Iran under pressure (part 2)

Is it just sabre-rattling or should we worry about the war of words between Washington and Tehran? François Picard’s panel argues over the impact of sanctions both on the regime and ordinary Iranians.

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Meir JAVEDANFAR. Middle East Analyst, Middle East Economic and Political Analysis Company (from Tel Aviv);
Muhammad SAHIMI. Lead Political Columnist, Tehran Bureau (from Los Angeles);
Ali FATEMI. Professor, American School of Business and Economics;
Rouzbeh PARSI. Research fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies.

Watch the first part here.

Presenter

François Picard

24/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Karachi Affair – the scourge of corruption

Tonight we begin the first in a three part series on corruption. Will be examining the integrity of governments around the world and asking which countries have the most dishonest governments... Every Wednesday for the next three weeks, we won't be sparing anyone. Tonight we start in our own backyard, here, in France.

23/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Eurozone: Irish luck runs out (part 2)

They saw it coming and now it's here....the dreaded bailout is on the table. The people of Ireland have seen their once-booming economy falter, then fail. They’ve heard their politicians deny there was a problem....next thing you know Ireland is the next Greece. So what went wrong for Ireland? Can the euro survive any more crises?

23/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Eurozone: Irish luck runs out

22/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Catholic Church: Going soft on contraception? (part 2)

Millions of Catholics around the world were left trying to fathom the pope’s position after Benedict 16th said that in some cases, the use of condoms could be justified. Just last year his holiness said condoms could actually be exacerbating the HIV epidemic in Africa and the only way to curb infection was via abstinence and fidelity. Does this turnaround mean the Catholic Church is finally going soft on condoms?

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