March 11, 2021

Why Macron had to take on Islamism The French president is now caught between Le Pen and Le Monde

John Lichfield

26.02

France can’t cancel Napoleon How will Emmanuel Macron mark the general's difficult bicentenary?

John Lichfield

17.02

Europe is waiting for its Napoleon The instability at the heart of the EU may pave the way for a strongman

Peter Franklin

05.02

America’s age of isolation With former allies now turning to China and Russia, Biden could soon find himself all alone

Patrick Lawrence

03.02

Has Macron lost the plot? The pressure of next year's election seems to be skewing the President's political compass

John Lichfield

01.02

Europe shows its true colours The vaccine debacle is a sign of the EU's future direction

Peter Franklin

12.01

The French Left against Islamism Debate around extremism has been plagued by cringe-inducing naivety

Liam Duffy

11.01

How Macron made France a laughing stock He's a political novice with no ideas of his own, according to a new biography

John Lewis-Stempel

28.12

The technocratic tedium of modern politics Religion and the Rise of Capitalism: RH Tawney said we should treat socio-economic questions with the beauty, drama, tragedy and pathos they deserve

Dan Hitchens

16.12

How the Black Blocs seized French streets A new wave of anarchist violence is threatening the country

John Lichfield

10.12

France will never be a nation of cowards Gallic courage, the harvest of centuries of battle, still beguiles the world

Dan Jackson

02.12

Macron turns on the liberals Once seen as the anti-Trump, France's president is now the bête noire of the American commentariat

Aris Roussinos