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Writer - Edouard Louis
Is anger the fuel that propels Edouard Louis to write his books?
Chairman, Sudan Reform Now - Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani
How soon can Sudan become a democracy?
Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister, Germany - Olaf Scholz
Does Germany need to reboot its economic model?
Wole Soyinka, Nobel Literature laureate
Nigerian writer and Nobel Literature laureate, Wole Soyinka
Presidential candidate, DRC - Martin Fayulu
Can the Democratic Republic of Congo set itself on a path of peace and reconciliation?
Chairman, Sudan鈥檚 Transitional Military Council - Lt General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Can Sudan make the transition to a democratic government?
Afghan Presidential Special Peace Envoy - Mohammad Umer Daudzai
What will it take to bring peace to Afghanistan?
Former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York - Preet Bharara
One of the US's most powerful federal prosecutors until President Trump fired him in 2017
Vice President, Centre for China and Globalization - Victor Gao
Is China becoming more authoritarian under President Xi JinPing?
UK Foreign Secretary - Jeremy Hunt
Post-Brexit, how will Britain stack up as a source of global power and influence?
Venezuelan Opposition Ambassador to the UK - Vanessa Neumann
Is Venezuela on the brink of regime change or has the opposition seriously miscalculated?
Iceland's Prime Minister - Katrin Jakobsdottir
Is Iceland's prime minister able to achieve her environmental vision for the country?
Chief executive, Stonewall - Ruth Hunt
Does the debate on trans rights pose a problem for the gay liberation movement?
Tony Adams: How vulnerable are elite sport stars?
Do sports do enough to protect the mental health of their players?
Opposition leader of Russia's Yabloko Party - Grigory Yavlinsky
Why have Vladimir Putin's opponents failed to make a dent in his strong-man rule?
Former Olympic swimmer - Sharron Davies
How does the sporting notion of fairness cope with the complexities of gender identity?
Hamas spokesman - Ghazi Hamad
The movement鈥檚 rhetoric is unbending, but do the Palestinian people long for new ideas?
Justice for the 21, 1974 Birmingham pub bombings - Julie Hambleton
Is it now too late to get to the truth behind the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings?
Libyan author Hisham Matar
HARDtalk explores the impact of having a father 鈥榙isappeared鈥 by the Gaddafi regime.
Eric Wainaina, musician
Eric Wainaina's music tackles issues like corruption. How political is he prepared to be?
Historian, geographer, anthropolgist and author Jared Diamond
What鈥檚 his conclusion about the long term viability of homo sapiens?
Iyad El-Baghdadi, human rights activist
Iyad El-Baghdadi is a human rights activist who was granted political asylum in Oslo
US Democratic Party funder - Tom Steyer
Is a major Democratic Party funder in danger of pushing the party in the wrong direction?
Bas Eickhout, Dutch MEP, GreenLeft Party
Political power inside the EU is no longer between the centre left and centre right.
Cardiac surgeon - Samer Nashef
How easy is it to fix broken hearts?
Writer - Thomas Keneally
Is Australia still a country wrestling with its identity?
Senior adviser to President Obama (2009-2017) - Valerie Jarrett
How will historians view the Obama legacy?
US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and Communications - Robert Strayer
Is Washington losing the cyberwar?
Chairman of the UK Brexit Party - Richard Tice
What does the success of the Brexit Party in the European elections mean for the UK?
Actor and activist - Michael Sheen
How does Michael Sheen use his fame to help the Welsh community he grew up in?
President-in-exile of the Central Tibetan Administration - Lobsang Sangay
What is Tibet's strategy for achieving its objectives from the Chinese leadership?