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The Debate

FRANCE 24 English

A live debate on the topic of the day, with four guests. From Monday to Thursday at 7:10pm Paris time.

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00:24:47

Russia in shock: What fallout from worst terror...

The Debate ·

2024/03/25

The West blames jihadist radicals, the Kremlin is searching for a Ukraine connection and Moscow is reeling. Russia's deadliest terror attack in nearly two decades follows the same modus operandi as the 2015 Bataclan concert hall massacre in Paris. We ask about Friday night's bloodbath, why Moscow was targeted, the four alleged gunmen among the 11 currently in custody and the claim of responsibility by the Central Asia-based militants of IS-K.As countries like France raise their terror alert levels,

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00:42:15

Ukraine and arms supply: Can the EU bridge the gap?

The Debate ·

2024/03/21

Ukraine is the central theme of EU talks in Brussels, and notably whether Russian assets frozen in Europe should be diverted to Kyiv for the war effort. The support of the 27 states is increasingly under the spotlight as doubts persist over America's continued financing of the Ukrainian resistance. The EU has a new fund called the Ukraine Facility. An initial payment of €4.5 billion has been paid to Kyiv, part of a €50 billion pot to help assure the essential functions of the Ukrainian state. But

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00:42:15

Next move towards a truce? Blinken tours Middle East...

The Debate ·

2024/03/20

In this edition of The Debate, we examine the situation in Gaza as diplomatic efforts are stepped up to find a path to a truce. This as the death toll continues to rise. Overnight there were deaths in Gaza City, as Israel continued to bomb areas around the Al-Shifa hospital. The death toll of Palestinians killed since the start of the war is now almost 32,000 and counting. Rafah has also been struck this Wednesday. Antony Blinken, meanwhile, is in Saudi Arabia. This is the sixth regional visit by

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00:45:34

War in Gaza: Time's up? Israel under pressure as...

The Debate ·

2024/03/06

Five months, 30,000 Palestinians killed and an Israeli prime minister whose only plan seems to be to reoccupy Gaza indefinitely. This time, has the US had enough? In a first for the Biden administration, Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, before welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu’s main political rival. Benny Gantz is currently part of a national unity war cabinet and is also being welcomed by the US Secretary of State, this as the US starts air drops for Gaza

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00:45:50

Set in stone? France enshrines abortion rights in...

The Debate ·

2024/03/04

Why set it in stone? France has become the first nation to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution, thanks to overwhelming approval from a rare joint session of both houses of parliament. Lawmakers launched the initiative after the US Supreme Court's overturning of a half-century-old federal guarantee. But does the rolling back of reproductive rights across the Atlantic and in places like Poland and Hungary necessitate a constitutional amendment in France? Unspoken is the very real chance of a

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00:44:59

What sort of Games? Paris 2024 organisers promise...

The Debate ·

2024/02/29

With July just around the corner, is Paris ready to host the Summer Games? Mostly yes, if you listen to France's president, who was on hand this Thursday for the inauguration of the Olympic village. It's one of the few venues built from scratch for an event that promised sustainability and, for the most part, to showcase existing structures. A total budget of less than €9 billion makes for 40 percent less than that of the 2012 London Olympics. But there's still plenty that can go wrong, from Paris

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00:43:17

How to save the farm and the planet? Angry...

The Debate ·

2024/02/28

Don't bet the family farm on it. Politicians in Paris, Warsaw, Brussels and New Delhi won't magically find the quick fix for an agriculture sector that's gone global at the expense of small producers. Why is it erupting all over, including here in France? Many of those who heckled President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of Paris's big annual agriculture fair last Saturday say they wish they could live from the fruit of their labour, but that new environmental norms and open borders make it

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00:42:29

Boots on the ground? NATO allies reject Macron's...

The Debate ·

2024/02/27

Emmanuel Macron has turned heads at a hastily organised summit for Ukraine. The French president for the first time evoked the possibility of Western troops to thwart a Russian victory – one option among many. Macron himself acknowledged that opinions vary. In other words, he's very much in the minority. But with US aid lost in the gridlock of an election year, Europeans – including the UK – are showing a newfound sense of urgency as they watch the Ukrainians run low on manpower and ammunition. We

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00:46:18

Zelensky's options: How does Ukraine meet the...

The Debate ·

2024/02/26

There’s no good way to sugarcoat setbacks. On the second anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine conceded that its summer counter-offensive had stalled and that in pulling back from Avdiivka, its forces were both outmanned and outgunned. With US military aid seemingly stuck until November’s elections and beyond, nearly two dozen European leaders met in Paris this Monday to try to cement a plan to pick up the slack. That has now begun… but at what pace? A solid majority of

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00:46:52

With or without Washington? Netanyahu vows to keep on...

The Debate ·

2024/02/08

Four months and one day after Hamas’ attack on Israel, neither side wants to stop - even though Gaza has been flattened. Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is trying to pre-empt conciliatory voices by the visiting the US secretary of state and announcing months of war ahead, with total victory as the sole option. The head of Israel’s most right-wing government ever, helped in his brinkmanship by Hamas itself, has now piled on the demands for a hostage-prisoner exchange deal after nearly two

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00:44:49

Revolving door politics? Shadow of military looms...

