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Social crisis in the Maghreb (part 2)

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François Picard’s explains how internet has let the free speech genie out of the bottle in Algeria and Tunisia, the international community talks itself into a corner over Ivory Coast and why Barack Obama should take a leaf out of the book of new House speaker John Boehner and cry a little more.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Matthew SALTMARSH, Reporter, International Herald Tribune
  • Judah GRUNSTEIN, Editor-in-chief, World Politics review
  • Paul TAYLOR, Associate Editor, Reuters
  • Régis LE SOMMIER, Co-Editor in Chief , Paris Match

 

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After moving to PSG and pledging to give his salary away to charity, David Beckham is welcomed with open arms in France as the anti-Depardieu. Also, the temptation of saying "Mission Accompished" in Mali, Cameron in Algeria and Morsi’s missed opportunity.
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