Tag Archives: France

The West Should Unite to Crush ISIS

ISIS is now too powerful for the West to remain safe without commitment of large ground forces.

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France and the West: Inconvenient Questions

Action-reaction patterns in the November 13 terrorist attack in Paris.

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Space Junk: The French Factor

Much of the French debris can be traced to an accident in 1996, when a military satellite collided with a spent French rocket.

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The Frenchman Who Reshaped the IMF

Reflections on the work of Olivier Blanchard, the IMF’s now retired chief economist.

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France’s Algeria Evacuation: Caution Flag or Ray of Hope?

What Europe today might be able to learn from a refugee experience in 1962.

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Right-Wing Populism: A Threat to the Cohesion of Europe?

A populist backlash in Europe against immigration is more dangerous than in the United States.

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National Liberation Fronts: United Against the Euro

Why establishment parties in Europe are increasingly left defenseless against a hardening opposition against the euro.

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The Eurozone After Greece: Spain Vs. France

How do the EU’s third- and fifth-largest economies compare with regard to reform readiness?

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Europe and the Consequences of French Weakness

European changes since German reunification 25 years ago represent a double blow for France.

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Schäuble: Europe’s Last Man Standing

Is Germany’s finance minister really anti-European?

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