Trying times in Lebanon (Part 2)

After Hezbollah quits Lebanon’s government of national unity, why are so many nations so deeply involved in what boils down to a murder trial? But as François Picard’s panel points out, Rafiq Hariri’s not just any victim and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s not just any jurisdiction.

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Nahida NAKAD, Head, France 24 Arabic Service
Régis LE SOMMIER, Deputy Editor-in-chief, Paris Match
Nadim SHEHADI, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House (By satellite from London)
Paul SALEM, Director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut (By satellite from Beirut, Lebanon)

Watch the 1st part.

Programme produced by Perrine Desplats and Yi Song.

Presenter

François Picard

11/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Al Qaeda's bid for Syria

A victory for Assad? The jihadist Al-Nusra Front's pledge of allegiance to Al Qaeda puts the Syrian opposition and Western powers in a pickle. At the G8 foreign ministers meeting in London, U-S Secretary of State John Kerry is quoted as saying he can make 'no promises' that weapons sent to rebels in Syria won't fall into the wrong hands.

10/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande vows to 'moralise' politics (part 2)

An ambitious plan to tackle corruption or a panic move? François Hollande's answer to the corruption scandal that's rocked his government is a series of measures that target both politicians... and the banks where they keep their money.

10/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande vows to 'moralise' politics

09/04/2013 - THE DEBATE

North Korea: Keep calm? (part 2)

If Kim Jong-un wants warmer relations with Washington, he's a got a funny way of showing it. François Picard's panel argues over the new North Korean leader's motives for ratcheting up the rhetoric and China's long-term interests in the Korean peninsula.