Macron
WORLD
France’s Trust Crisis Moves Upward
Three stories in a single week, a murdered child, a pop icon charged with rape, and a former mayor appealing his blackmail conviction, are not the same scandal but they are feeding the same mood in France.
EUROPE
France: The End of Macron’s Middle Ground
The tallies from the municipal ballots gave the political fringes a triumph that the French establishment had not planned for.
EUROPE
French Antifa and the Federal Drift of European Politics
A street brawl in Lyon has sparked a bitter public row between Paris and Rome and it unmasks how lines of sovereign authority are starting to vanish.
BUSINESS
Europe’s Largest Warship: Securing Defence Autonomy in Air-Sea Battle
France secures maritime sovereignty in the Gulf by announcing its next-generation aircraft carrier in Abu Dhabi, anchoring European trade and energy security.
EUROPE
Anti-Bardella Performative Resistance Falls Short
Culinary protests splatter and legal verdicts land; Jordan Bardella rides economic fatigue to dismantle the cordon sanitaire shielding the French presidency.
Popular
AfD Rise as Germany’s Twin Elections Squeeze Merz’s Coalition
Berlin's leftward swing and the east's rightward lurch have squeezed Friedrich Merz's coalition, leaving Germany's political centre struggling to manoeuvre.
Greenland Keeps Danish Sovereignty as U.S. Control Deepens
A territory can keep its flag, parliament and legal status while still depending so heavily on an ally that sovereignty starts to feel like a technicality.
France’s Fuel Crisis Collides with the Upcoming Budget
Fuel anger is spreading just as the French government prepares billions in savings for its most difficult budget yet.
Europe Cannot Decide How Much It Wants Canada
A snubbed invitation, a hasty reversal, and a visa-free proposal offer a gauge of how far Canada's tilt toward Europe has already travelled.
Fiji’s HIV Emergency and the Missing Investment
Fiji declared an HIV emergency soon after signing a defence pact with Australia. Do security deals outpace health funding in the Pacific?
