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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…
The End of an Era: Can Trump and Brexit be Good for the…
2016 has been a historic year in the Western liberal political tradition. Events like the Brexit referendum in…
The Scattered French Left
“Today, I am conscious of the risks that would arise from an approach, such as mine, that would not gather up to…
Fillon Did It. Now What?
François Fillon (Les Républicains/LR) has now become the official conservative candidate for the 2017 French…
Another Fracture, This Time in France
Brexit, President-elect Trump and now François Fillon in the front row since the first round of the French…