Roundtable

There’s what’s called the International Day for Eradication of Poverty coming up. But shouldn’t it be EVERY day, with extremes for the have nots getting worse for the first time in 20 years, while the opposite is true for the world’s wealthiest. How to make lasting change - for the better. This is RT

Guests:

PART 1:

Olivier De Schutter

UN Special Rapporteur

PART 2:

Ariyo Irhamna

Economist at Institute for Development Economics and Finance

Felipe Roa-Clavijo

Researcher and Global Policy Lead

Asad Rehman

Executive Director at War On Want

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.

United we stand - against China. The message from Japan, India, Australia and the US - what’s known as The Quad - is that together we can push back against Chinese adventurism in the Indo-Pacific region. Is it really necessary?

GUESTS

Jagannath Panda

Manohar Parrikar Institute

Francis Lun

CEO of GEO Securities

Humphrey Hawksley

Author of ‘Asian Waters’

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 perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT WORLD.

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is blocking the waters of the Blue Nile, despite no agreement between two downstream countries Egypt and Sudan over how to stop their supplies drying up.

Guests:

William Davidson

Ethiopia Analyst at the International Crisis Group

Yohannes Gedamu

Lecturer of Political Science at the Georgia Gwinnett College

Adel Darwish

Author and Journalist

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 Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is blocking the waters of the Blue Nile, despite no agreement between two downstream countries Egypt and Sudan over how to stop their supplies drying up.

Guests:

William Davidson

Ethiopia Analyst at the International Crisis Group

Yohannes Gedamu

Lecturer of Political Science at the Georgia Gwinnett College

Adel Darwish

Author and Journalist

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.

Nowhere are the divisions in what’s called the United States more evident than on the streets. Race riots and right wing thugs. A President who eventually backtracks on his refusal to condemn white supremacists just weeks before an election.

Guests:

Carol Swain

Black Voices for Trump’s Advisory Board

LOCATOR: NASHVILLE, US

Sahar Aziz

Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School

LOCATOR: NEWARK, US

Ravi Perry

Professor of Political Science, Howard University

LOCATOR: WASHINGTON DC

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.

Extraordinarily, in the light of history, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler have all been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Since 1901 there have been many controversial people on the list - and this year there’ve been raised eyebrows at President Trump’s nomination. What real credibility does the award have? This is RT

Guests:

Fredrik Heffermehl

Author of ‘The Nobel Peace Prize: What Nobel Really Wanted’

Henrik Urdal

Director of Peace Research Institute Oslo

David Swanson

Executive Director of World Beyond War

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.

Far-right extremists are said to be increasingly targeting teenagers. Minors, groomed and fed propaganda that it’s hoped will turn them into followers of hate-driven ideologies. How to stop the rise of a new generation of extremists?

Jesse Morton

Co-founder of Parallel Networks

Bethan Johnson

Fellow at Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right

Eviane Leidig

Extremism Researcher at University of Oslo

Vickie Shotbolt

Parent Zone CEO

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 perspecti

After the UAE and Bahrain signed deals with Israel, Sudan, it’s suggested could be next. But there are fears that a rush to normalisation could be dangerous.

Guests:

Allam Ahmed

Director of Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute

Kholood Khair

Managing Partner of Insight Strategy Partners

Cameron Hudson

Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council

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.

Is the United States an example to the world when it comes to burnishing its pollution credentials, cleaner than it was when the 45th President took office. He says YES. We'll examine the pluses and the minuses here on Roundtable.

Guests:

Antonio Bento

University of Southern California

Jody Freeman

Environmental-Law Specialist

Steve Milloy

Former Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Are these two Inching ever closer? The gap no longer a continental divide, more the few kilometres that separate Britain from the European Union. So, if there is a trade deal at the very last minute, who’s won and who’s lost in this battle of the wills?

GUESTS

Denis MacShane

Former Minister for Europe

Catherine McBride

Independent Economist

Pervez Ghauri

Professor in International Business at Birmingham University

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 perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:30 GMT on TRT WORLD.