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December 13, 2016 A friend of Putin: Trump picks Exxon boss for Secretary of State (part 2)
After keeping us guessing for weeks, Donald Trump has picked an oil man to be the United States' top diplomat. Like Donald Trump and a number of fellow cabinet members, Exxon chair and CEO Rex Tillerson has never held public office of any kind. Handicap or advantage? His close relationship with Putin is raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill, after having received the Kremlin's Order of Friendship. Where does this leave relations between the US, Russia and the rest of the world? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Andrew HILLIAR, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
25 min
December 12, 2016 The fall of Aleppo: Brutal battle, lasting damage (part 1)
The 1990s had the siege of Sarajevo. Today we have the fall of Aleppo. The end seems near for rebels, with civilians now fleeing by the thousands. With virtually no independent journalists around, we're left with competing claims of ethnic cleansing by Assad's victorious forces and residents of East Aleppo held hostage by radical fighters. There are reasons to fear both may be correct. Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Yi SONG, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
19 min
December 12, 2016 The fall of Aleppo: Brutal battle, lasting damage (part 2)
The 1990s had the siege of Sarajevo. Today we have the fall of Aleppo. The end seems near for rebels, with civilians now fleeing by the thousands. With virtually no independent journalists around, we're left with competing claims of ethnic cleansing by Assad's victorious forces and residents of East Aleppo held hostage by radical fighters. There are reasons to fear both may be correct. Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Yi SONG, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
26 min
December 08, 2016 Power to the People? Battle over Brexit and Parliamentary Democracy (part 1)
As the six-month anniversary of the Brexit vote nears, we still have no idea what's going to happen, nor what kind of Brexit Britain really wants. But while the country's highest court deliberates on whether Westminster has final say on a mandate to negotiate, has direct democracy in the form of a referendum permanently undermined liberal democracy and its institutions, not just in Britain but throughout Europe? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
18 min
December 08, 2016 Power to the People? Battle over Brexit and Parliamentary Democracy (part 2)
As the six-month anniversary of the Brexit vote nears, we still have no idea what's going to happen, nor what kind of Brexit Britain really wants. But while the country's highest court deliberates on whether Westminster has final say on a mandate to negotiate, has direct democracy in the form of a referendum permanently undermined liberal democracy and its institutions, not just in Britain but throughout Europe? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Christopher DAVIS.
27 min
December 07, 2016 Taiwan on the line: Trump phone call alarms China (part 1)
A congratulatory phone call. Why not answer? What's the worst that can happen? Donald Trump answered the call from Taiwan's nationalist president, a first since Washington switched diplomatic allegiances from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. Official media on the mainland called it "rookie diplomacy" but that might be giving The Donald the benefit of the doubt. What US policy now for the region? How will Beijing react? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
20 min
December 07, 2016 Taiwan on the line: Trump phone call alarms China (part 2)
A congratulatory phone call. Why not answer? What's the worst that can happen? Donald Trump answered the call from Taiwan's nationalist president, a first since Washington switched diplomatic allegiances from Taipei to Beijing in 1979. Official media on the mainland called it "rookie diplomacy" but that might be giving The Donald the benefit of the doubt. What US policy now for the region? How will Beijing react? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Yann PUSZTAI, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
26 min
December 06, 2016 France 24 turns ten: How to cover a changing world (part 2)
On December 6th, 2006, we flicked the switch on France 24. Yes we have aged, but have we matured? That'll be for you to judge as we look back at the singular events that have brought us from there to here as we lived the Obama years, the rise of China and the BRICS, the Arab Spring and its backlash, as well as the rise of a new sort of reaction to globalization with Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. How has the world changed, and how has the way we report on it changed? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
27 min
December 06, 2016 France 24 turns ten: How to cover a changing world (part 1)
On December 6th, 2006, we flicked the switch on France 24. Yes we have aged, but have we matured? That'll be for you to judge as we look back at the singular events that have brought us from there to here as we lived the Obama years, the rise of China and the BRICS, the Arab Spring and its backlash, as well as the rise of a new sort of reaction to globalization with Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. How has the world changed, and how has the way we report on it changed? Click here for PART TWO.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
18 min
December 01, 2016 Europe's next worry: Populist surge ahead of votes in Italy, Austria (part 2)
It's another day of reckoning for Europe this coming Sunday as Italians head to the polls to decide whether or not to reform their post-war constitution. A "No" vote could further boost insurgent parties like the eurosceptic Five Star Movement and spell doom for Renzi, one of the last major figures of Europe's centre-left. Meanwhile, in Austria, a far-right candidate could be elected president. After Brexit and Trump, is this the new normal ahead of big elections in the Netherlands and France? Click here for PART ONE.
Produced by Charles WENTE, François WIBAUX and Laure FOURQUET.
24 min

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