Roundtable TRT World

NATO has already confirmed Jens Stoltenberg is staying on as secretary general for another year. That has solved the issue of succession for now. But as the Alliance meets for its 2023 summit, what other challenges does it face? And more specifically, what can be done about Ukraine?

Guests:

Jamie Shea
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO

Martin Smith
Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Elisabeth Braw
Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

A 17-year-old French Algerian is shot dead and a police officer is in custody accused of his murder. But the violent unrest across France that followed the shooting, hints at issues that go well beyond just this one incident.
So why is France such a hot-bed for civil unrest?

Guests:

Jonathan Miller
Correspondent, Spectator

Nabila Ramdani
French Algerian journalist

Alexis Poulin
Founder, Le Monde Moderne Media

If NATO doesn’t offer Ukraine serious security guarantees at the Alliance’s summit next month, individual member nations may resort to putting troops on the ground. That’s the view of former NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen.
If he’s right, what would be the consequences? And how would Russia react?

Guests:

Martin Smith
Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Paul Ingram
Senior Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

Colin Alexander
Senior Lecturer in Political Communications at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham

Electricity bills have spiked across Europe. But, in Finland it’s going in the other direction.
In recent weeks prices have effectively dropped below zero. Some suggest the opening of Europe’s first new nuclear reactor in 15 years is the reason. Others suggest it’s hydropower. What exactly is Finland doing differently?

Guests:

Rauli Partanen
Science writer and analyst on energy and climate.

Paul Dorfman
Chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group

Thomas O'Donnell
Global Fellow at the Wilson Center in Washington

Spain will hold a snap general election next month - much earlier than expected. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the vote after his party suffered heavy losses in regional elections

But, he heads up an extremely fragile coalition. So is this high risk strategy likely to work? Or is Spain heading for a new era under an ultra conservative party.

Guests:

Mar Aguilera
Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Barcelona

Andrew Dowling
Reader in Hispanic Studies at Cardiff University

Beatriz Rios
Spanish Journalist

For months Ukraine has been calling on the West to supply it with F-16 fighter jets to help it fight Russia. While NATO nations have started to train Ukrainian pilots to fly them, still no actual jets have arrived. Will they help, and why does Kiev want F-16s specifically?

Guests:

Prof David Stupples
Professor of Military Intelligence Analysis and Electronic Warfare Research at City University of London

Alina Frolova
Deputy Chairperson at the Center for Defence Strategies and Ukraine’s former Defence Minister

Michael Ryan
Retired US air force Colonel and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy.