the low welcome to cross non-crime peter lavelle is it time to write the obituary for the euro as the single currency reels from one crisis to the next europe's politicians appear to be powerless in the face of a monetary union that is proven to be dysfunctional what started out as a monetary crisis is now turned into a fiscal and political meltdown. came. across not the fate of the euro i'm joined by rodney shakespeare in london he's one of the founders of the global justice movement also in london we have daniel ben ami he is a journalist and author and in princeton we cross to andrew moravcsik he's professor of politics and director of the european union program at princeton university's woodrow wilson school all right gentlemen with this is cross-eyed that means i want you to jump in any time you feel like you want to say something but first let's take a look at the changing landscape of the european union crisis. it is a global reserve currency they only a potentially viable alternative to the head gemini of the us dollar and the single

that's the gloves are off us peter lavelle and his guests take on the u.s. credibility and how it's exploited that's next. listen . live. if you can. listen to. the women welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the united nations the global body in search of a mission often derided as incompetent and ineffective the u.n. is also accused of being a fig leaf protecting and extending the interest of the rich powerful last well fuel call for its the miners most see the need for drastic reform at the u.n. to serve the interests of all. can. start. to cross the united nations i'm joined by ruth wedgwood in washington she's director of international law and organizations program at john hopkins school of advanced international studies in new york we have thomas wiese he's presidential professor of political science at the city university of new york's graduate said rizal so author of what's wrong with united nations and how to fix it and in birmingham we cross stoop and i started pretty he is the c.e.o. of the court adobo foundation right folks this is crosstalk th

and next the danger of a dramatic escalation of the syrian conflict is all discussion in peter lavelle show what happens if bashar al assad quits this post ed do people really want him to quit will these and more questions coming up in crosstalk. well see british science. is no time to write for. markets why no scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy is a report on our t.v. . and. below and you're welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle series growing cycle of violence is this country the state of quasi civil war or about to start a civil war if this current regime falls from power what could replace it and how should the international community. to cross-talk syria's future i'm joined by mark levine in washington he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a talk radio host in cambridge we crossed to george joffe he is a research fellow at king's college london and in detroit we go to me he is a journalist and political analyst all right folks crosstalk rules in effect that means that you can jump in anytime you want and i really encourag

of next to peter lavelle asks his guests whether we are witnessing a civil war in syria and who will lead the country of assad quits cross-talk is next. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from. the future of coverage. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle series growing cycle of violence is this country the state of quasi civil war or about to start a civil war if this current regime falls from power what could replace it and how should the international community. crosstalk syria's future i'm joined by mark levine in washington he's a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a talk radio host in cambridge we crossed to george joffe he is a research fellow at king's college london and in detroit we go to me he is a journalist and political analyst all right folks crosstalk rules in effect that means that you can jump in anytime you want and i really encourage it but first let's see how the world has been reacting to events in syria. as protests in syria continue unabated up to three thousand people most of whom are civilians are alrea

the low end welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the united nations the global body in search of a mission often derided as incompetent and ineffective the u.n. is also accused of being a fig leaf protecting and extending the interests of the rich powerful west well few call for its demise most see the need for drastic reform at the u.n. to serve the interests of all. across the united nations i'm joined by ruth wedgwood in washington she's director of international law and organizations program at john hopkins school of advanced international studies in new york we have thomas wiese he is presidential professor of political science at the city university of new york's graduate center is also author of what's wrong with united nations and how to fix it and in birmingham we crossed and i start to critique he is the c.e.o. of the cordoba foundation right folks this is cross talk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first marcia every time the united nations is mentioned it's never a dull moment especially when it comes to its flaws one of the l

slowly and welcome to crossfire i'm peter lavelle soak the rich during the great financial contraction millions lost their jobs and homes but the rich have only gotten richer should the rich pay more in taxes and are we experiencing nothing less than a new version of class warfare. ok to start . the process taxing the rich i'm joined by karl gibson in houston he is spokesman and organizer for us uncut in boston we have mike lott i am responsible wealth director at the united for a fair economy and in washington we cross to david gergen he's an economist at the tax foundation all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i really encourage it but first let's look at a new solution to an old crisis. i made calls for budget cuts and formidable schemes for deficit reduction a new trend has emerged that gives altruism a whole new meaning spearheaded by billionaire warren buffett's call for the wealthy to make a bigger contribution to national tax bases french and german bearing areas are also looking to their own pockets and saying the time has come f

follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle meaningless symbolism or a game changer in the absence of a peace process the palestinians will ask the united nations to upgrade their current observer status to that of full member state world opinion backs this bid but will it change anything on the ground. and you can. cross talk the prospects for a palestinian state i'm joined by the end of the two in current oh she's a dubai initiative research fellow palestinian human rights lawyer and a former legal adviser to the palestinian negotiating team and in bet shemesh we have baby morris he is a professor at ben gurion university and his most recent book is one state two states resolving the israel palestine conflict all right this is cross talk and i very much encourage you my guest to jump in you have different points of view and i'd like my viewers to see that but before let's have a look at what's some are calling a do it diplomatic tsunami. despite months of desperate efforts by the u.s. and israel to head off a move that could become the next tipping point in the middle east the pa

in a reporting for us from new york now sticking with the story peter lavelle gathers experts from all sides of the palestinian issue for this edition of our debate show crosstalk here's a quick look. during any period of the negotiations there was always and idea that israel is going to continue to control the palestinians control their lives control their air sprays their territory their water etc and there's never been this idea that paulsen should be allowed to be free this is what palestinians are seeking and i am all for a palestinian state and i'm all for a two state solution the problem is the palestinians in this in this action and in their continuing demand for refugee return in effect the saying we want the level of palestine first we will take the west bank and receive international recognition for that then the gaza strip and then from then from there we will use it as a springboard to conquer the rest of palestine and no israel and no jewish state this unfortunately is the fear of most israelis. of course that for program of cross talk with peter lavelle is available for

and also earlier we spoke to political analyst and host of cross cross talk debate show peter lavelle who explained what lies ahead would lead to a putin and a united russia party. you know if the guessing game this was all done on purpose i think this is the intention all along at least one variant of it i think it's because of the united russia is going to be facing elections and parliamentary elections in december are lacking in the polls and need some support and that the best juice you can possibly get is the two most popular people in the country to agree on something another reason is the turbulence outside russia the economic tsunami that it's ok save the world the russia needs to be a safe haven they need to have these two leaders and this political party is problematic is that is that in my opinion we need to show stability and continuity to a little bit more competition in the in the in the marketplace of ideas ok where united russia has been very complacent since the last election because they do say we're the party of putin we're the party of medvedev and that's all nice

up next peter lavelle his guest discuss how the eleven attacks transformed the world politics are up next. please. continue. to. follow and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the nine eleven decade what has been accomplished what has been lost as america's so-called war on terror made the us in the world a safer place and one of the huge costs and loss of innocent life has it all been worth it. and you can. see. crosstalk america's war on terror i'm joined by david ignatius in washington he's a journalist and author in rochester we have john miller he is a professor at ohio state university and in london we crossed the n.s.a. to kriti he is c.e.o. of the cordoba foundation all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and it's i very much encourage it but first let's take a look at some of the questions facing america on this anniversary. this year marks a decade since al qaeda september eleventh attacks on the united states as america and the rest of the world commemorate the day it is the decade of the events that followed which poses the ha

welcome back to crossfire peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing if capitalism is due. to slow. and i think we'll go back to a run in new york ok you're accused of a dime store copy marxism ok you can respond to that when you want but one thing is gentlemen one thing is undeniable is the the income distribution in the united states and names and some texan in europe now is getting worse and worse we've never seen anything like it since the beginning of the great depression and nine hundred twenty nine now is that has something to do with the current model of capitalism the rich just get richer and the poor just get for a room go ahead. well of course if we look at the neoliberal turn in the one nine hundred seventy s. what's going on is that at that point wealth and income has dropped to historic lows for the upper one percent the upper ten percent three point one per side and so you have reagan coming in the us that are coming in in england and you see a massive upward transfer of wealth so for example by the mid one nine hundred seventy s. the top one percent of the p

and debate is taking off up next as peter lavelle and guest discuss the credibility of the u.n. that's coming your way in crosstalk stay with us.

