Waiting for Hollande: French foreign policy beyond Europe's borders

He won’t be untested on the world stage for long. No sooner will François Hollande be sworn in that he will jet off to Berlin, Washington, and Chicago for sit-downs and summits. On foreign policy, French presidents always seem to grapple with two shadows – that of their immediate predecessor and that of Fifth Republic founder Charles de Gaulle.

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Pierre CONESA. Former French Defence Ministry official; Author of "The manufacturing of an enemy, or how to kill with a clean conscience";
Judah GRUNSTEIN. Editor-in-Chief, World Politics Review;
Vincent JAUVERT. Senior Correspondent, Le Nouvel Observateur;
Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK. Belgian MEP (from Brussels).

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

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François Picard

18/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Gastronomy - Do the French still deliver? part 1

The traditional French sit-down meal gets top nods from Unesco, listed as one of humanity's "intemporal" cultural treasures. But sadly in France, the midday meal is less and less a sit-down affair. So what's so great these days about French food and French eating habits? Still quite a lot argues François Picard’s panel in the France 24 Debate.

17/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Eurozone: Ireland's troubles (part 2)

Where did it go so wrong for the Celtic Tiger? As the EU pushes Dublin to accept bailout money, the France 24 debate looks at what could be a blow to Ireland's sovereignty and the wider threat facing the entire eurozone.

17/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Eurozone: Ireland's troubles

16/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

France reshuffle: Sarkozy plays his hand (Part 2)

After trimming down his cabinet, is Nicolas Sarkozy in fighting form for his assumed 2012 re-election bid? The polls indicate the opposite and critics feel the "hyperpresidency" needs to slow down, but our panellists tell François Picard how with a free hand in parliament, the French president can still afford to push on with reforms.