Strauss-Kahn: have the French been too complacent?

Have the French been too complacent with DSK? The boss of the IMF has long been known as a compulsive womaniser, behaviour some say sometimes bordered on harassment. This was known to French politicians - allies and enemies alike - it was known to French journalists, and to a lesser extent it was known to the French public. Yet it never hindered Strauss-Kahn's career...

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Anne-Elisabeth MOUTET, The Sunday Telegraph.
Christian MAKARIAN, Managing Editor, L'Express.
Christopher DICKEY, Newsweek Magazine's Paris Bureau Chief.
Eric LISANN, American attorney, former US federal prosecutor and state prosecutor (district attorney).
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François Picard

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press (part 2)

In the face of recession and dismal poll numbers, the French president promises to go on the offensive, but by staging his grand bi-annual press conference one day after a trip to Brussels, does François Hollande give the impression he’s come with his marching orders?

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press

15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.

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14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.