Homegrown extremism: What lies beneath the France shootings?

The Toulouse shooter started out as a delinquent with self-esteem issues. François Picard’s panel looks at what made him become a jihadist who went to Afghanistan and what the impact will be on the final month of the French presidential election campaign.

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James COHEN, Professor of Political Science - Université Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle;
Dr Brooke ROGERS, Senior Lecturer in Risk and Terror in the Department of War Studies and co-Director of the MA in Terrorism, Security and Society, King's College London;
Georja CALVIN-SMITH, Journalist, France 24;
Eric OLANDER, France 24 Digital Media Editor.

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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.