Marine Le Pen’s Trump-style defiance over her conviction leaves France and its far right in a bind
Marine Le Pen has been a superstar of Europe’s far-right movement until a spectacular court ruling banned her from running ...
The Irish Times view on the conviction of Marine Le Pen: a political earthquake in France
The suggestion that Le Pen and her 24 convicted co-defendants are being singled out for unduly harsh treatment does not wash ...
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Anti-Americanism is a mug’s game
Boycott Tesla if it makes you feel better — but the best critiques of Trump and Musk will come from the US itself ...
Strategic independence and fragile alliances: Charles de Gaulle's two prophecies
NEWS ANALYSIS. The US turnaround in favor of Russia in the war in Ukraine echoes the French leader's words from back in 1959.
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Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?
When European Union leaders met in Brussels on February 6th to discuss the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron called this time “a turning point in history.” Western leaders agree ...
Is It Time for the US To Rethink Sanctions?
The rise of China as an economic powerhouse has considerably blunted the impact of sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea ...
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Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War?
France and Germany in particular should remember the wisdom of Dominique de Villepin, Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schröder in ...
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Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?
Like Trump and Putin today, Reagan and Gorbachev were unlikely peacemakers ... At a press conference in Paris with German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, French President Jacques Chirac said, “Everything ...