Homs under siege

As the horror in Homs is brought home by the death of two award-winning reporters, François Picard's panel argues over how to stop the crackdown and sway the Russian, Iranian, and Chinese backers of Bashar al-Assad.

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Ammar ABD RABBO. Photojournalist, Balkis Press

Hicham HASSAN. Middle East spokesperson, International Committee of the Red Cross (from Geneva)

Suat KINIKLIOĞLU. Senior member of the ruling AK Party & Director of Stratim (Center for Strategic Communication) (from Ankara)

Joshua LANDIS. Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma (from Norman, Oklahoma)
www.syriacomment.com

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Produced by Yi Song, Pauline Heilmann, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

Presenter

François Picard

04/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: the military option

As mediators come and go, neither side is blinking in Ivory Coast’s post-electoral standoff. In the France 24 Debate, François Picard’s panel explains why the international community can’t afford to back down...but also why outside military intervention is easier said than done.

03/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Arab World: What future for Christians? (part 2)

After the New Year’s Eve suicide attack against a Christian Coptic church in Alexandria, François Picard’s panel argues over the roots of polarization between Christians and Muslims: is it the work of a radical fringe or is there just less room today for common ground in an Egypt where religious faith on all sides continues to rise?

03/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Arab World: What future for Christians?

After the New Year’s Eve suicide attack against a Christian Coptic church in Alexandria, François Picard’s panel argues over the roots of polarisation between Christians and Muslims: is it the work of a radical fringe or is there just less room today for common ground in an Egypt where religious faith on all sides continues to rise?

31/12/2010 - THE DEBATE

China bucks the trend (Part 2)

Another year, another great leap forward for the Chinese economy. François Picard’s panel discusses how rising growth has sparked rising expectations, with strikes, calls for higher wages and debate over free speech.