List of France articles
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French President Emmanuel Macron looks on prior to the start of a European Union summit in Brussels on March 24, 2022. To Save France, Macron Is Dividing Europe
Plans to reshape the European Union in France’s image have met stiff resistance.
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Bernard Arnault, chief executive of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, speaks during a visit to the new Louis Vuitton factory in Alvarado, Texas. Adam Tooze: How Macron’s Ally Became the Richest Man in the World
Bernard Arnault is the king of luxury commerce and a fixture in French politics and culture.
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A container ship operated by the French shipping company CMA CGM is moored in the Port of Marseille. Can a French Shipping Giant Make Marseille the Capital of the Mediterranean?
The Saadé family has raked in huge profits, turning CMA CGM into a strategic asset for Paris and a potential economic lifeline for France’s impoverished second city.
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Demonstrators attend a rally in Paris. Macron Is Courting His Waterloo Over Pension Reform
Like other rich countries, France is trying to go gray and stay solvent—and the French aren’t buying it.
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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.
