The World this Week - August 10th, 2012 (part 1)

In Syria, as rebels prepare a counter-attack for Aleppo, the British government says it's upping its assistance to the opposition. Annette Young and our panel of journalists also discuss how being the member of a feminist, punk band in Moscow can land you in jail, if there is a possibility of life on Mars and with the Olympics about to end, what will be the defining element of these London games.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Greg Viscusi, Journalist, Bloomberg News
Alberto Romagnoli, Correspondent, Rai TV
John G. Keating, Bureau chief, Kuwait News Agency
Marcus Mabry, Editor-at-large, International Herald Tribune
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Programme produced and prepared by Célia Caracena, Sara Bertilsson and Mary Colombel

François PICARD

Presenter

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The World This Week - November 23rd, 2012

While the US fawns over Mohamed Mursi’s mediation role with Gaza, Egypt’s new president secures a tentative deal for a huge IMF loan and votes himself sweeping judicial powers. Also: the fall of Goma, why Cameron is putting himself in the firing line over Europe’s budget, and the implosion of France’s opposition.

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The World This Week - November 16th, 2012 (part 2)

Could the real scandal of the Petraeus affair be the fan following of a top US military brass that will ultimately be associated with failed outcomes in Iraq and Afghanistan? Also, China's not-so-new leadership, the Egyptian president caught out by the escalation between Israel and Gaza, and the romance long gone in the Franco-German couple.

16/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - November 16th, 2012

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The World this Week - November 9th, 2012 (part 2)

Can Barack Obama convert his larger-than-expected electoral win into a lasting legacy? With the same fractious balance of power in Washington, François Picard’s panel stands divided over the relative strength of the re-elected president’s bargaining position. Also, the new challenges facing China’s old guard and why politicians are behind the curve when it comes to gay marriage.