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The World Next Year: from new Islamist governments to US and French elections

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François Picard and his panel discuss the Arab revolutions, the financial crisis and other important events of 2011 and their implications for 2012. Also on the agenda in this new year are elections in France and the US - can Barack Obama and Nicolas Sarkozy be re-elected?

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Steven ERLANGER, Paris Bureau Chief, New York Times;
  • Patrick SMITH, Editor in Chief, The Africa Report;
  • Christopher DICKEY, Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek Magazine;
  • Aude BARON, Editor in Chief, 'Le Plus-Nouvel Obs' (Le Nouvel Observateur).

    Watch part two

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 2)
13/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 2)

This friday : Kagamé : good or bad for Rwanda ? Kagamé regime: democratic or not? Can Iraq protect itself without US army? Pakistan : Why doesn't the international community take action? France : Are they racist?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 1)
13/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 1)

This friday : Kagamé : good or bad for Rwanda ? Kagamé regime: democratic or not? Can Iraq protect itself without US army? Pakistan : Why doesn't the international community take action? France : Are they racist?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 2)
06/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 2)

On this week's programme: Zardari visits Paris and London and doesn’t seem to be concerned by the floods in his own country. Tensions between Lebanon & Israel. Taylor’s case: Naomi Campbell’s testimony: "The Beauty, The Bad and the blood diamonds". Wildfires in Russia turn the heat up on Putin. Last but not least: Michelle Obama’s holidays in Spain: is Marbella turning from cheap to chic?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 1)
06/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 1)

On this week's programme: Zardari visits Paris and London and doesn’t seem to be concerned by the floods in his own country. Tensions between Lebanon & Israel. Taylor’s case: Naomi Campbell’s testimony: "The Beauty, The Bad and the blood diamonds". Wildfires in Russia turn the heat up on Putin. Last but not least: Michelle Obama’s holidays in Spain: is Marbella turning from cheap to chic?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 30th (part 2)
30/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 30th (part 2)

David Cameron takes his own version of the straight talk express to Turkey and India, how Wikileaks shaped the way journalists reported on Afghanistan this week, and why the French president is going after foreign gypsies. Those are just some of the topics in The World This Week. Joining François Picard were Barbara Guidice of Radio France International, Mark Deen of the Bloomberg news agency, George Kazolias of AITV and Gerry Feehily of presseurop.eu

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