Mali: After the fall of Timbuktu (part 2)

As northern rebels rout the army, it's clear that the justification for Mali's coup has backfired miserably. François Picard's panel looks at the double-whammy of a country cut in two and the prospect of crippling sanctions.

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Gregory Mann, Professor of History, Columbia University;
Adam Thiam, Columnist at newspaper Le Républicain (from Bamako, Mali);
Melissa Bell, France24 Senior Correspondent (from Bamako, Mali);
Gilles Yabi, Director of West Africa Program, International Crisis Group (from Dakar, Senegal).

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Produced by Christopher Davis, Elom Marcel Toblé, Mary Colombel, Sara Bertilsson

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François Picard

15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.

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14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.

14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour

13/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Pakistan's new Sharif? (part 2)

Poverty is daunting, extremism on the rise, the politicians all too familiar and yet Pakistanis turned out in their largest numbers in decades to vote. François Picard’s panel argues over third-time winner Nawaz Sharif’s ability to learn from past mistakes.