Roundtable

Riots in Dutch cities, ostensibly because of coronavirus restrictions. But are they really an opportunity for extremists to push their own agendas - most notably the far-right?

Guests:

Koen Vossen

Lecturer at the University of Nijmegen

Anno Bunnik

Political analyst

Marc Esteve Del Valle

Assistant Professor in Media Studies

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.

Late last year China sealed a high profile investment deal with the European Union. Now its focus is turning to Central and Eastern European nations. Beijing is pushing for a summit with a group of leaders this month. But how strong is China’s reach in CEE?

Guests:

Richard Turcsanyi

Deputy Director of Institute of Asian Studies

Jeremy Garlick

Assistant Professor of International Studies

Keegan Elmer

Helsinki Centre for Global Political Economy

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.

Emmanuel Macron wanted Muslim organisations to sign up to a document setting out relations between the State and Islam. But not all have agreed - and the future of the charter is in doubt. This is RT

Guests:

Nacira Guenif-Souilamas

Professor at University of Paris 8

Idriss Sihamedi

Founder of Muslim NGO Barakacity

Anne-Elisabeth Moutet

Political Commentator

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

The Prime Minister himself has called the number of deaths from coronavirus ‘appalling’. But could the UK's crisis have been avoided - and what should happen next?

GUESTS

Dr Gabriel Scally

Royal Society of Medicine

Sian Griffiths

Emeritus Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr Julian Tang

Consultant Virologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary

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.

Navalny’s arrest on his return to Moscow after treatment in Germany hasn’t stopped him - yet. So what could happen next?

Guests

Victor Olevich

Lead analyst at the Centre for Actual Politics

Theresa Fallon

Centre for Russia, Europe & Asia studies

Alexander Titov

Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast

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.

French President Emmanuel Macron has hinted that some of his soldiers may be coming out of Africa. Would a reduction in French troops in the Sahel region suggest that the fight against extremists is a success?

Emmanuel Dupuy

President Institute for European Perspective & Security

Andrew Lebovich

Policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations

Ibrahim Maiga

Director of the Institute for Strategic analysis of Sahel and Sahara

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.

Joe Biden wants pressure put on China, when the EU appears to be doing just the opposite.

So why would the EU do this? Is it purely economic, or is the strategy not to isolate China and work quietly for change? This is RT

Guests:

Weinian Hu

Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels

Kerry Brown

Director of the Lau China Institute at King's College, London

Yan Bennett

Assistant Director of the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China at Princeton 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 15:30 GMT on TRT World.

Italy is in political turmoil - and all about how best to spend money to get OUT of the massive mess caused by COVID-19. How will the country find a way out of this political crisis?

GUESTS

Lorenzo Codogno

Former Chief Economist at the Italian Treasury

Edoardo Bressanelli

Assistant Professor in Political Science

Ignazio Corrao

Independent Italian MEP

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.

When it comes to Covid vaccinations, Germany stands accused of buying up extra doses, while other EU countries simply aren’t taking all the doses they’re allowed.

Is the financial muscle of Germany at play here as the country is said to be looking after its own interests at the expense of others?

Guests:

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard

German Marshall Fund

Louise van Schaik

Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs at Clingendael

Frederik Roeder

Health Economist

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.

COVID-19 is ravaging Europe and we are perhaps nearing the peak of the second wave. For many countries it is worse than the first. But what lessons can we take from the different ways the pandemic is being handled?

Guests:

David Strain

Senior Clinical Lecturer

Emmanouil Dermitzakis

University of Geneva Medical School

Antoine Flahault

Director of the Institute of Global Health

Anna Mia Ekström

Clinical Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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.