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January 23, 2017 Splintered left: Are Europe's Social Democrats obsolete? (part 2)
France’s primaries of the Socialists and the left have narrowed down to two finalists: former education minister Benoit Hamon and former prime minister Manuel Valls. With elections coming up in Germany and the Netherlands, is the future of Europe populist and nationalist? Or do voters simply want their left to be more left and their right to be more right, this as they grapple with an era of uncertainty over jobs, wages, and identity? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
25 min
January 19, 2017 Davos Debate: Getting a fair share from multinationals
As business leaders, policymakers and NGOs gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, FRANCE 24 brings you a special debate on how countries should tax multinational companies. The panel discusses moves to clamp down on tax havens, the disadvantage facing developing countries in this area, and the best approach to taxation without discouraging investment. Click here to watch PART TWO.
18 min
January 19, 2017 Davos Debate: Getting a fair share from multinationals (part 2)
As business leaders, policymakers and NGOs gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, FRANCE 24 brings you a special debate on how countries should tax multinational companies. The panel discusses moves to clamp down on tax havens, the disadvantage facing developing countries in this area, and the best approach to taxation without discouraging investment. Click here to watch PART ONE.
25 min
January 19, 2017 Showdown in Gambia: Foreign troops at border as Jammeh refuses to go (part 1)
West Africa's been here before. The tiny nation of Gambia has two presidents after the winner of a presidential election took the oath in the capital of neighbouring Senegal. With strongman of 22 years Yahya Jammeh so far refusing to budge, Adama Barrow's return to Banjul depends now on his hosts who, along with other regional states, say they're ready to invade to enforce the will of the people. Could Jammeh still go quietly even though the deadline's passed? When is the time for talking over? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
19 min
January 19, 2017 Showdown in Gambia: Senegalese troops enter as Jammeh refuses to go (part 2)
West Africa's been here before. The tiny nation of Gambia has two presidents after the winner of a presidential election took the oath in the capital of neighbouring Senegal. With strongman of 22 years Yahya Jammeh so far refusing to budge, Adama Barrow's return to Banjul depends now on his hosts who, along with other regional states, say they're ready to invade to enforce the will of the people. Could Jammeh still go quietly even though the deadline's passed? When is the time for talking over? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
26 min
January 18, 2017 Pardon my whistleblower: Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence (part 1)
On the eve of his final full day in office, Barack Obama used his executive power one last time to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who fed classified documents to Wikileaks. Senior Republicans denounce Manning as a traitor, while his supporters tout him as a whistleblower. Will this affect Obama’s somewhat tainted legacy on security and surveillance? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
19 min
January 18, 2017 Pardon my whistleblower: Obama, security and surveillance (part 2)
On the eve of his final full day in office, Barack Obama used his executive power one last time to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who fed classified documents to Wikileaks. Senior Republicans denounce Manning as a traitor, while his supporters tout him as a whistleblower. Will this affect Obama’s somewhat tainted legacy on security and surveillance? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
25 min
January 17, 2017 Hard Brexit, here we come: UK to leave EU common market (part 1)
So Brexit really does mean Brexit. Theresa May has ruled out a deal that allows the UK to keep its place inside the EU's single market - a divorce whose strategy rests on lower corporate taxes and free trade deals to keep Britain open for business. Will a hard Brexit work? Can you be open for business while shutting the door to people - specifically to citizens from neighbouring EU countries? Are the rules of globalisation being rewritten for better or for worse? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
17 min
January 17, 2017 Hard Brexit, here we come: The blowback against globalisation (part 2)
So Brexit really does mean Brexit. Theresa May has ruled out a deal that allows the UK to keep its place inside the EU's single market - a divorce whose strategy rests on lower corporate taxes and free trade deals to keep Britain open for business. Will a hard Brexit work? Can you be open for business while shutting the door to people - specifically to citizens from neighbouring EU countries? Are the rules of globalisation being rewritten for better or for worse? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
25 min
January 16, 2017 Brexit's Biggest Fan: Trump weighs in ahead of Theresa May speech (part 1)
Who does Donald Trump pick to interview him? With less than a week until his inauguration, the president-elect gave an interview to former pro-Brexit minister Michael Gove, now a columnist for The Times, calling NATO obsolete and pushing for a hard Brexit. With Theresa May expected to argue in favour of quitting Europe's single market, just how much will she be able to lean on Washington if it is indeed a hard Brexit? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN.
18 min

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