For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Emily Morris, live from Havana, Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London’s Institute of the Americas. The fuel embargo has shifted from an abstract policy dispute into somethi…

For Spotlight, François Picard welcomes Carl Henrik Knutsen, Professor of Political Science at the University of Oslo. For many years, he has studied the fragility and resilience of democratic institutions. The shockwaves caused by the Epstein files h…

François Picard is pleased to welcome Legal Analyst and former US federal prosecutor Eric Lisann to offer in-depth analysis of the Epstein files in the US and across the globe. Mr. Lisann offers a damning account of the state of American democracy in …

The political gamble has almost certainly paid off. After less than four months in office, Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Taikachi called a snap election that she’s now on course to win in a landslide victory. In this edition of Spotlight, we profile th…

February 7th marks a historic day in Haiti’s turbulent past. Four years after the assasination of President Jovenel Moïse, Haiti is gripped by violence, with criminal gangs controlling much of the capital and humanitarian concerns escalating. Today al…

For Spotlight, Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Lownie, Historian and Author of “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York”. He spent four years investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, peeling back layers of royal…

As France 24 marks World Cancer Day, François Picard welcomes Lars Henning Milman Engelholm, Associate Professor and Group Leader at the Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet / Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen. From hi…

François Picard is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Dickinson, Deputy Director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group. She offers a nuanced, clear-eyed perspective on the shifting dynamics between the United States and Colombia. Through the l…

For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Ellis Cashmore Sociologist, Honorary Professor at Aston University and Author of “Celebrity Culture”. As music is a ‘conduit’ for political expression, explains Professor Cashmore, sport is becoming…