Going for broke: Could austerity trigger a return to recession?

With growth now slowing even in Germany and China, Jan Randolph of IHS Global Insight warns against 'snuffing out the recovery' with too much (and the wrong kind) of austerity. Our panel debates the risk of a new global recession.

DEBATE

Michel MARTINEZ. Chief Economist France, Société Générale ;
Balázs EGERT. Economics Department, France/Poland Desk, OECD ;
Marjorie ALEXANDRE. Confederal Assistant, International department, Force Ouvrière ;
Jan RANDOLPH. Director of Sovereign Risk Analysis, IHS Global Insight (from London);
Georges UGEUX. Chairman and CEO, Galileo Global Advisors LLC. Former Group Executive Vice President, New York Stock Exchange (from New York);
Michel de FABIANI. President, Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry (by phone from Paris).

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Presenter

François Picard

11/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

US spying: Oppression or security measure?

The scandal over US domestic surveillance activities now has a face: Edward Snowden. He is responsible for the leaks on the NSA-Verizon collusion and the NSA's internet surveillance. Efforts to fight terrorism continue to raise questions about morality, legality and effectiveness. Melissa Bell and her panel discuss whether government surveillance is a threat to democracy or indeed necessary to defend it.

06/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Femen: Topless Jihad? (part 2)

Breasts: is revealing them the ultimate feminist act, or rather a sign that even in their struggles women are now sex objects, inaudible unless naked? Melissa Bell and her panel discuss feminism in general and the Femen movement in particular, not just in Europe but also in the Arab world.

06/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Femen: Topless Jihad?

05/06/2013 - THE DEBATE

Red line crossed in Syria. Now what? (part 2)

Will the fall of Qusair and the confirmation of the use of deadly nerve gas prove to be turning points in Syria? With the West showing little stomach for intervention, Barack Obama must regret ever mentioning "red lines", say François Picard’s panellists.