The World This Week - 14 October

François Picard’s panel explains how fast-shifting battle lines in the wider Middle East may have brought about that prisoner swap deal for Gilad Shilad; Also, Paris and Berlin promise a plan to fix the Eurozone and how an African Spring may be sooner than you think.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Sylvie KAUFFMANN. Editorial director, Le Monde;
Christopher DICKEY. Paris Bureau chief, Newsweek Magazine;
Danna HARMAN. Europe correspondent, Haaretz;
Tunde FATUNDE. Journalist, Lagos Guardian Newspaper.

Watch the second part here.

François PICARD

Presenter

01/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013

Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?

22/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013 (part 2)

"Italy’s a nation run by old white men". In the run-up to a snap general election, François Picard’s panel explains the surge of anti-establishment comedian Beppe Grillo. Also, China’s cyber-hacking army and the slanging match over "lazy French workers".

22/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013

15/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 15th, 2013 (part 2)

France’s former president is officially retired, but is a "Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy" website a dead giveaway of his true intentions for 2017? Also, the Vatican’s unprecedented papal handover, the Arab Spring two years on and how a hard look at Europe’s food chain uncovers much more than horsemeat.

15/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 15th, 2013

France's former president is officially retired but is a "Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy" website a dead giveaway of his true intentions for 2017? Also, the Vatican’s unprecedented papal handover, the Arab Spring two years on and how a hard look at Europe’s food chain uncovers much more than horsemeat.