Roundtable

Is the UK becoming ungovernable?

The UK has had six leaders in the past ten years and now Keir Starmer's position is looking untenable after disastrous local election results and many of his own MPs calling for him to step down with rival circling. Why has there been such a high turnover of Prime Minister's after several long-term leaders serving our more than their five-year terms. In a country once seen as a model of political stability, is it now becoming ungovernable? Joining Enda Brady for this discussion: James Lyons, Former Director of Strategic Communications in the Keir Starmer ministry Cindy Yu, Columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times Freddy Gray, Deputy Editor of The Spectator To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Are EU sanctions on Israeli settlers just symbolic?

The European Union has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank - but do the measures go far enough or are they merely symbolic? Expansion has increased since Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power as the head of a pro-settler right-wing government. But with the UN documenting about 1,800 settler attacks in 2025 alone, will these sanctions make any difference? Joining Enda Brady for this discussion: Gideon Levy Journalist Jane Kinninmont Chief Executive Officer at the United Nations Association Nimer Sultany Reader in Public law at SOAS University of London Yousef Alhelou Political Analyst To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Romanian Prime Minister ousted amid far-right rise

Romania’s government has fallen. Parliament voted overwhelmingly to remove Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. The vote exposed a stunning political split. The Social Democrats, once central to Bolojan’s coalition, joined forces with the far-right nationalist AUR party to bring down the government. Their shared target was the government’s austerity programme, which critics say has deepened economic hardship and fuelled public anger. Polls show the far-right AUR party are leading in the polls. AUR leader George Simion accused the government of creating a recession and deepening hardship for ordinary Romanians. President Nicusor Dan is now racing to appoint a new prime minister. Chronic political instability has plagued Romania since its 2012 constitutional crisis. Joining Enda Brady for this discussion: Eusebiu Slavitescu Former Romanian Diplomat and Political Analyst Ana Otilia Nutu Policy Analyst for the Expert Forum Radu Magdin Former Prime Ministerial Adviser in Romania and Moldova and Global Analyst To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Could the Hantavirus become the next pandemic?

The World Health Organization has warned global cases of the Hantavirus will probably rise. The virus has already killed at least three people on the MV Hondius cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak. The rare Andes strain of Hantavirus, found mainly in the Americas, is the only known variant capable of human-to-human transmission. The incident has renewed fears over how quickly rare zoonotic diseases can spread through international travel and whether the world is prepared for the next global pandemic. Joining Enda Brady for this discussion: Dr Margaret Harris, Former World Health Organization Spokesperson Muhammad Munir, Virologist Souwie Buis, Journalist To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Merz clashes with Trump as German economy stalls

On this episode of Roundtable, we look at the feud between Friedrich Merz and President Trump after the German Chancellor said America was being "humiliated" by Iran. In response President Trump has announced the removal of 5,000 US troops from Germany and threatened to impose extra tariffs on EU car exports. After a year in power, Merz is struggling to revive his country’s stalling economy and his popularity is declining with the country's far right party, the AfD is surging in the polls. So can Merz turn it around - or is the German economy - and his own fortune - about to go from bad to worse. Joining Enda Brady to discuss: Frank-Christian Hansel, Member of the AfD for Berlin parliament  John Kampfner, author and journalist. Veronica Anghel, Assistant Politics Professor at the European University Institute. Edward Knudsen, Doctoral Researcher of International Relations at Oxford University To access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld [https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.