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The World This Week - April 13th, 2012

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Amid the scramble to stop the killing in Syria, François Picard’s panel weighs up what’s billed as the only plan in town. Also, the "tax the rich" mantra gains traction in both the French and US election races, and why one century on, the sinking of the Titanic still resonates.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
  • Janine DI GIOVANNI. Paris-based reporter. Author, "Ghosts by Daylight";
  • Ammar ABD RABBO. Freelance journalist and photographer;
  • Stefan DE VRIES. Paris correspondent, RTL4;
  • Judah GRUNSTEIN. Editor-in-Chief, World Politics Review.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Paul Maakad.

Watch the second part here. 

The World This Week - from February 15 to 19 (part 2)
19/02/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - from February 15 to 19 (part 2)

This week: Obama meets with the Dalai Lama, what will China do? Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh’s assassination: Dubai police claim Mossad implication. Climate: Yvo de Boer quits, the Giec targeted by climate change sceptics. Military Coup in Niger: junta holds Tandja. AfPak: US offensive 1 week later.
The World This Week - from February 15 to 19
19/02/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - from February 15 to 19

This week: Obama meets with the Dalai Lama, what will China do? Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh’s assassination: Dubai police claim Mossad implication. Climate: Yvo de Boer quits, the Giec targeted by climate change sceptics. Military Coup in Niger: junta holds Tandja. AfPak: US offensive 1 week later.
The World This Week - from January 18 to 22 (part 2)
22/01/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - from January 18 to 22 (part 2)

Haiti: Obama's reconstruction club that excludes France, Senegal's invitation; Obama: what a difference a year makes; China's great leap forward; Lessons for South Africa's World Cup; and was it a good idea to let Angola host a football tournament? Here are the topics François Picard will tackle with his guests:
The World This Week - from January 18 to 22
22/01/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - from January 18 to 22

Haiti: Obama's reconstruction club that excludes France, Senegal's invitation; Obama: what a difference a year makes; China's great leap forward; Lessons for South Africa's World Cup, was it a good idea to let Angola host a football tournament? Here are the topics François Picard will tackle with his guests:
Haiti's plight
15/01/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Haiti's plight

In The World This Week hosted by François Picard, Newsweek’s Christopher Dickey tells France 24’s Friday panel of journalists how Haiti could become another Somalia after that tragic earthquake.
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