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- Afghanistan war - CIA - David Petraeus - Iraq war - US military - USA


Régis Le Sommier, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Paris Match

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François Picard interviews Régis Le Sommier, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the French weekly magazine Paris Match. They discuss David Petraeus’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how General Petraeus was instrumental in rethinking US military strategy.

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Vincent Desportes, Retired French General
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Vincent Desportes, Retired French General

France has over 2,000 men deployed in Mali and is spearheading an international military effort to root jihadist groups out of the country. Can France win this war? Are its African partners up to the task? Cyril Vanier puts these questions to Vincent Desportes, a retired French General and professor at Sciences Po Paris.
Joachim Bitterlich, Former National Security Advisor to Helmut Kohl
21/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Joachim Bitterlich, Former National Security Advisor to Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl’s former national security advisor explains why the EU is heading for a federation of nation-states – the vision of former EU Commission President Jacques Delors – whether we care to use the word ‘federal’ or not. Joachim Bitterlich also argues that France and Germany will remain at the heart of a multi-speed Europe, and reviews the EU’s response to the Mali crisis.
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Ali Ahani, Iranian Ambassador to France
17/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Ali Ahani, Iranian Ambassador to France

Ali Ahani, Iranian Ambassador to France, tells Douglas Herbert about the strategic relations Iran has built with Syria, and why Tehran continues to support Damascus. Ahani also insists that Iran’s goal is not to develop nuclear weapons, and says that ordinary Iranian civilians are the first target of Western sanctions.
Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of History, Sciences Po Paris
17/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Jean-Pierre Filiu, Professor of History, Sciences Po Paris

Jean-Pierre Filiu, author of "The New Middle East", explains just why Syria’s bottom-up revolt is different from Tunisia’s and Egypt’s bottom-up revolts - and why Syria’s uprising will have profound effects on regional powers such as Saudi Arabia.
Gregory Mann, Historian, Columbia University
15/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Gregory Mann, Historian, Columbia University

As France sends troops to Mali, Gregory Mann, a historian specialised in West Africa at Columbia University, highlights long-term factors that have allowed Jihadists to thrive in northern Mali. Mann argues that if European governments hadn’t paid ransoms over the years, and if European drug users didn’t have such a taste for Latin American cocaine that passes through West Africa, Mali wouldn’t be in such a mess today.

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