Wikileaks, one week on - decoding the cables (part 2)

This Monday the torrent of Wikileaks revelations show no sign of slowing! The publication of tens of thousands of secret communications between the US state department and its embassies around the world has given an unprecedented insight in to how America does business with its allies. The man behind the leaks, Julian Assange, has been hailed as a hero by his supporters and denounced as a terrorist by his critics.

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GUESTS:

Aurélien COLSON, Professor of Political Science, ESSEC, Director, Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation
A. Craig COPETAS, Senior writer, Bloomberg News
Charles COGAN, Former CIA Bureau Chief in Paris

THE FRANCE 24 DEBATE

Hosted by: Laura BAINES
Prepared by Charlotte OBERTI and Bilal TARABEY

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Presenter

François Picard

01/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: an election to end division?

There’s a lot riding on this week’s elections in Ivory Coast. Once one of the most peaceful and prosperous countries in Africa, the nation has been divided and beset by violence for over a decade. Officials say at least 80 percent of voters turned out to cast a ballot. The UN says that’s among the highest turnout ever for an African election. So could this be a turning point for Ivorians? Or a trigger for yet more turbulence?

29/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Bin Laden’s threats to France - Part 2

The French government has authenticated a video message which shows the Al Qaeda chief issuing his first direct warning to the French telling them to “get their troops out of Afghanistan” and “stop oppressing Muslims at home with policies such as banning the burqa”. Does France have to take the threat seriously?

29/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Bin Laden’s threats to France

27/10/2010 - THE DEBATE

Simmering Fury in the French Suburbs - Part 2

Five years ago, the deaths of two teenage boys sparked three weeks of violent riots in the French city suburbs. Thousands of people were wrested and 200 millions euros worth of damage was caused. Has anything changed? Or are France’s urban areas still a ticking time bomb waiting to explode?