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Free press, free elections, free speech – all present in Taiwan but absent in China. Taiwanese pro-Beijing politician Chou Hsi-wei says, "You can change them." But what evidence does he have for that? He talks to DW's Conflict Zone.
Leader Carrie Lam has admitted defeat over her extradition bill, but opponents want her gone. With protests to continue, will Beijing intervene? DW's Conflict Zone meets Ronny Tong, an adviser to Lam.
A bitter political battle over Europe's future is being fought across the EU between populists and liberals, left and right. On DW's Conflict Zone, four politicians from across the divide clash over the key issues.
The party's deputy leader in parliament, Beatrix von Storch, tells DW's Conflict Zone: Germany is in great danger if we take in more millions.
As allegations linger over financing terrorism and treatment of foreign workers, is Qatar doing only the minimum over reform? Conflict Zone's Tim Sebastian meets foreign ministry spokesperson Lolwah Al-Khater.
DW's Conflict Zone put this question to Spain's foreign minister, Josep Borrell. During the heated discussion, the politician walked off the set, but came back to finish the interview after speaking to his aides.
The Democratic Party of Moldova is no longer in power and its former leader, Vladimir Plahotniuc, has fled the country. What are the prospects for change?
Ahead of the Conservative leadership contest in the UK, pro-Brexit MP Mark Francois has criticized outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May and said the withdrawal agreement with the EU is "dead as a dodo."
The euroskeptic Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) made major gains in Estonia's parliamentary election with an anti-immigrant campaign warning of an upsurge in crime. Is this the face of the new mainstream?
Conflict Zone looks back at interviews with key players on all sides of the Brexit debate.
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic told DW's Conflict Zone that the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was "not genocide." She also said Serbia was not ready to join the EU before 2025.
When politicians can say everything and mean nothing, trash-talking strongmen like Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte are the result. DW's Conflict Zone meets Salvador Panelo, chief legal counsel to Duterte.
Turkish-EU relations remain fraught, but Turkey's foreign minister says they need each other. Are their differences becoming impossible to reconcile? Mevlut Cavusoglu meets DW's Tim Sebastian on Conflict Zone.
On Conflict Zone, Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble discussed the chancellor's bombshell decision not to seek re-election. It was a "tectonic change," but he predicted Merkel would see out her term.
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The League MEP halted the recording following tough questions on his party’s migrant policies and support of Russia.
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Tim Sebastian interviews Ana Brnabic, Serbian Prime Minister. (Repeat show)
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Tim Sebastian confronts UKIP's Nigel Farage on whether Brexit is making Britain a nastier place.
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Thousands have been killed in the Philippines president's war on drugs. His legal advisor Salvador Panelo speaks to DW.
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Are the differences between Turkey and the EU becoming impossible to reconcile? Tim Sebastian meets the Turkish FM.
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Tim Sebastian meets former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern on Conflict Zone.
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Why has Spain failed to prevent its worst and most predictable crisis in decades? (First aired 15 November 2017.)
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Mikheil Saakashvili is determined to save Ukraine. Is he the right man for the job? (First aired 24 January 2018.)
On DW's Conflict Zone, Alfonso Dastis admits he was taken aback by the Catalonians' resolve and denies that his security forces used excessive force against Catalan separatists.
After declaring independence, Catalan leaders have fled while Madrid has taken over and called elections. What next for the divided region? We meet Alfred Bosch of the pro-independence Republican Left party.
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North Korea, Brexit, Russia: Where do Germany's six major parties stand on the big foreign policy issues?
Saeb Erekat answered questions from the audience after the interview with Tim Sebastian and challenged Israel's Prime Minister to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Tim Sebastian, host of Conflict Zone, is a world-renowned television journalist with more than 40 years of experience.
Michel Friedman is a lawyer, television host and philosopher. He hosts DW's Conflict Zone.
Conflict Zone is DW's top political interview. Every week, our hosts are face-to-face with global decision-makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.
