To be young and North African

At the heart of Tunisia's protests, an army of unemployed high school and university graduates. In neighboring Algeria, it’s youth left out of a system where the only visible source of wealth seems to be oil and gas. François Picard’s young panelists describe the disconnect between a population that's young and leaders that are old.

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Said KECHIDA, Tunisian Economist and Policy Analyst
Samir HAMEK, Algerian PhD Candidate at Sciences Po Paris
Jalila HEGHLI-PEUGNET, Student in international affairs at AUP
Hadi MAHIHENNI, Algerian Project Manager in a French Company
Lina BEN MHENNI, Tunisian blogger (By skype fom Tunis)

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Programme produced by Perrine Desplats and Yi Song.

Presenter

François Picard

30/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Karzai's CIA cash

Bags of cash delivered monthly to the Afghan National Security Council offered a quick-fix solution in a nation steeped in a tradition of patronage, but François Picard's panel worries that CIA payments may ultimately undermine US efforts to pull out of a stable Afghanistan.

29/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Italy's grand plan: new coalition pledges to push growth (part 2)

An unprecedented line-up for an unprecedented crisis, or more of the same? François Picard’s panel weighs up the chances of success for Italy’s grand coalition... and its chances of actually spurring reform and growth in a Europe worried about the rise of populism.

29/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Italy's grand plan: new coalition pledges to push growth

24/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Gay marriage in France: a love and hate affair (part 2)

Last night, in the heart of Paris, police clashed with rioters furious about the news that it will soon be legal for gay couples to marry and to adopt children. In recent months, hundreds of thousands have taken part in protests and there has been an alarming rise in homophobic attacks. Bu President François Hollande remains undeterred. Laura Baines and her guests discuss the future of gay marriage in France.