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Terrorisme: l’Arme Populiste du Front National
Le 21 avril 2002, lors du second tour des élections présidentielles, s’opposent Jacques Chirac, candidat pour une…
The Problems with Teaching U.S. Culture: My Experiences…
Globalization is often understood in economic and political terms, where success is a measure of international…
How Poetry and Culture Could Make France China’s Biggest…
Political clashes between the East and the West have become regulars in newspaper headlines the world over,…
The First Eight Months: Has Macron Kept His Word?
On 14 May 2017, Emmanuel Macron officially became the President of France. At the ripe age of 39, not only was he…
Emmanuel Macron’s France: Making the World Great…
When one thinks of the global order, America comes to mind as the pre-eminent power whether that be in military,…
Et Après? France Has Spoken, What’s Next?
The centre has prevailed in France, having just elected moderate and pro-EU centrist, Emmanuel Macron, as president…
Macron’s Victory Won’t Thwart Populist…
At a quiet dinner hosted by former presidential aide Jacques Attali in 2008, then Socialist Party First Secretary…
2017 French Presidential Election: De Gaulle Would Not…
Since its beginnings, Charles de Gaulle's Fifth Republic has seen an alternating succession of mainstream…
French Populism in The Age of Democratic Dysfunction
In 2013, a survey revealed that 87% of the respondents agreed that France needed a true chief to put things back in…
Divide and Rule
At the Munich Security Conference, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, called for a “post-West…
François Fillon: Another Le Pen? Another Trump? Hardly.
Last November the entire political scene was left absolutely stunned as the electorate made itself heard and…
The Rise of Reactionaries: An End to Ideological…
Seventeen years ago, the twenty-first century was given a rousing reception, seen as the harbinger of hopeful times…