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When a day trader in London admits that he dreams of financial meltdown, it touches a raw nerve around the world. François Picard's panel reflects on the lack of financial reform since the crisis broke out in 2008.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Vivienne WALT, Contributor to Time Magazine
Stefan de VRIES, Paris Correspondent, RTL4
John Rick MACARTHUR , Publisher, Harper's Magazine and Columnist for the Providence Journal
Harold HYMAN, Foreign editor, BFM-TV.

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Produced by Christopher Davis, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 9th (part 2)
09/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 9th (part 2)

A good old fashioned spy swap, Israel’s prime minister plays good cop in Washington and New York, and infighting within the French government over who does the talking with Paris’ former African colonies… it’s all in The World This Week. François Picard welcomes Eric Pfanner of the International Herald Tribune, Paul Taylor of the Reuters news agency, Dave Clark of Agence France-Presse and Samir Aita of the Arabic-language edition of Le Monde Diplomatique.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 9th (part 1)
09/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 9th (part 1)

A good old fashioned spy swap, Israel’s prime minister plays good cop in Washington and New York, and infighting within the French government over who does the talking with Paris’ former African colonies… it’s all in The World This Week. François Picard welcomes Eric Pfanner of the International Herald Tribune, Paul Taylor of the Reuters news agency, Dave Clark of Agence France-Presse and Samir Aita of the Arabic-language edition of Le Monde Diplomatique.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 2nd (part 2)
02/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 2nd (part 2)

An alleged Russian spy network unravels in the suburbs of New York and Boston, a Belgian monarch returns to a huge nation that once was a family possession, and a German chancellor weathers a mighty storm in parliament. Joining François Picard in The World This Week: Anne Bagamery, Senior Editor at the International Herald Tribune, Eric Pape who writes for both Newsweek and The Daily Beast, Laura Dagg, Chief Editor at www.touteleurope.fr, and France 24 European affairs editor Christophe Robeet.
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THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 2nd (part 1)
02/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 2nd (part 1)

An alleged Russian spy network unravels in the suburbs of New York and Boston, a Belgian monarch returns to a huge nation that once was a family possession, and a German chancellor weathers a mighty storm in parliament. Joining François Picard in The World This Week: Anne Bagamery, Senior Editor at the International Herald Tribune, Eric Pape who writes for both Newsweek and The Daily Beast, Laura Dagg, Chief Editor at www.touteleurope.fr, and France 24 European affairs editor Christophe Robeet.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, June, 25th (part 2)
25/06/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, June, 25th (part 2)

What next for Afghanistan after the firing of Barack Obama’s top commander, hope of better days in Guinea, and football overruns politics and the news cycles. Joining François Picard in The World This Week, Matthew Saltmarsh of the International Herald Tribune, Judah Grunstein of World Politics Review, freelance reporter and photojournalist Michael Kirtley, and news columnist Célestine Bohlen.

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