The Globalist

Macron has two advantages over Matteo Renzi: A solid majority in parliament and the ability to give protesters some fiscal concessions.

A collection of charts, maps and graphs explaining France, the presidency of Emmanuel Macron and the Yellow Vest protests.

France’s current political fight is over the country’s ability to accept evolutionary – rather than revolutionary — change.

The message from the UK House of Commons is: No to Theresa May, but not yes to any alternative.

Previous rebellions in France were against the markets and globalization. The Yellow Vest rebellion is against a change in our way of life.

Facing yellow vests, Macron does not see red yet.

The German Chancellor’s delayed arrival at the G-20 Summit is a telling tale of more widespread dysfunction in Germany’s public sector.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is widely seen as being close to Merkel. She seems to benefit from a little “Merkel nostalgia.”

There are four scenarios if May’s Brexit deal falls through.

Never has British politics been so polarised and never has the quality of political leadership in Britain been so weak. The Brexit saga is far from over.