Latest update: 18/04/2011 

- Alassane Ouattara - Hosni Mubarak - Ivory Coast - Laurent Gbagbo - Libya - Muammar Gaddafi - Qatar


The World This Week - Friday, April 15th, 2011 (part 2)

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Sparks continue to fly over the circumstances of Laurent Gbagbo’s arrest in Ivory Coast. Also, Colonel Gaddafi does a victory lap of Tripoli, and how tiny Qatar made a name for itself by befriending (almost) everyone.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Alison SMALE. Executive Editor, International Herald Tribune.
  • George KAZOLIAS. Senior Producer at AITV-RFO. Professor at the American University of Paris.
  • Paul TAYLOR. Associate Editor, Reuters.
  • Georges MALBRUNOT. Senior Correspondent and Middle East Expert for Le Figaro.

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Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?
The World This Week - March 1st, 2013
01/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013

Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?
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The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013
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The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013

"Italy’s a nation run by old white men". In the run-up to a snap general election, François Picard’s panel explains the surge of anti-establishment comedian Beppe Grillo. Also, China’s cyber-hacking army and the slanging match over "lazy French workers".
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The World This Week - February 15th, 2013 (part 2)

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