Paris Perspective
Conversations with contemporary analysts, commentators and icons about their personal relationship with France, the French and how their lives have been influenced by Gallic culture. Paris Perspective features one-on-one discussions, round table debates and exclusive interviews with those who can see the world from a French context, and France’s position on the international stage.
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Paris Perspective #42: Young voters and the battle for Europe's middle ground - Christine Verger
Paris Perspective looks at the battlefield of the upcoming European elections, where the centrist majority must navigate the rocky terrain of a younger electorate that's being courted by the far right.27/01/202418:33 -
Paris Perspective #41: France, the Caucasus, and Nagorno-Karabakh – Richard Giragosian
In this edition of Paris Perspective, we look at the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the ethnic cleansing of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave and France's influence in the Caucasus.18/11/202330:12 -
Paris Perspective #40: The collapse of French influence in West Africa - Georja Calvin-Smith
This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the concept of Françafrique and the collapse of French influence in its former colonies. What have been the catalysts for the successive coup d’états in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger and Gabon over the past three years?25/09/202327:20 -
Paris Perspective #39: France’s nuclear renaissance in a post-atomic age – Yves Marignac
In this edition of Paris Perspective, we look at energy transition, the future of France’s atomic energy grid and President Emmanuel Macron’s political promise of a nuclear renaissance.16/02/202325:50 -
Paris Perspective #38: Cryptocurrency and the Web3 revolution – Raphaël Bloch
In this edition of Paris Perspective, we delve into the roller-coaster world of cryptocurrencies, the Wild West of the Web3 revolution, and ask what we can expect in the brave new world of unregulated trading in virtual money.02/02/202323:33 -
Paris Perspective #37: 25 years later – The Kyoto Protocol and Cop - Stephan Savarese
This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the legacy of the Kyoto Protocol on the 25th anniversary of what was, in effect, the first legally binding international agreement on reducing greenhouse gases.23/12/202217:30 -
Paris Perspective #36: American socialism and the US midterms - Max Dunitz
This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the outcome of the US midterm elections, asking why a Republican "red wave" failed to emerge, and examining the potential of American socialism ahead of the 2024 presidential face-off.20/11/202215:22 -
Paris Perspective #35: The Great British Political Bake-Off – Jeremy Stubbs
In this edition we’re going to dive into the political Twilight Zone that is British politics to examine how the post-Brexit roller-coaster ride has evolved and expanded into a full-blown theme park as the UK installs its fifth prime minister in six years.26/10/202214:23 -
Paris Perspective #34: Turning supply chains green in a time of crisis - Reuben Fisher
This edition of Paris Perspective looks at what France needs to do to achieve its carbon-neutral goals by 2050. Is it possible to decarbonise the country's supply chains from A to Z, while facing ever more challenging economic and logistic hurdles?04/10/202220:42 -
Paris Perspective #33: Global crises and the International Rescue Committee - David Miliband
In this edition of Paris Perspective, RFI's David Coffey meets former UK foreign secretary and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Miliband, to discuss the crises the world is facing in 2022 and what his NGO is doing to help millions of refugees and internally displaced.12/09/202220:09 -
Paris Perspective #32: NATO and the Erdogan paradox - Dorothée Schmid
This edition of Paris Perspective looks at Turkey’s role within NATO and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s balancing act between Moscow, Kyiv and the Western military alliance.11/07/202215:07 -
Paris Perspective #31: War, peace and the future of the global economy – Steve Killelea
Paris Perspective looks at the state of peace in the world in 2022 on the occasion of the publication of the 16th Global Peace Index. Steve Killelea is the founder and executive chairman of the Institute for Economics and Peace, which publishes the Index.15/06/202223:42 -
Paris Perspective #30: Eighty years since Nazi yellow star decree – Robert Ejnes
On 29 May, 1942, the Nazi occupation of Northern France banned Jews from appearing in public without wearing a yellow star on their left breast. Paris Perspective looks back at this dark period in French history, while taking the temperature of the current situation regarding anti-Semitism in France and the political affiliations that represent the Jewish community.30/05/202228:04 -
Paris Perspective #29: Sanctions, oil and the Iranian experience - Ardavan Amir Aslani
Paris Perspective looks at what Iran's history of Western sanctions can tell us about similar meaures against Moscow, and whether embargos on Russian oil and gas can ever succeed in ending President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.16/05/202227:23 -
Paris Perspective #28: Foreign policy and the rise of French populism - Robert James Oliver
As France heads to the polls this Sunday for the second round of the presidential election, with incumbent Emmanuel Macron facing a strong challenge from far-right contender Marine Le Pen, Paris Perspective looks at the rise of populism in France and how it might effect international relations, particularly with the United States.22/04/202225:04
Paris Perspective
Conversations with contemporary analysts, commentators and icons about their personal relationship with France, the French and how their lives have been influenced by Gallic culture. Paris Perspective features one-on-one discussions, round table debates and exclusive interviews with those who can see the world from a French context, and France’s position on the international stage.