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Ben Ali on trial (part 2)

Will ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali get a fair day in court? Tunisians regret that the first trial of a toppled Arab dictator is taking place in absentia, but hold out hope for a fair case in a country where some fear it may prove a convenient distraction on the rocky road to a new constitution.

  • Ezzeddine BEN AMOR. Tunisian High Court Attorney (from Sousse, Tunisia).
  • Marina OTTAWAY. Director, Middle East Program - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (from Beirut).
  • Lazare BEULLAC. Chief Editor, Maghreb Confidentiel.
  • Moncef CHEIKH ROUHOU. Professor of Economics and International Finance.

Watch the first part.

Wikileaks: diplomacy, a changed game? (part 2)
30/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Wikileaks: diplomacy, a changed game? (part 2)

WikiLeaks has done it again! Over a quarter of a million classified and private documents have fallen into the hands of those dreaded journalists. Telegrams sent between the United States' State Department and some 270 embassies and consulates around the world are now in the hands of the public. So how damaging are these leaks to international diplomacy?
Wikileaks: diplomacy, a changed game?
30/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Wikileaks: diplomacy, a changed game?

WikiLeaks has done it again! Over a quarter of a million classified and private documents have fallen into the hands of those dreaded journalists. Telegrams sent between the United States' State Department and some 270 embassies and consulates around the world are now in the hands of the public. So how damaging are these leaks to international diplomacy?
Is Haiti fit to vote? (second part)
26/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Is Haiti fit to vote? (second part)

Cities in ruins and a raging cholera epidemic. Some might say Haiti is not in the best position to hold an election. Still, this weekend the country's traumatised population goes to the polls to choose a new president. Is democracy important to Haitians at this time of unprecedented crisis? Or is it enough of a challenge just surviving day to day? Before we kick off tonight’s debate, let’s remind ourselves of the daily struggle for survival in Haiti.
Is Haiti fit to vote?
26/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Is Haiti fit to vote?

Cities in ruins, and a raging cholera epidemic. Some might says Haiti is not in the best position to hold an election.. still, this weekend the country's traumatised population goes to the polls to choose a new president.. Is democracy important to Haitiens at this time of unprecedented crisis? Or is it enough of a challenge just surviving day to day? Before we kick off tonights debate lets remind ourselves of the daily struggle for survival in Haiti: Port-au-Prince Laurence Culliver's report
Karachi Affair – the scourge of corruption (second part)
24/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Karachi Affair – the scourge of corruption (second part)

Tonight we begin the first in a three part series on corruption. Will be examining the integrity of governments around the world and asking which countries have the most dishonest governments... Every Wednesday for the next three weeks, we won't be sparing anyone. Tonight we start in our own backyard, here, in France.

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