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The breather proves short-lived after Greek elections that see the pro-euro centre-right come out narrowly ahead. As markets worry about the eurozone’s daunting debt level, François Picard’s panel argues over whether it’s Berlin that now faces the heat amid pressure to come up with a "grand plan" at next week’s EU summit.

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  • Thrasy PETROPOULOS. Managing editor, Athens News (from Athens);
  • Craig COPETAS. Paris-based journalist;
  • Harold HAU. Professor of Finance, University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute;
  • Julia CAGÉ. Economist at Harvard University and Paris School of economics.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Wassim Nasr.

Watch the first part here.

Abidjan at war (part 2)
05/04/2011 - THE DEBATE

Abidjan at war (part 2)

Never has Abidjan ever been a battlefield before. However, UNOCI spokesperson Hamadoun Touré sees the helicopter gunner attack on a Gbagbo military camp a "turning point" for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast.
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Abidjan at war
05/04/2011 - THE DEBATE

Abidjan at war

Never has Abidjan ever been a battlefield before. However, UNOCI spokesperson Hamadoun Touré sees the helicopter gunner attack on a Gbagbo military camp a "turning point" for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast.
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Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo? (part 2)
31/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo? (part 2)

After a long, slow burn, Laurent Gbagbo’s support unravels fast with Alassane Ouattara’s forces at the gates of Abidjan. Is it the end of Ivory Coast’s long civil war? Stephen Ellis downplays ethnic rivalries and argues it was all about personal ambition.
Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo?
31/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo?

After a long, slow burn, Laurent Gbagbo’s support unravels fast with Alassane Ouattara’s forces at the gates of Abidjan. Is it the end of Ivory Coast’s long civil war? Stephen Ellis downplays ethnic rivalries and argues it was all about personal ambition.
Civil War in Ivory Coast (part two)
30/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Civil War in Ivory Coast (part two)

As pro-Alassane Ouattara forces suddenly surge, is it Laurent Gbagbo’s last stand? François Picard’s panel includes supporters of both camps as well as Corinne Dufka of Human Rights Watch on why the brutal killing so far has mostly been directed against innocent civilians.

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