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- French military - Ivory Coast - Laurent Gbagbo - Libya - Nicolas Sarkozy


Sarkozy's 'Freedom Agenda'

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France may have intervened in the name of democracy, but The Africa Report’s Patrick Smith argues that Laurent Gbagbo still controls the narrative, with his supporters painting Ivory Coast’s former president as the victim of the former colonial power.

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  • Charles GIVADINOVITCH. National Secretary for the UMP.
  • Patrick SMITH. Editor in Chief, The Africa Report.
  • Tunde FATUNDE. Journalist, Guardian Newspaper (Lagos, Nigeria).
  • Walid PHARES. Professor, National Defense University (Washington).

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Lebanon on edge: Hezbollah and the Syrian spillover
12/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Lebanon on edge: Hezbollah and the Syrian spillover

One hour’s drive is all it takes to reach the border with Syria from the seaside in the capital Beirut. But, if the capital seems oblivious to it all, hundreds have been killed and scores more wounded in Lebanon’s second city of Tripoli, where the sectarian divide has long been bitter. François Picard and his panel discuss, from Beirut, whether the spillover from Syria's civil war could push neighbouring Lebanon over the edge.
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Turkey protests: Is the fight over?
11/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Turkey protests: Is the fight over?

People have been protesting for over two weeks in Turkey and the government has now sent in riot police. Prime Minister Erdogan says he has no more tolerance for protesters. Lara Baines and her panel discuss whether Erdogan is being to heavy handed, what brought about this unrest in the first place and why the government didn't see it coming.
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