Morsi makes his move (part 2)

Surprise! Egypt's new president plays his hand and retires the defence minister of 21 years. Does it truly signal the end of military rule and will the Muslim Brotherhood remain true to its electoral promises?

DEBATE

Ahmed MOSTAFA, Egyptian activist
Claude GUIBAL, Senior Correspondent, Radio France
Abdul-Mawgoud DADERY, Member of Parliament, Freedom & Justice Party (Muslim Brotherhood) (from Luxor, Egypt)
Omar ASHOUR, Director of Middle East studies, University of Exeter, UK (from Cairo)
Gawdat BAHGAT, Professor of National Security Affairs at National Defense University (from Washington)

Watch Part One

Produced by Shamira Muhammad, Valériane Gauthier, Sara Bertilsson

Presenter

François Picard

14/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Trying times in Lebanon

After Hezbollah quits Lebanon’s government of national unity, why are so many nations so deeply involved in what boils down to a murder trial? But as François Picard’s panel points out, Rafiq Hariri’s not just any victim and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s not just any jurisdiction.

12/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Crackdown in Tunisia (part 2)

Some are already calling it the Jasmine Revolution. But so far, social unrest in Tunisia has only escalated into bloodshed with police using real bullets to stop protests. As witnessed on the set of The France 24 Debate, dialogue among Tunisians is easier said than done.

12/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

Crackdown in Tunisia

11/01/2011 - THE DEBATE

France in the firing line (Part 2)

After the shooting death of two French citizens kidnapped in Niger, François Picard’s panel looks at Paris’ decision to go after the hostage-takers, why France is such a target for Al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents, and the consequences of a permanent security threat on the poor, landlocked nation of Niger.