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Trouble in Paris? There's a Gaullist cure for that American hubris
Europe

Trouble in Paris? There's a Gaullist cure for that American hubris

Gen. Charles de Gaulle would have never postponed the reinterment of French resistance hero Marc Bloch for the convenience of the American president

France is doubling down on nukes. Will Europe pay a price?
Europe

France is doubling down on nukes. Will Europe pay a price?

Macron's efforts to deploy strategic warheads in Scandinavia may strain relations with Russia — and within NATO

Euroskeptics in France, Germany suddenly gain steam in elections
Europe

Euroskeptics in France, Germany suddenly gain steam in elections

A common thread among AfD and support for Marine Le Pen's National Rally is national sovereignty and wariness of continued investment in the Ukraine war

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize
Africa

Spurned by Sahel, France courts Kenya, a place it didn't colonize

Macron is headed to Nairobi for a reset after years of setbacks in other African states

As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?
Europe

As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?

For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy

Macron Merz
Europe

France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B

NATO will still be under the US umbrella, but faith in Washington appears to be wobbling