Egypt: who's in charge?

He’s Egypt’s first civilian president but president of what? François Picard’s panel speculate over Mohamed Morsi’s ability to claw back prerogatives recently confiscated by the outgoing generals.

DEBATE

Nader AMRAM. Foreign Relations Committee, Freedom & Justice Party - from Cairo;
Hanna YOUSEF. Political activist. Member, January 25th Movement in Paris;
Henri BOULAD. Director, Jesuit Cultural Center in Alexandria. Vice Chairman, Caritas Egypt;
Gil MIHAELY. Columnist, Yedioth Ahronoth.

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

Watch the second part here.

Presenter

François Picard

22/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Iran: no more surprises?

Is the outcome of Iran’s presidential election a foregone conclusion or will the protest vote coalesce around one candidate? François Picard’s panel argues over just how much the clerics control the process.

21/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

More English? Non merci (part 2)

Is loosening a ban on English-language classes in French universities akin to waving the white flag of surrender or a way of getting the French in on the global conversation? Passions run high in a debate that splits both academics and politicians.

21/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

More English? Non merci

(1) comment

20/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Plotting Algeria's course (part 2)

Speculation over Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s health highlights Algeria’s longstanding culture of secrecy, amid worries over what will follow once the last generation to have fought the war of independence dies out.