France and Britain are brothers in despair
Since Brexit, Britain and France appear to have drifted apart. Leaders from both countries have engaged in an on-off war of words. But despite…
France loved the Queen
The tribute paid by France to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been heartfelt, fulsome and moving. French media across…
The French buy-out that explains Macron’s strategy
It’s a platitude that France and Britain are rivals and have been for centuries. But, since the 1904 Entente Cordiale,…
Boris and Macron's 'bromance' is rooted in despair
Is ‘Le Bromance’ really back on? Boris Johnson suggested as much at the G7 summit in Bavaria this week, where he…
Emmanuel Macron's future looks bleak
The single headline across the front page of the centre-left daily Libération said it all: ‘La Gifle’. But much more…
Why is Macron so desperate to bring Russia in from the cold?
Emmanuel Macron should get a new historical advisor. He continues to repeat – this time at his Kyiv press conference on…
France could plunge the eurozone into its next crisis
In the French presidential elections, and now in the legislatives that will close on Sunday evening, the one issue kept…
France is eternally divided
A lot happened in France last night. After a lacklustre performance, long disillusioned supporters were unable to summon any enthusiasm…
Even if he wins Macron could be facing disaster
Unaccustomed as political scientists are to florid language, they have nevertheless come up with the ‘theory of the dyke’, to…
France is on the brink of a political realignment
Until a week before today’s first round of the presidential race the French appeared to be shunning their favourite electoral…
Who's to blame for France's catastrophic intelligence failure in Ukraine?
From the outset of the war in Ukraine, the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence agencies have accurately predicted every twist and turn of…
Did the end of the Cold War make conflict in Ukraine inevitable?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows, once again, that seismic shifts in the international order are inexorably followed by war. The adjustment…
Why does Macron keep meddling in international crises?
Macron’s global posturing may prove to be his downfall
Zemmour, Marion Maréchal and the union of the French Right
The news that the highly influential third-generation member of the Le Pen family, Marion Maréchal, will not be backing her…
Could Marine Le Pen be shut out of France's election?
Could France’s upcoming presidential election risk destabilising the country, whether or not Emmanuel Macron triumphs? So far, nearly 40 candidates…
France has the most to lose from Britain's turn away from Europe
It was Napoleon who declared that ‘a state has the politics of its geography’. We do well to remember that…
The remarkable rise of French sovereignism
The French presidential campaign reveals French voters’ widespread urge to roll back EU powers. The top five candidates for the…
Macron is following in the failed footsteps of the wrong Napoleon
Is Emmanuel Macron turning into Emperor Napoleon III? Not the great Napoleon who conquered Europe and was eventually defeated by…
Emmanuel Macron and the art of tantrum diplomacy
France’s fit of pique following Australia’s cancelled submarine contract – and the signing of the Aukus pact – is a…
The real reason France was excluded from Aukus
The fallout from Australia’s cancellation of its submarine contract with France and the new trilateral Indo-Pacific security pact between Australia,…
Macron's ambitions have been torpedoed by Aukus
Today France is outraged. First, explicitly because Australia has broken a large contract to have a French company design their…
Is the EU trying to hamstring the French military?
Much recent discussion has focussed on the collapse of Afghanistan and the decline of the West. The humiliating American-led Western…
France’s deep unrest
Today is the 232nd anniversary of the great French revolution. Time to take the temperature of the nation. The regional…
Why is Macron feigning outrage at the Danish spying scandal?
The feigned outrage in Berlin – but mostly in Paris – at the USA’s proxy use of Denmark’s intelligence services…
France needs Britain more than ever
‘What is grave about this situation, Messieurs, is that it is not serious’, was how General de Gaulle addressed his…