The Debate ·

2024/02/07

A country that's broke, beset by radical insurgents and on the front lines of global warming needs leadership its citizens can trust. But Thursday's elections follow a familiar pattern of revolving door politics. Out is former prime minister Imran Khan, who first lost his coalition and then his freedom after feuding with the military-backed establishment.In is a scion of Pakistani politics, Nawaz Sharif, whose return from exile was made possible by a Supreme Court rule change that enabled him to run

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00:46:11

All eyes on Charles: British monarch goes public with...

The Debate ·

2024/02/06

Seventeen months after King Charles III rose from the title of world's longest-waiting heir to a throne, now comes news that Britain's monarch has cancer – and it’s not just royal watchers who care. King Charles III may occupy a post that's almost entirely devoid of political power, but even in the 21st century, a monarch is still a head of state.Through ritual and manner, he personifies a nation, and in this case, a Commonwealth.We ask about his decision to quickly go public with his ailment, how

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00:46:14

Europe's lifeline for Ukraine: Aid package overcomes...

The Debate ·

2024/02/02

So what's the deal? No sooner had an emergency EU summit began that Hungary lifted its objections to a €50 million lifeline for Ukraine. The aid is vital for a country whose support from Washington is currently frozen. So what did Viktor Orban get in return? The Hungarian prime minister was quick to clarion another cause: cash-squeezed farmers, who saw the summit as a chance to besiege Brussels and air their case. How do the current crises play in voters' minds ahead of European elections?And what

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00:47:00

To Russia with love? North Korea tests missiles with...

The Debate ·

2024/01/31

The only thing more difficult than guessing what goes on behind the walls of the Kremlin is guessing what goes on in Pyongyang. The leader of one of the planet's most reclusive regimes made a rare trip abroad last September to neighbouring Russia. Then, it was Western claims of North Korean munitions winding up on the battlefield in Ukraine. Now, it's more. A Hwasal-2 cruise missile fired in the sea on Tuesday is seen by some as the usual sabre-rattling in response to annual military exercises by

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00:42:24

Baptism of fire: New French prime minister faces...

The Debate ·

2024/01/30

The French call the first general policy speech of a prime minister before parliament the great oral exam. That expression takes on a whole new layer of meaning when the prime minister is just 34. We ask how Gabriel Attal, the youngest head of government in two centuries, weathered the traditional jeers and whistles from the opposition benches, in a National Assembly where the ruling centrists do not have a majority. With farmers' tractors converging on the capital, we also ask how he's handling his

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00:45:58

Biden in a bind: Can the United States contain Gaza...

The Debate ·

2024/01/29

What is Washington to do about Middle East mission creep? What response from the United States after the weekend attack in Jordan that killed three of its troops? The US has already hit back at Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in the past, but to what effect? And with air strikes so far failing to deter Houthis from targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea, how to stop Iran from testing the West’s resolve?We ask how much Tehran had a hand in Hamas's October 7 attack and its aftermath, and

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00:44:19

Farmers on the brink: What's behind Europe's...

The Debate ·

2024/01/25

Their tractors have been bearing down on Europe's capitals. From Berlin to Bucharest, from Warsaw to Brussels, farmers are venting their fury at having their margins squeezed by inflation and big distributors that drive down market prices in the name of protecting consumers' pocketbooks. Their tractors have been bearing down on Europe's capitals. From Berlin to Bucharest, from Warsaw to Brussels, farmers are venting their fury at having their margins squeezed by inflation and big distributors that

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00:43:44

All about the base: Trump rules Republican primaries,...

The Debate ·

2024/01/24

So much for the primaries. Donald Trump is all but killing suspense this January with an 11-point win in New Hampshire over Nikki Haley, his sole Republican rival left standing. Never Trumpers can try the "it’s only 11 points" argument in a state he won by 20 points during his first run in 2016, but New Hampshire is an outlier that lets independents vote in primaries. Exit polls suggest the former president won the votes of three quarters of the party faithful. We ask about the Republican faithful:

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00:45:20

What exit strategy? Israel-Gaza fighting intensifies...

The Debate ·

2024/01/23

As pressure on Israel to formulate an exit strategy mounts, the fighting in Gaza seems to only intensify, with more than 25,000 Palestinians killed. And while the Israeli military claims to have encircled the southern city of Khan Younes, it is also burying its dead after the army's deadliest single day since October 7. We hear reactions to the death of 21 Israeli reservists. For Israel's Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, it's all happening as he faces the wrath of families of hostages who want

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00:46:17

New era for India? Modi consecrates Ayodhya temple on...

The Debate ·

2024/01/22

India's prime minister calls it a "new era". Narendra Modi has consecrated the Ayodhya temple in the nation's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, fulfilling a decades-old promise to build a proper shrine to the Hindu deity Ram on the site where a Moghul-era mosque was torn down by Hindu nationalists in 1992. That destruction sparked deadly riots that killed some 2,000 people, mainly Muslims. Are we witnessing a turning point for secularism in the world’s largest democracy? The ceremony is viewed

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