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The World this Week - 9 March 2012 (Part 2)

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After Vladimir Putin's bullseye first round win our Friday panel of journalists take aim at the daunting challenges facing the once and future Russian president. Will he reform or repress? Also, why a video posted by a little-known advocacy group out of California, calling for the capture of notorious Central African warlord Joseph Kony has gone viral across the planet.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Vivienne Walt, Contributor, Time Magazine
  • Judah Grunstein, Editor-in-Chief, World Politics Review
  • Célestine Bohlen, Freelance journalist
  • Olivier Guez, Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

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The World This Week - March 1st, 2013 (part 2)
01/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013 (part 2)

Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?
The World This Week - March 1st, 2013
01/03/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - March 1st, 2013

Our crack panel tackles bankers’ bonuses, the French hostage drama in West Africa, France’s loss of influence in the face of Russia, Beppe Grillo’s antics in Italy and the papal succession. Will the Vatican package a new pope just like Beaujolais Nouveau markets itself – every year it’s supposed to be different, but every year it tastes the same?
The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013 (part 2)
22/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013 (part 2)

"Italy’s a nation run by old white men". In the run-up to a snap general election, François Picard’s panel explains the surge of anti-establishment comedian Beppe Grillo. Also, China’s cyber-hacking army and the slanging match over "lazy French workers".
The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013
22/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 22nd, 2013

"Italy’s a nation run by old white men". In the run-up to a snap general election, François Picard’s panel explains the surge of anti-establishment comedian Beppe Grillo. Also, China’s cyber-hacking army and the slanging match over "lazy French workers".
The World This Week - February 15th, 2013 (part 2)
15/02/2013 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - February 15th, 2013 (part 2)

France’s former president is officially retired, but is a "Friends of Nicolas Sarkozy" website a dead giveaway of his true intentions for 2017? Also, the Vatican’s unprecedented papal handover, the Arab Spring two years on and how a hard look at Europe’s food chain uncovers much more than horsemeat.

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