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François Hollande, French President

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French President François Hollande gave an exclusive interview to France 24, RFI and TV5 Monde, on the eve of his first African tour as France’s head of state. He spoke about France’s relations with Africa, the situation in northern Mali and in Syria, but also the home-grown terrorist threat in France.

THE INTERVIEW

Click here to read France 24’s analysis of the interview.

 

Mathieu Guidère, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Toulouse
04/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Mathieu Guidère, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Toulouse

It's now been two years since a powerful wave of revolt swept across the Arab world, changing the political map. Yet the euphoria of that moment is gone, replaced by despair and disillusionment. So where have the revolutionaries gone? Douglas Herbert puts the question to Mathieu Guidère, a professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Toulouse and a specialist in radical Islam.
David W. Lesch, Professor of Middle East History
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David W. Lesch, Professor of Middle East History

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Brent Scowcroft, Former US National Security Advisor
30/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Brent Scowcroft, Former US National Security Advisor

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Rosen Plevneliev, Bulgarian President
29/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Rosen Plevneliev, Bulgarian President

Over the weekend, a controversial referendum on whether to build a new nuclear power plant in Bulgaria was invalidated due to low voter turnout. But Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev explains to Marc Perelman why he is still determined to keep developing nuclear power in the country, and say he expects new debates after the mid-year parliamentary elections.
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Abdelasiem El Difraoui, Senior Fellow, Institute for Media and Communication Politics
28/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Abdelasiem El Difraoui, Senior Fellow, Institute for Media and Communication Politics

Al Qaeda’s video production over the years has been a key part of its success and has helped it to attract new recruits. Abdelasiem El Difraoui, of the Institute for Media and Communication Politics in Berlin, tells Cyril Vanier about al Qaeda’s carefully planned media coverage of its jihad.

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