3 July 2008
Zimbabwe: The future?
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There's growing international pressure on the Mugabe regime to accept a power sharing deal with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. But will the ageing president give in to international criticism and could a coalition hold? How would it tackle Zimbabwe's massive social and economic problems? In the meantime, the United States is urging sanctions against the regime but what could they achieve and at what cost?
Guests
Geoffrey Hawker
Head of Politics and International Relations Macquarie University, Sydney
Elinor Sisulu
Writer, activist with the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition
Stephen Chan
Professor of International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Andrew Geoghegan
ABC's Africa correspondent
Rod Alence
Associate Professor, International Relations, Centre for Africa's International Relations University of the Witwatersrand
Further Information
Weekly broadsheet produced online
The NGO Network Alliance project - an online community for Zimbabwean activists
Publications
Title: Robert Mugabe: A Life of Power and Violence
Author: Stephen Chan
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Debra McCoy
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