List of France articles
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French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden talk. Macron’s Gone From ‘Strategic Autonomy’ to ‘Strategic Intimacy’
What a difference a war makes.
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Philippe Etienne, the French ambassador to the United States, speaks during a reception. France Tries to Get Onside With Washington Ahead of First State Visit
Foreign Policy talked with the French ambassador about energy, the war, and looming trade tensions.
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French President Emmanuel Macron hosts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Germany’s Awakening Piques France’s Amour-Propre
The special relationship between Berlin and Paris that underpins the European Union is under growing strain.
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Scholz and Macron in Berlin Scholz and Macron Have a Perilous Ambition for Europe
The idea of “European strategic autonomy” just won’t go away.
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France's President French President Emmanuel Macron listens to speeches during the Conference on the Future of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on May 9. Why Macron’s European Policy Keeps Failing
The French president has good ideas—but his approach to the EU is vague, unilateral, and self-serving.
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This photograph taken on December 7, 2021 shows a machine gun over the Menaka camp in Mali for the new Task Force Takuba, a multinational military mission in the troubled Sahel region. Militarizing the Sahel Won’t Make Europe More Secure
The EU’s obsession with security in the Sahel is a reflection of its own anxieties—and a betrayal of its values.
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Closeup photo of Pap Ndiaye The Education of Pap Ndiaye
A quiet academic becomes a lightning rod in France’s culture wars.
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Duda, Scholz, Macron in Berlin The EU’s Balance of Power Is Shifting East
Russia’s war has opened up a vast strategic chasm within the European Union.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. Germany’s New Resolve on Russia Is Already Flagging
Berlin—along with Paris—may yet help Moscow snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (right) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2020. There’s a Method to Macron’s Madness
The French president wants to leave room for talks and carve out a bigger role for France.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Russia’s War Has Created a Power Vacuum in Europe
Moscow’s war and Berlin’s morally bankrupt response to it leave Europe without a leader.
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Scholz and Putin stand at podiums next to one another. The French-German Divide Is Back
Macron’s victory and Scholz’s wavering over Russia could shatter the momentary unity between Paris and Berlin.
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French presidential election candidate for the far-right then-National Front party Marine Le Pen delivers a speech in Hénin-Beaumont, France, on April 23, 2017. Is Marine Le Pen a Fascist?
The French presidential contender’s reliance on referenda suggests she is more of a Bonapartist.
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Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen pose prior to taking part in a live televised debate on French TV channels TF1 and France 2 in Saint-Denis, France, on April 20. France Braces for High-Stakes Rematch Between Macron and Le Pen
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.
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French far-right National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen arrives to deliver a speech at a gathering with supporters as part of a campaign visit in Avignon, France, on April 14. France’s Constitution Can’t Contain Marine Le Pen
By expanding executive power, previous presidents have primed the system for her abuse.
