Morsi makes his move

Surprise! Egypt's new president plays his hand and retires the defence minister of 21 years. Does it truly signal the end of military rule and will the Muslim Brotherhood remain true to its electoral promises?

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Ahmed MOSTAFA, Egyptian activist
Claude GUIBAL, Senior Correspondent, Radio France
Abdul-Mawgoud DADERY, Member of Parliament, Freedom & Justice Party (Muslim Brotherhood) (from Luxor, Egypt)
Omar ASHOUR, Director of Middle East studies, University of Exeter, UK (from Cairo)
Gawdat BAHGAT, Professor of National Security Affairs at National Defense University (from Washington)

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Produced by Shamira Muhammad, Valériane Gauthier, Sara Bertilsson

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François Picard

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press (part 2)

In the face of recession and dismal poll numbers, the French president promises to go on the offensive, but by staging his grand bi-annual press conference one day after a trip to Brussels, does François Hollande give the impression he’s come with his marching orders?

16/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Hollande's rebuttal: French president meets the press

15/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

I spy, you spy

And you thought the Cold War was over. Beyond cloak-and-dagger tales of blonde wigs and bags of money, the expulsion of an alleged US spy highlights the continued and unabated mistrust between Moscow and Washington.

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14/05/2013 - THE DEBATE

Riots in Paris: why Paris Saint-Germain title celebrations turned sour (part 2)

A case of poorly-anticipated hooliganism, or were Monday's Right Bank riots symptomatic of a deeper-rooted problem in France that goes well beyond football? François Picard's panel looks at how Paris Saint-Germain's past could haunt its new Qatari owners.