Aleksander Kwasniewski, former Polish President

Eight years after Poland joined the EU, Douglas Herbert meets Aleksander Kwasniewski, the former president who made it happen. He asks him whether he’s still keen to join the euro.

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Douglas Herbert

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Melissa Bell

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Armen Georgian

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Annette Young

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Marc Perelman

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Johnnie Carson, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Marc Perelman speaks to Johnnie Carson, the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, about the situation in Mali and the strategy of the rebels. They also discuss the crisis in DR Congo, after Barack Obama told Rwanda’s Paul Kagame to stop his support for the M23 Rebels.

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Jean d'Amécourt, Former French Ambassador to Afghanistan

The US has announced it is considering a complete pullout from Afghanistan after 2014. That, according to some Afghan politicians, will lead to civil war and the return of the Taliban. Our guest Jean d'Amécourt was France's ambassador to Afghanistan from 2008 until 2011. He tells Armen Georgian if these fears of a Taliban takeover are justified.

09/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Jean-Joseph Boillot, Economic Advisor on Emerging Countries, CEPII Institute

Will China, India and Africa shape tomorrow's world? Are France and Europe sleepwalking into a century dominated by these blocs? To discuss these issues, Armen Georgian speaks to Jean-Joseph Boillot, Economic Advisor on Emerging Countries at the CEPII Research Institute.

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Bernard Guetta, International Affairs Commentator with Libération and France Inter Radio

Annette Young talks to Bernard Guetta, an international affairs commentator for the French daily, Liberation, about the challenges that lie ahead for the world’s leaders in 2013.

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Michel Raimbaud, former French Ambassador to Sudan

In recent days, the two leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have finally agreed to set up a demilitarized zone along their disputed border. But what are the prospects of peace between these two nations? Michel Raimbaud, a former French ambassador to Sudan who has just published a history of the country, tells Annette Young why he is so pessimistic about any agreement.

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