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

21/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

More English? Non merci

Is loosening a ban on English-language classes in French universities akin to waving the white flag of surrender or a way of getting the French in on the global conversation? Passions run high in a debate that splits both academics and politicians.

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20/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Plotting Algeria's course (part 2)

Speculation over Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s health highlights Algeria’s longstanding culture of secrecy, amid worries over what will follow once the last generation to have fought the war of independence dies out.

20/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Plotting Algeria's course

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?