Latest update: 19/11/2012 

- Angela Merkel - David Petraeus - European Union - France - Germany - US military


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.

  • A. Craig Copetas, Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
  • Ulrike Koltermann, Freelance Journalist;
  • Anne Bagamery, Senior Editor, International Herald Tribune;
  • Virginie Herz, France 24 International Affairs Editor

Click to watch part one

Produced by Paul Maakad, Mary Colombel, Anelise Borges

The World this Week - November 2nd, 2012
02/11/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World this Week - November 2nd, 2012

Could Hurricane Sandy be Barack Obama's perfect storm? The incumbent halts Mitt Romney’s momentum with just days to go in a very tight race. Also, China’s tricky changing of the guard as well as tales of Greece, Google, and the taxman.
The World This Week - 26 October (part 2)
26/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - 26 October (part 2)

Don’t mess with Texas and don’t send international observers to monitor the upcoming US presidential election. Also, the Emir of Qatar’s Gaza visit, Berlusconi’s swansong and when there’s an earthquake in Italy, blame the seismologists.
The World This Week - 26 October
26/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - 26 October

Don’t mess with Texas and don’t send international observers to monitor the upcoming US presidential election. Also, the Emir of Qatar’s Gaza visit, Berlusconi’s swansong and when there’s an earthquake in Italy, blame the seismologists.
The World This Week - October 19th, 2012 (part 2)
19/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - October 19th, 2012 (part 2)

In the US presidential race, it’s neck-and-neck now that both sides have failed at demonizing the other candidate. Also, EU reform seen as liar’s poker (with the hope that no one calls bluff) and the Bollywood wedding that has captivated a nation.
The World This Week - October 19th, 2012
19/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - October 19th, 2012

In the US presidential race, it’s neck-and-neck now that both sides have failed at demonizing the other candidate. Also, EU reform seen as liar’s poker (with the hope that no one calls bluff) and the Bollywood wedding that has captivated a nation.

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