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Raymond Tanter, Visiting professor of political science at Georgetown University

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This week, President Barack Obama is visiting Israel and the Palestinian Territories. One of the main issues on the table will be the Iranian nuclear programme. For more, Melissa Bell speaks to Raymond Tanter, who served on the senior staff of the National Security Council during the Reagan administration and is now a visiting professor of political science at Georgetown University.

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Thilo Sarrazin, German politician and writer
03/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Thilo Sarrazin, German politician and writer

German politician and writer Thilo Sarrazin stirred a huge outcry in Germany when he argued in an explosive book that Muslim immigrants were undermining German society by failing to integrate. With his book now published in French, he speaks to Douglas Herbert about why he feels he’s been made a scapegoat for raising a taboo.
Tracy Chamoun, Lebanese author and politician
02/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Tracy Chamoun, Lebanese author and politician

Armen Georgian meets Tracy Chamoun, the scion of one of Lebanon’s most famous dynasties. The first woman to found a political party in the Arab world - the Liberal Democrats Party of Lebanon - she talks about her plans and hopes for her country, and about coming to terms with the murder of her father, his second wife and their young children during the Lebanese civil war.
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party
01/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the head of Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda party, Rached Ghannouchi, speaks out in favour of the death penalty. In the wake of an outcry over a recent case of child rape, he backs the application of capital punishment, describing it as a "natural law".
Jean-François Di Meglio, President, Asia Centre
28/03/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Jean-François Di Meglio, President, Asia Centre

Since 2009, China has been the African continent’s number one trading partner. Speaking in Tanzania at the beginning of his African tour, the Chinese president Xi Jinping called for a partnership of equals. But has the relationship between the two partners benefited Africa as much as it has China? Melissa Bell puts the question to Jean-François Di Meglio, president of the Asia Centre think tank in Paris.
Solange Guo Chatelard, China-Africa researcher
27/03/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Solange Guo Chatelard, China-Africa researcher

The Chinese president Xi Jinping is currently on his maiden trip to Africa, where a lot of contracts are being signed and a lot of speeches made. To try to find out what is at stake in the Chinese-African relationship, Marc Perelman speaks to Solange Guo Chatelard, a China-Africa researcher.

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