Despite being celebrated as heroes of the pandemic, healthcare workers are burnt out, with many quitting their jobs after two years of non-stop working. The WHO says up to 180,000 of them have died from COVID-19. So, what should be done to ensure they get the help they need? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. With guests:  Howard Catton - Chief Executive Officer, International Council of Nurses. Dr Ishwar Gilada - Secretary General, Organised Medicine Academic Guild. Grant Blashki - Associate Professor, University of Melbourne.

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How can we support healthcare workers?

A senate investigation says Brazil's president should be charged with "crimes against humanity" for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But will Jair Bolsonaro face justice in a country so politically divided? Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. With guests: Gustavo Ribeiro - Founder, The Brazilian Report. Joao Nunes - Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of York. Paulo Sotero - Distinguished fellow, Brazil Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center.

Will Brazil's leader face justice over his COVID response?

A gang in Haiti has kidnapped 17 American and Canadian missionaries, and is now demanding millions in ransom – the latest example of the increasing chaos in one of the world's poorest countries. So, will international aid be needed, again, to return it to stability?  Join host Mohammed Jamjoom. Guests: Eugenia Charles - Executive Director, Fondasyon Mapou. Francois Guillaume II - Ambassador of Haiti in Qatar. Jake Johnston - Senior Research Associate, Center for Economic and Policy Research.

What will it take to help Haiti?

The tense relationship between Russia and NATO has hit its lowest point since the end of the Cold War. Moscow is breaking ties with the alliance after accusations of spying. So, is Russia on a collision course with NATO? Join host Hashem Ahelbarra. Guests: Dmitry Babich - Political Analyst at Rossiya Sevodnya. Theresa Fallon - Director of the Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies. Glenn Diesen - Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Are NATO and Russia on a collision course?

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.

Is Sudan's democratic transition in crisis?

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.

What's behind the violence in Lebanon's capital?

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.

What's causing the global supply crunch?

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. 

Why are the UK and EU arguing over Northern Ireland?

World leaders will gather in Glasgow for the COP26 climate change conference but what will they achieve? We've not reached one of the goals set 10 years ago to protect the planet's diverse wildlife. So, what now?  Join host Peter Dobbie. Guests: Gavin Edwards, Global Coordinator of WWF International. Nancy Githaiga, Kenya Country Director of African Wildlife Foundation. Stephan Singer, Senior Policy Advisor of Climate Action Network International.  

What will COP26 achieve?

Poland's constitutional court rejects one of the European Union's core principles: its laws override those of the 27 member states. So, could Poland follow Britain's lead and leave the bloc? Join host Adrian Finighan. Guests: Michal Wawrykiewicz, Lawyer and co-founder of the #FreeCourts Initiative. Ulrich Brueckner, Political Analyst and Professor of Political Science.  Pieter Cleppe, Lawyer and Editor of Brussels Report.eu

Could Poland exit the EU?

There's a growing row between Mali and France. Bamako has accused Paris of abandonment as it has reduced its military involvement in the fight against armed groups in the Sahel region. Now, mercenaries from Russian Wagner security firm are expected to replace the French troops in a move that has made many nervous. So, what are the risks? Join host Adrian Finighan. With guests, Chief Strategy Officer at Rasmussen Global Fabrice Pothier, security analyst at Afripolitika Ovigwe Eguegu, and Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations Andrew Lebovich.

What's behind the tension between Mali and France?

As the world focusses on COVID-19 vaccines, there's been a breakthrough in the fight against one of the biggest killers of children in Africa.The World Health Organization has approved a Malaria vaccine. But will it be affordable? Join host Kamahl Santamaria. With guests, W.H.O. Regional Adviser for Tropical and Vector borne Diseases Akpaka Kalu,  Board Member of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Helen Rees, and Research Scientist for African Population and Health Research Center Abdhalah Ziraba      

Will the new malaria vaccine be affordable?

If you're in Europe, you may have been shocked lately by expensive power bills. Natural gas now costs six times more than at the start of the year. High energy prices have triggered protests in the EU. There are even claims that the bloc's main gas supplier, Russia, is deliberately withholding stock as winter approaches. So what's causing the power crunch? And how will it affect the EU's plans to cut carbon emissions and switch to renewable energy? Join host Darren Jordon.  With guests, economist and CEO of Meyer Resources Cornelia Meyer, Professor of Public Policy at University of Erfurt Andreas Goldthau, and Greenpeace EU climate and energy campaigner Silvia Pastorelli.  

What's fuelling Europe's energy crisis?

For nearly seven hours on Monday, billions of people around the world couldn't use Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp to communicate. Facebook blamed a technical glitch for one of its worst outages in years. What does this say about our reliance on social media? And has Facebook become too big and powerful to face proper scrutiny? Join host Adrian Finighan. With guests, Europe Legislative Manager and Global Data Protection Lead at AccessNow Estelle Massé, Founder of Internet monitoring organization NetBlocks Alp Toker, and Assistant Professor in Private Law at Maastricht University Catalina Goanta.

Has Facebook become too big to face proper scrutiny?

Algeria is very angry at Emmanuel Macron. The French President has reportedly questioned the existence of an Algerian nation before his country colonized this North African country. Macron also lashed out at the current political system in Algeria, describing it as tired and weakened by the angry popular movement in recent years. What's behind Macron's controversial remarks? And why now? Join host Imran Khan.  With guests, Deputy director of Foundation for Strategic Research Bruno Tertrais, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Qatar University Youcef Bouandel, and Journalist and Author Adama Gaye.   

What's behind France and Algeria's diplomatic row?

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