hello wave welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle as the great global economic financial contraction continues unabated is it time to rethink capitalism as we know it today should the world still rely on markets to generate wealth when the rich only get richer and middle class is crushed and is that of capitalism they can serve the interest of all. to cross out the future of capitalism i'm joined by tom palmer in washington he's a senior fellow at the cogito institute in new york we cross the iran he is the founding editor of the independent newspaper and in bangkok we have richard duncan he is an author and chief economist at black horse asset management in singapore all right gentlemen crosstalk rolls in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want but for a smash i'd like to go to you is capitalism doomed it depends on who you ask peter for many western consumerist producers managers and owners capitalism has been more than an exercise in wealth generation and distribution has been a fundamental belief in deregulation debt fuel consumption lower taxes and more political powe

oh in the welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle the euro a currency in crisis in an unknown future is there a silver lining. ok let's get to the term and if there is a silver lining to the euro crisis and i'm joined by jeffrey summers he's an associate professor at the university of wisconsin milwaukee also we have michael hudson he is president of the institute for the study of long term economic trends and matthew and he's a financial journalist ok gentlemen this is cross that means you can jump in anytime you want i'm going to be very contrarian we hears all through the media that the the obituary for the the euro is already been written we're waiting for the funeral ok let's turn it all upside down let's take a look at some virtue out of tragedy number one this crisis could actually create a real european central bank it has limited tools now now give it a lot of tools what do you think about that guys matthew first just empower it absolutely i mean the next thing is the beginning of the year is in deep deep trouble and i've got to do something to try and save it and i think th

up next peter lavelle and guests explore the role turkey may play in the arab world following the revolutionary wave that swept the region cross-talk coming up. fast. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle turkey and the evolving geopolitical order in the middle east and the arab world is ankara making a bid to play the role of the regional head to mine on the back of the arab spring and at the expense of western powers or is it merely following a foreign policy based on national interests. to cross-talk turkey's external ambitions i'm joined by john feffer in washington he is co-director of foreign policy in focus at the institute for policy studies also in washington we have joseph he is an adjunct professor at the american university school of international service and in london we cross to rachel xabi she is a journalist and author of not the enemy israel's jews from arab lands all right folks this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first i guess it's an understatement saying turkey is a country on the move and good p.r. turk

hello in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle emerging countries in an ever changing world but what does it mean when a country is finally emerged. to. discuss the fate of western capitalism and globalization i'm joined by john laughlin the director of studies at the institute of democracy in cooperation he's a lecturer in politics at the university of kent and allan friedman he's a former economist working for the greater london authority and i'd like to point out predicted the second wave of this great contraction all right gentlemen let's look at capitalism as it stands today we have china we have brazil we have india we have russia lecturing the west now west lecturing the united states and the european union john is a case where the west says do what we say but don't do what we do budget deficits fiscal policy the mess in gridlock all around but the reason why these countries are lecturing america is that for forty years america has had an exorbitant privilege in the international financial system the dollar is the dominant reserve currency and moreover since the decision taken

security council our teams peter lavelle and his cross tire gas are putting your organizations credibility under scrutiny that full program coming your way i live in g.m.t. here's a preview. if we were to propose a hypothetical that tomorrow the united states of the united kingdom decide to go on a wall and the united nations security council doesn't give that you know there's a russia or china or whoever vetoing that particular decision then they decide to step. the united nations and go to war regardless what can the united nations do in reality they can do absolutely nothing and that is where the problem is we were absolutely i agree with you inside of it if i don't know that i should like it. because i do think before we become made to reduce this to a debate about whether colonialism still persists in attitude or fact one should not neglect the other half the other three quarters of the united nations which is doing humanitarian aid around the world where the united nations is the central organizing mechanism for the delivery of food aid for famine for post war conflict . blaggard the

have caused much mudslinging across our cross talk debate show peter lavelle and guests explore the opticals obstacles that are keeping the two sides from reaching a lasting agreement. well the forty eighth is that israel retain seventy eight percent of palestine and the arabs not the palestinians we're in a tension of about twenty two percent and that essentially is the sixty seven border so it's not fair let me go now this really fits an international community that's the internet what the international community support let's unless you and most israelis i'm assuming really support this go down if you really support the sixty seven border diana go ahead so i think it's fictitious to start talking about the offers that palestinians turn down and i think we should instead start looking towards the future and the future is if the israelis want to have peace they have to begin to recognize the palestinians as equals and this is something that no israeli leader has committed himself to whether it's under the guise of two states or one state all that i want is to be treated as an equal and all