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Melissa BELL

18/03/2009 - FACE OFF

Israel: The Lieberman conundrum

Could the appointment of a former Moldovan nightclub bouncer as Israeli foreign minister harm some of the country's international relations? What will it mean for the future of the two-state solution? With Ofer BRONCHTEIN and Charles MEYER.
06/03/2009 - FACE OFF

When politics and sport collide

Today sweden takes on israel in the Davis Cup tennis tournament amid intense security and no fans. Is security being used to mask a political decision?
05/03/2009 - FACE OFF

Cars: a turning point?

Today in Geneva the 79th International Motor Show opens its doors to the public.Can the ailing car industry claw its way out of a crisis that has rocked it to its core?
04/03/2009 - FACE OFF

Can international law do justice?

Do Karadzic and the others now under the scrutiny of the ICC get a fair trial if so many countries refuse to accept the very principle of international justice?
03/03/2009 - Face-off

Gaza: Can aid buy peace?

How can the international community ensure that the humanitarian aid will not again be wasted through another conflict ?
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02/03/2009 - Face-off

Hariri: can justice be done?

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is expected to ask Lebanon to hand over the four pro-Syrian generals it is holding within weeks. Could justice for the victims of the attack finally be close?
19/02/2009 - FACE OFF

Sarkozy: A change of tack?

Having spent weeks defending his decision to kickstart the French economy purely through investment he took a step- larger than the one that had been predicted- towards the unions.
18/02/2009 - FACE OFF

Darfur: Peace or Justice?

Are the International Criminal Courts proceedings against al-Bashir legitimate? Is the Court itself?
20/02/2009 - Face-off

GMO: Can France still go solo?

On Thursday a leaked report showed that France's food watchdog had concluded that genetically-modified corn from US biotech giant Monsanto was safe. Should the ban against genetically modified corn now be lifted in France ?
20/02/2009 - Face-off

Crisis: France vs Europe?

Nicholas Sarkozy announced that the French automobile industry would get 7.8 billion euros from the government in the shape of cheap loans. In exchange for the loans French car makers had to agree to keep factories and jobs in France.
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