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France 24 turns five (part 2)

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As The France 24 Debate turns five, François Picard’s high-profile panel highlights the common thread between the Arab Spring and the world financial crisis, a fundamental shift of the balance of power in our globalized world.

DEBATE
  • Claude LANZMANN. Writer, journalist and filmmaker;
  • Stephen CLARKE. British journalist and writer; Author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French;
  • Viviane REDING. Vice-President of the European Commission; EU Justice Commissioner (from Brussels);
  • Christopher CALDWELL. Author of "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe"; Columnist at the Financial Times; Editor at the Weekly Standard (from Washington);
  • Robert FISK. Middle East Correspondent, The Independent (from Dublin).

Watch the first part here. 

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