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Syria crackdown: a growing state of isolation

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The violence against protesters continues in Syria. Turkey and Saudi Arabia have both condemned the atrocities committed in the country. Laura Baines and her panel discuss whether such regional pressure on the Syrian government might have more of an effect than criticism from the West.

DEBATE
  • Walid SAFFOUR, President, Syrian Human Rights Committee
  • Gaëtan VANNAY, Radio Suisse Romande
  • Jonathan PARIS, Middle East Analyst, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council of the US
  • Fouad AL OBAID, columnist, Kuweit Times
  • Ergün BABAHAN, columnist, Star Daily, Istanbul

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G20 Summit: China, the US… and the rest (part 2)
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G20 Summit: China, the US… and the rest (part 2)

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G20 Summit: China, the US… and the rest
12/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

G20 Summit: China, the US… and the rest

Was it a G20 or a G2 summit that opened in Seoul? Trade and currency imbalances between the US and China have hogged the headlines out of the South Korean capital. If they don’t tackle those imbalances, the governor of the Bank of England predicts the next 12 months could be "even more difficult and dangerous" than the ones we've just been through.
Can Bush redeem himself? (part 2)
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Can Bush redeem himself? (part 2)

As George W. Bush breaks a two-year silence since leaving the White House to plug “Decision Points”, can the former US president make something of a political comeback with his memoirs? The France 24 Debate looks at the book and the man with guests that include a member of Republicans abroad and Radio France International's former Washington bureau chief.
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Can Bush redeem himself?
11/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Can Bush redeem himself?

As George W. Bush breaks a two-year silence since leaving the White House to plug “Decision Points”, can the former US president make something of a political comeback with his memoirs? The France 24 Debate looks at the book and the man with guests that include a member of Republicans abroad and Radio France International's former Washington bureau chief.
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40 years after Charles de Gaulle’s death, France’s politicians still claim they’re following in his footsteps...but what's become of France's place in the world as carved out by the strong-minded general/statesman? The France 24 debate looks back but also ahead to a world where France’s priorities and alliances are shifting.

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