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No exit: can France, NATO find a solution without Gaddafi?

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The French prime minister says the time has come for a “political solution” in Libya. But how do you find one while ignoring Muammar Gaddafi? François Picard’s panel draws the lessons of four months of NATO bombings.

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  • Pierre VILLARD, President of the French Peace Movement
  • Walid PHARES, profesor of global strategy, National Defense Unbiversity
  • Charles GIVADINOVITCH, national secretary for the french governing party UMP

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Abidjan at war
05/04/2011 - THE DEBATE

Abidjan at war

Never has Abidjan ever been a battlefield before. However, UNOCI spokesperson Hamadoun Touré sees the helicopter gunner attack on a Gbagbo military camp a "turning point" for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast.
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Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo? (part 2)
31/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo? (part 2)

After a long, slow burn, Laurent Gbagbo’s support unravels fast with Alassane Ouattara’s forces at the gates of Abidjan. Is it the end of Ivory Coast’s long civil war? Stephen Ellis downplays ethnic rivalries and argues it was all about personal ambition.
Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo?
31/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo?

After a long, slow burn, Laurent Gbagbo’s support unravels fast with Alassane Ouattara’s forces at the gates of Abidjan. Is it the end of Ivory Coast’s long civil war? Stephen Ellis downplays ethnic rivalries and argues it was all about personal ambition.
Civil War in Ivory Coast (part two)
30/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Civil War in Ivory Coast (part two)

As pro-Alassane Ouattara forces suddenly surge, is it Laurent Gbagbo’s last stand? François Picard’s panel includes supporters of both camps as well as Corinne Dufka of Human Rights Watch on why the brutal killing so far has mostly been directed against innocent civilians.
Civil War in Ivory Coast
30/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Civil War in Ivory Coast

As pro-Alassane Ouattara forces suddenly surge, is it Laurent Gbagbo’s last stand? François Picard’s panel includes supporters of both camps as well as Corinne Dufka of Human Rights Watch on why the brutal killing so far has mostly been directed against innocent civilians.
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