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Diplomacy: The Sarkozy Revolution

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This week, the two main contenders for the presidential election are taking a short break from their non-stop crisscrossing of France. Socialist François Hollande visits London, while Nicolas Sarkozy heads to Brussels for yet another "crucial" EU summit. This gives us the perfect opportunity to assess Nicolas Sarkozy's foreign policy during a five-year term marked by military interventions in Libya and Ivory Coast, the Arab spring and the eurozone debt crisis.

POLITICS

On the set:

  • Christian MALARD, International affairs editor, France 3 TV;
  • Gilles DELAFON, Journalist, Canal + TV and Author of "Le Règne du mépris" ("The reign of disdain").
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Should France rejoin NATO command?

As many French MPs protest against Sarkozy's wish to return to NATO command, Melissa Bell interviews Nicolas Dhuicq (UMP MP), Hall Gardner (AUP), Jacques Myard (UMP MP) and Olivier Ferrand (Terra Nova).
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Bruno Le Maire, Secretary of State for European Affairs

While French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being accused of protectionism, Roselyne Febvre interviews Bruno Le Maire, former advisor to Dominique de Villepin about the relationship between France and Germany during the economic crisis. (Part 2)
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Trade unions asking for more concessions

As France awaits another massive strike on March 19th, Melissa Bell intreviews Didier Hotte (Force Ouvrière), Sally Anne Kinahan (ICTU) and Christophe Aguiton (Attac) about the influence of trade unions over the crisis.
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Is Sarkozy going too far?

As Sarkozy stirred protests over the appointment of his economic adviser as chairman of the merger of two troubled French banks, Raphaël Kahane interviews Nicolas Perruchot and Razzy Hammadi about Sarkozy’s alledged hyperactivity.

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