CrossTalk

  • © Reinhard Krause
    The meaning of Brexit: the bigger picture. UK voters have rejected the EU and, importantly, rejected the political status quo. Today, sovereignty and national interests trump elite-driven internationalism. CrossTalking with Alex Christoforou, Mark...
  • CrossTalk
    'CrossTalk' is RT's flagship program. This TV debate experience presents hot-topic discussions on politics, business, newsmakers, global trends, present-day conflicts, and dangers and challenges facing our world. Host Peter Lavelle poses hard, straightforward questions to his guests, and demands concrete answers in response. Peter's guests are politicians, journalists, scientists and decision-makers of all sorts – anyone who influences the decisions changing our world or plays a key role in forming public opinion.
  • © Reinhard Krause
    Bullhorns’ Brexit
    The meaning of Brexit: the bigger picture. UK voters have rejected the EU and, importantly, rejected the political status quo. Today, sovereignty and national interests trump elite-driven internationalism. CrossTalking with Alex Christoforou, Mark...
  • © Toby Melville
    Brexit: Goal!
    Well it’s happened! Citizens of the UK have decided to call it quits. The decades-long debate whether to remain part of the Europe Union has been settled. Brexit is a reality. What’s next? CrossTalking with Xavier Moreau, John...
  • An aerial view of the Pentagon in Washington © Jason Reed
    Dissent memo
    A Syrian showdown is looming. Rebellion has broken out in the ranks of the State Department against Obama’s handling of the conflict. The Pentagon and the CIA are at odds. And Russia has demonstrated it has lost patience with...
  • © Ints Kalnins
    Bullhorns uncensored
    Know-nothing American diplomats demand regime change in Syria. Encircling Russia, NATO continues to break its word and international agreements. And how US foreign policy is now a political football. CrossTalking with Andrei Bystritsky, Stephen...
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    South China Sea
    Rumors of war – this time in the South China Sea. Washington appears – step by step – to be moving away from a policy of engagement with Beijing to one of confrontation. This is a policy approach counterproductive for all involved....
  • © Jim Young
    Orlando massacre
    A tragedy difficult to comprehend: The Orlando massacre again brings into stark focus a number of highly contentious issues – immigration, the nature of Islam, gay rights, America’s foreign wars and gun control. What went so terribly...
  • U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. File photo. © Jim Bourg
    Bullhorns in the house
    Syria and preparing for the day after. Is it Iran who benefits the most? Washington and New Delhi – how cozy is the new relationship? And what is the future of BRICS? Also, dragging Russia into the Brexit vote. CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda,...
  • The images of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (L) and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump © Jim Young
    Superdelegate tyranny?
    Too quick to judge? The Democratic Party establishment and the media now call Hillary Clinton the presumptive nominee to face off Donald Trump in November. Though this is before the Democrats hold their convention and while Clinton is still short of...
  • © Reuters
    Exceptionalism’s wars
    Over the past 15 years the United States has been in a perpetual state of war. What does it have to show for this? The record clearly demonstrates foreign interventions leave countries in chaos and desperation. When will Washington learn violence is...
  • © Gleb Garanich
    Bullhorns blasting
    Slowly but surely the brutal truth about Ukraine is becoming known. Stumbling and blundering – the story of Washington’s disastrous Syria policy. How Russia sees Europe and the US. And the South China Sea heats up. CrossTalking with...