Overview
- The ZDF talk show, which runs Tuesday to Thursday, returns Thursday at 23:00 with Volker Wissing, Antje Höning, Andreas Fulda, and Felix Lee to examine rising China–Taiwan tensions, with the episode streaming soon after on the ZDF‑Mediathek.
- Wissing, a former transport minister who left the FDP in 2024, is set to discuss how the coalition broke apart and how he now views the party’s course.
- Political scientist Andreas Fulda will outline scenarios for a Chinese military intervention in Taiwan and the global consequences such a move could trigger.
- Wednesday’s edition featured Peter Altmaier, Julia Löhr, Katrin Eigendorf, and Kai Ambos on the Iran war’s economic effects, slow progress on German reforms, research on peace processes, and the limits of international law.
- Tuesday’s panel highlighted stark on‑air accounts, with Juso leader Philipp Türmer warning the SPD course “marches into the abyss” and CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen saying Iran’s rulers looked “ready for a final fight.”