Mass protests calling for change have taken place for weeks in Peru ever since the previous president was impeached and arrested. Peru is no stranger to political crises, so how is this one different? And what will it take to fix it?

Join host Dareen Abughaida.

Guests:

Juan Claudio Lechin- political analyst and writer.

Michael Shifter - President of Inter-American Dialogue and member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg - Lecturer in international relations at Oxford University.

 

China's population has shrunk for the first time in 61 years. So, what's behind this downturn? And what will it take to reverse the trend?

Join host Sohail Rahman.

Guests:

Einar Tangen - Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute

Winnie King - Senior Lecturer in Chinese International Political Economy, University of Bristol.

Guido Cozzi - Professor of Macroeconomics, University of St Gallen.

World leaders at this year's gathering in Davos are debating ways to revive the global economic order. But after Covid-19 and with the war in Ukraine ongoing, how realistic is that? And can the geopolitical challenges be overcome?

Join host Laura Kyle.

Guests:

Max Lawson - Head of inequality policy and advocacy at Oxfam International.

Shirley Yu - Senior practitioner fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.

Inderjeet Parmar - Professor of International Politics at City University of London.

Classified documents are found in the home and private office of US President Joe Biden, months after the FBI recovered secret papers from the home of his predecessor Donald Trump. So, what are the political implications of this latest discovery? And how significant is the timing?

Join host Folly Bah Thibault.

Guests:

Arshad Hasan - Democratic Party Political Strategist.

James Davis - Republican Party Political Strategist.

Glenn Carle - Former Central Intelligence Agency Officer.

A computer glitch has grounded thousands of planes across the United States and disrupted international travel. So, how did this happen? And how vulnerable are crucial IT systems elsewhere? 

Join host Folly Bah Thibault.

Guests: 

Kyle Bailey - Former Federal Aviation Administration Safety Team Representative.

Jody Westby - Chief Executive at Global Cyber Risk.

Alex Macheras - Aviation Analyst. 

Mercenaries are being used more widely in conflicts despite a UN Convention banning them. From the Russian Wagner Group to the former Blackwater, these organisations have been accused of widespread human rights abuses. So, why are states using them? And who's accountable for their actions? 

Join Folly Bah Thibault.

Guests: 

Sorcha MacLeod - Chair of the UN Working Group on the use of Mercenaries.

Samuel Ramani - Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Author of 'Putin's War on Ukraine'. 

Marieke De Hoon - Assistant Professor in International Criminal Law at the University of Amsterdam.

The attack on Brazil's Congress by supporters of the former president has raised questions about democracy, such as how much mandate should governments have if they win power by a tiny margin? And what does it mean for elections and two-party systems?

Join host Hashem Ahelbarra. 

Guests:

Mohammed Cherkaoui - Author and Professor of Conflict Resolution.

Guilherme Casaroes - Professor of Political Science and head of the Far Right Observatory in Brazil.

Inderjeet Parmar - Author and Professor of International Politics.  

Sweden needs unanimous approval in order to join NATO, but says it cannot meet all of the demands Turkiye's has set for its support. So, what would make Turkiye change its mind? And what does this mean for NATO's future?

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom.

Guests:

Tarik Oguzlu - Pprofessor of International Relations at Istanbul Aydin University.

Theresa Fallon Founder and director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies.

Pavel Felgenhauer - Defense and military analyst.

Cuba saw its largest emigration of people last year since Fidel Castro's revolution in the 1950s. Most headed for the US over the border with Mexico, along with many thousands from other countries. So what's causing this mass exodus? And can conditions change for the people of Cuba? 

Join host Laura Kyle.

Guests: 

Rosa Maria Paya - Founder of Cuba Decide.

Helen Yaffe - Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at University of Glasgow.

Andrew Selee, President of the Migration Policy Institute, Washington DC.

M-23 fighters say they are pulling out of a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict has forced many people to flee the region. A UN investigation has also documented widespread human rights abuses. So, what are the prospects for lasting peace? 

Join host Laura Kyle.

Guests:

Djaffar Al Katanty - Reporter in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Jean-Mobert Senga - DRC researcher at Amnesty International in Nairobi.

Felix Ndahinda - Consultant and researcher from Democratic Republic of Congo based in Tilburg, Netherlands.