Sudan's transition to democracy appears to be failing. Protesters want the army to take over but others say the only way forward is for civilians to run the country. Is there a way out of the crisis?

Join host Peter Dobbie. 

Guests:

Mubarak Ardol - Chair of the Political Bureau for the Democratic Alliance for Social Justice.

Waleed Madibo - President of the Sudan Policy Forum.

Hajooj Kuka - Member of Girifna, a non-violent resistance movement.

Lebanon's capital saw its worst street violence in more than a decade. What started as a protest over an investigation into last year's Beirut port blast became a gunfight. Could this trigger more chaos in a country already on the brink of ruin?

Join host Imran Khan.

Guest:

Sami Nader, Director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs.

Rami Khouri, Director of Global Engagement at the American University of Beirut.  

Jessica Obeid, Activist and independent energy policy consultant.

Many products are in short supply around the world, even turkeys for Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners. So, what's causing the supply crunch? And are we about to pay more?

Join host Imran Khan.

Guests:

Jas Kalra, Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Management at Newcastle University Business School. 

Dan Wang, Chief Economist at Hang Seng Bank China.

Stavros Karamperidis, Head of the Maritime Transport Research Group at the University of Plymouth.

When the UK left the European Union, both sides agreed that Northern Ireland would avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland, which is an EU member. Britain now wants a new deal, which the EU is offering, but with compromise. So, what's the dispute about?

Join host Peter Dobbie.

Guests:

Owen Reidy, Assistant General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Nicholas Whyte, Senior Director in Brussels for APCO Worldwide.

Graham Gudgin, Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.