List of France articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Brussels Attacks, Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold
Belgian spies said attacks were coming, but overwhelmed security forces were powerless to prevent terrorists from killing 31 and wounding hundreds more.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the ‘Lawyer of Villains’ Defending the Paris Attacker
If there's anyone in Belgium prepared to take on such a complicated case, it's likely Sven Mary.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Capture of a Paris Ringleader Could Lead to Intelligence Bonanza
Authorities will press Salah Abdeslam for information on imminent threats to Europe -- and information about the Islamic State plots attacks far from its Syrian headquarters.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe’s Free-Speech Apocalypse Is Already Here
Fears of terrorism and refugees are turning countries like Germany, France, and Spain into surveillance states.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe Doesn’t Owe Migrants Fairness
The EU may be on the brink of outsourcing its refugee problem to Turkey. But the continent shouldn’t feel guilty about making hard choices.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Interpreter of Malice
A half-century after he diagnosed postcolonial aggression, Frantz Fanon may shed light on the violence afflicting Europe today.
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Red Cross flags flutter in the wind on June 26, 2009 at the International Red Cross (IRC) humanitarian camp in Solferino, about 150km east of Milan to mark the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross which was founded by Switss Henry Dunant after the battle of Solferino. Around 5000 volunteers from 186 nations are expected for workshops and exercises with the Emergency Relief Unit (ERU). AFP PHOTO/DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Burning Down the Jungle of Calais
Why is France all of a sudden demolishing its most notorious refugee camp?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Surprise! France’s Destruction of a Refugee Camp Isn’t Going Well
French authorities began to tear down the makeshift camp for migrants and asylum-seekers in Calais Monday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why the U.S. Strike in Libya Wasn’t Just About Libya
Washington was also trying to protect Tunisia — and help keep the Arab Spring’s only success story from going off the rails.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 France’s John Kasich Is Winning
Once dismissed as an out-of-touch technocrat, Alain Juppé has reinvented himself as France's voice of moderation — and the French love him for it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Libya Matters — Again
The Islamic State is gaining ground in Libya’s chaotic vacuum and Western governments are worried
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Paris Is on Wartime Footing
Three months after the Islamic State attacks, France is on the verge of declaring a state of emergency, forever.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 I Resign, Therefore I Am
Justice Minister Christiane Taubira didn’t just quit -- she tweeted goodbye, published a 94-page philosophical pamphlet, and dropped the mic on France’s rightward lurch.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who Does No. 2 Work For?!
Spying on world leaders’ poop is a whole lot more common than you’d think — and just as useless.
