a decision either way mean for the European Union?

The EU accuses Belarusian government of retaliating against sanctions by allowing migrants to cross into Europe via Belarus. Is Belarus weaponising migrants and what has been the response of neighbouring countries?

But first, we look at the rebranding of the most popular social media site in the world. Facebook with 2.85 billion monthly active users - is now called Meta. Can the oldest social media giant really rebrand itself?

Guests:

Leon Emirali

Communications adviser

Jonathan A J Wilson

Professor of Brand Strategy

Rasa Jukneviciene

Member of the European Parliament

Sergio Carrera

Centre for European Policy Studies

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 man who’s led Hungary for more than a decade is calling for a new right-wing anti-EU alliance - and he’s accused the bloc, alongside the US, of trying to influence next year’s elections and have him removed from power.

GUESTS:

Andras Laszlo

Adviser to Fidesz Party

Thomas Lorman

UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Denis Mac Shane

Former UK Minister for Europe

60% of young people are worried about climate change. Across the globe young people are protesting against this crisis, and engaging with climate science and policy in a way that previous generations have not. Could young people be the answer - to gaining climate justice?

Guests:

Amber Nuttall

Environmental Activist

Rhiannon Osborne

Youth Climate Justice Advocate

Paul Drummond

Institute for Sustainable Resources

Anna Pigott

Lecturer in Human Geography at Swansea University

Covid restrictions and lockdowns are on the rise in Europe, with the continent now accounting for more than half of all new cases worldwide. And it’s a rapid rise, 60 pc up in August and September. Eastern Europe and Russia have been particularly badly hit. So why is it so severe there and what can be done to stop the surge?

GUESTS:

Oksana Pyzik

Global Health Adviser

Ann Marie Kimball

Epidemiologist

Kathleen Depoorter

Member of Belgian Federal Parliament

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.

With many countries crowing about their high Covid vaccination rates, take a moment to consider this - Africa has used 80 per cent of the vaccines it has, yet only five percent of Africans have been fully inoculated.

Which means quite simply Africa just isn’t getting enough doses. Who’s to blame? Well big pharmaceutical companies are reluctant to allow others to make vaccines using their know-how - reluctant to waive the rights they have under patent protection. Can that be changed? And by the way, big pharma is not alone!

Guests:

​​Fatima Hassan

Founder of Health Justice Initiative 

Kathleen Van Brempt

Member of the European Parliament 

Luke McDonagh

Assistant Professor of Law London School of Economics

We’ve all heard the warnings about what will happen if the world doesn’t go green quickly enough - there could be no world tomorrow. But there’s a price to be paid right now/ pain to be felt as the prices of gas and oil rocket and there just isn’t enough renewable energy to fill the void.

GUESTS

Arjun Flora

Europe's Director of Energy Finance Studies

Tara Connolly

Senior Gas Campaigner at Global Witness

Koen Locquet

Vice President at Council of European Energy Regulators

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.

Yes, Russia isn’t supplying as much as it used to, with the suggestion that energy is being used here as for blackmail purposes. President Putin says it definitely isn’t. So what will it take to keep Europe warm as the colder months arrive?

Demand fell during the peak of the pandemic, now it’s increasing and not enough gas has been stored for the better days to come. Where does the blame lie and what can be done to fix what could be a life-or-death problem for some?

Norway’s left-wing opposition has ended the centre-right's eight year tenure in Norway after a campaign dominated by the future of the oil industry. But the question remains - can the country move away from its oil-based economy?

GUESTS:

Lars-Henrik Michelsen

Director of the Norwegian Climate Foundation

Espen Moe

Professor of Political Science

Havard Halland

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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.