List of France articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 South Korea passing France economically
As the article notes, that is pretty impressive: “It’s difficult to overstate what remarkable accomplishment this is. In the aftermath of the Korean war, South Korea was one of the poorest nations on earth. Its income per capita at that point was on par with some of the most impoverished nations of sub-Saharan Africa. It was resource-poor, with hardly any mineral wealth to speak of.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 France’s ‘Pathetic Reality Family Show’
Marine Le Pen is betting that this is the far-right National Front's moment to triumph. But will a feud among the founding family tear the party apart?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What Rand Paul Needs to Learn From France’s Far-Right Political Dynasty
The National Front's Marine Le Pen is elbowing out her racist, fear-mongering father. It's time for America's libertarian heartthrob to do the same.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s the End of French Socialism as We Know It
A rising far right, an unpopular president, and an economic crisis. Is this it or can France's Left be saved?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How France Became an Iran Hawk
The French don't trust Iran's nuclear promises, but they don't trust Washington much, either.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: Paris Saying ‘Non’ to U.S. Control of Peace Process
The Obama administration is willing to anger Israel by letting the U.N. get more active in peace talks with Palestinians. But it may be Paris, not Washington, that ends up in the lead.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Germanwings Flight Flown Deliberately Into the French Alps
European authorities said 28-year old German Andreas Lubitz deliberately flew the Germanwings flight into the French Alps. Terrorism is not thought to be a motive.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dancing With the Le Pens
Believe it or not, France's local elections resemble a high-stakes reality TV show. But the biggest loser could be the Fifth Republic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe’s Post-Copenhagen, Post-Paris Script for Responding to Terror
Amid repeated attacks on cartoonists and centers of Jewish life, these are the issues around which European politics now revolve.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 French Justice Minister Acknowledges Terrorism’s Power to Mobilize
In the Wake Of the "Charlie Hebdo" Attacks, France Has Seen an Uptick In Anti-Terror Investigations
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Some thoughts on how to change the narrative on violent Islamic extremism
Best Defense guest columnist on the troubling narratives surrounding religious extremism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The French Colonialist’s Comeuppance
By pushing its immigrants to the fringes of French society, the country cultivated a breeding ground for humiliation, exclusion, and retribution.