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THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, October the 15th - part 2

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In The World This Week, a “good news” story about the rescue of Chilean miners steals the heart of an entire planet, Iran’s president gets a hero’s welcome in Lebanon, how a healthy dose of scepticism is in order when China’s leadership claims to be pondering more freedom of expression, and the consequences of a world that’s ageing fast. Joining François Picard are Tom Redburn of the International Herald Tribune, Ed Cody of the Washington Post, Nooshabeh Amiri of roozonline.com and Philip Turle

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
By Mounia BEN AÏSSA

Our Friday guests':

  • Tom REDBURN, Managing Editor, International Herald Tribune
  • Philip TURLE, Journalist, RFI
  • Edward CODY, Paris correspondent, Washington Post
  • Nooshabeh AMIRI, Journalist and editor, ROOZONLINE.COM

Watch here the first part

The World This Week - November 16th, 2012 (part 2)
16/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - November 16th, 2012 (part 2)

Could the real scandal of the Petraeus affair be the fan following of a top US military brass that will ultimately be associated with failed outcomes in Iraq and Afghanistan? Also, China's not-so-new leadership, the Egyptian president caught out by the escalation between Israel and Gaza, and the romance long gone in the Franco-German couple.
The World This Week - November 16th, 2012
16/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - November 16th, 2012

Could the real scandal of the Petraeus affair be the fan following of a top US military brass that will ultimately be associated with failed outcomes in Iraq and Afghanistan? Also, China's not-so-new leadership, the Egyptian president caught out by the escalation between Israel and Gaza, and the romance long gone in the Franco-German couple.
The World this Week - November 9th, 2012 (part 2)
09/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - November 9th, 2012 (part 2)

Can Barack Obama convert his larger-than-expected electoral win into a lasting legacy? With the same fractious balance of power in Washington, François Picard’s panel stands divided over the relative strength of the re-elected president’s bargaining position. Also, the new challenges facing China’s old guard and why politicians are behind the curve when it comes to gay marriage.
The World this Week - November 9th, 2012
09/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - November 9th, 2012

Can Barack Obama convert his larger-than-expected electoral win into a lasting legacy? With the same fractious balance of power in Washington, François Picard’s panel stands divided over the relative strength of the re-elected president’s bargaining position. Also, the new challenges facing China’s old guard and why politicians are behind the curve when it comes to gay marriage.
The World this Week - November 2nd, 2012 (part 2)
02/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - November 2nd, 2012 (part 2)

Could Hurricane Sandy be Barack Obama's perfect storm? The incumbent halts Mitt Romney’s momentum with just days to go in a very tight race. Also, China’s tricky changing of the guard as well as tales of Greece, Google, and the taxman.

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