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Splendid isolation

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After the euphoria of standing up to a Europe seen by Conservative MP Bill Cash as an "undemocratic fantasyland", Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford warns "Bulldog Britain" may soon discover that isolation is not splendid at all.

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  • Bill CASH. Conservative Party MP (from London);
  • Sarah LUDFORD. Baroness, Liberal Democrats. British MEP (from Strasbourg);
  • Thomas KLAU. Paris Bureau Chief, European Council on Foreign Relations.

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Tunisia: Now Comes the Hard Part (part 2)
03/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Tunisia: Now Comes the Hard Part (part 2)

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Tunisia: Now Comes the Hard Part
03/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Tunisia: Now Comes the Hard Part

The strongman’s gone, his former ministers are now gone too. Still the rowing continues over what next. François Picard’s all-Tunisian panel downplays the risk of a coup if it all drags on too long but does admit that speed is of the essence in establishing a roadmap for democracy.
Is Saudi Arabia in trouble? (part 2)
02/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Is Saudi Arabia in trouble? (part 2)

Should we be worried about Saudi Arabia? With dissent at the doorstep of the world’s largest oil producer, the Kingdom may be rich but it still has the same problems as its neighbours – high inflation and high youth unemployment coupled with demands for more freedom. Will it be reform or revolution inside the home to Islam’s holiest sites? Uncertainty is already weighing worldwide on prices at the pump.
Is Saudi Arabia in trouble?
02/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Is Saudi Arabia in trouble?

Should we be worried about Saudi Arabia? With dissent at the doorstep of the world’s largest oil producer, the Kingdom may be rich but it still has the same problems as its neighbours – high inflation and high youth unemployment coupled with demands for more freedom. Will it be reform or revolution inside the home to Islam’s holiest sites? Uncertainty is already weighing worldwide on prices at the pump.
Libya: What should the West do? (part 2)
01/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Libya: What should the West do? (part 2)

Western leaders ponder the military option in ousting Muammer Gaddafi but François Picard's panel is divided with some saying let the Lybians finish the job themselves.

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