French diplomacy: the world according to Sarkozy (part 2)

As the French president gloats over France’s involvement in Libya and Ivory Coast, Harvard University’s Charles Cogan argues that Barack Obama should take his cue from Nicolas Sarkozy’s talents of self-promotion.

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Régis LE SOMMIER, Deputy editor in Chief, Paris Match
Rony BRAUMAN, Professor of International Relations, Sciences Po
Charles COGAN, Former CIA Bureau Chief in Paris, Massachusetts, author of 'Diplomatie à la française'
Nadim SHEHADI, Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House
Watch the first part here

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François Picard

24/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Merkel's next move: Will Germany stick to its guns on austerity?

François Hollande steals the show at his first late-night EU summit but the ball remains firmly in Angela Merkel’s court. Her constituents remain torn between paying for pain they don’t (yet) feel and shouldering the blame for an eventual collapse of the euro.

23/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Egypt's presidential poll: The revolution, Part II (part 2)

Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the second act of Egypt's revolution is underway. Millions of Egyptians are choosing a president in the first free elections in the country's 5,000-year history. Douglas Herbert and his panel discuss whether the newly elected president will have a chance of healing divisions while tackling poverty and fighting violent crime.