France

Russia’s war has opened up a vast strategic chasm within the European Union.

Berlin—along with Paris—may yet help Moscow snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

The French president wants to leave room for talks and carve out a bigger role for France.

Moscow’s war and Berlin’s morally bankrupt response to it leave Europe without a leader.

Macron’s victory and Scholz’s wavering over Russia could shatter the momentary unity between Paris and Berlin.

The French presidential contender’s reliance on referenda suggests she is more of a Bonapartist.

For two weeks, the French president and the far-right leader have been vying for the left-wing vote—and it’s still up for grabs.

By expanding executive power, previous presidents have primed the system for her abuse.

Her party is condemned to underperform—even if it finally wins.

An imported culture war is playing a major role in the presidential election.

The success of France’s most famous novelist has less to do with art and knowledge than anxiety and rock ’n’ roll.

There’s a word for the anger and disappointment French voters are feeling: “seum.”

Europe’s past isn’t as white as right-wing politicians pretend.

A grand intellectual edifice has collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions.

Emmanuel Macron was meant to cruise to victory. For the first time, the French far right has a real chance to win.

The Pentagon is scrambling to deter China while adjusting to war in Europe—but does its new approach amount to more than just rhetoric?

The French president's aloofness is a personal failing that could soon produce a historic catastrophe.