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Charles Cogan, Former Paris head of the CIA

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Melissa Bell speaks to Charles Cogan, the former Paris head of the CIA (from 1984 to 1989), about the French presidential elections. They focus particularly on the impact that the election is likely to have on French foreign policy. Will the election of François Hollande mark a big change in policy, or will it signify more of the same?

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