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Makarian, Christian

3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

L'Express - France | 18/09/2007

Kouchner takes Europe by surprise

Christian Makarian is as taken aback by the harsh tone adopted by Bernard Kouchner as by France's new support for anti-Iran sanctions in banking, trade and industry, independently from the UN. "These 'additional sanctions' ... should ideally, according to Paris, be adopted by the whole of the European Union, i.e. by 27 governments. Thus far only the British, traditional supporters of this option and the Dutch are clearly defending this initiative alongside the French. Germany is backing France, but remains discreet because of internal dissension and financial interests in Iran. Italy and Spain remain reserved and Austria is opposed to it. The Elysee has high expectations for this debate that is beginning in a big muddle. In the background is the loud applause from Washington."

L'Express - France | 24/01/2007

The murder of Hrant Dink forces Turkey into self examination

Christian Makarian considers that Turkey is carrying out a "self-examination" the day after the funeral of the journalist Hrant Dink on Tuesday, January 23rd, attended by tens of thousands of Turks. "Upon the news of the assasination, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared, 'The bullets aimed at Hrant Dink were shot into all of us'. This democratic impulse was tempered by a nationalist inflexion when Erdogan immediately added that 'this crime was committed at a time when Armenaian accusations of genocide are being reiterated in certain countries'." Despite this hesitation from the head of State, Makarian nonetheless remains sure of one thing: "The Armenian question [has become] the very symbol of Turkey's democratisation and Europeanisation. In a way, Hrant Dink has won."

L'Express - France | 10/01/2007

Mohammad Yunus appeals for 'good globalisation'

Interviewed by Jacques Attali, Eric Cohl and Christian Makarian, the Bangladeshi economist Mohammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, explains how he perceives globalisation. "To me, globalization is like a hundred-lane highway criss-crossing the world. On this highway the giant trucks of multi nationals from powerful economies are speeding ahead. ... If globalisation is to make sense, the right kind needs to be distinguished from the wrong one. For me, 'good globalisation' would involve a highway code with fast lanes, lanes open to big trucks, but also lanes reserved for slow vehicles. Without this set of rules, the freedom to circulate will only benefit the big trucks, that is what I call 'bad globalisation'. That said, 'good globalisation will not happen on its own, automatically. Things automatic mostly follow the mechanics of the powerful and oppress the weak. It is therefore necessary to install a highway code that is initially accepted and respected by the strongest."

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