France/ Squaring the circle
Sarkozy repatriated most Le Pen's voters to the respectable right. He now looks for support from the left as well.
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France/ Sarkozy's Next Hurdle – "Buyers' Remorse"
In order to be an effective president, Sarkozy needs a strong majority at the National Assembly. The parliamentary ballot is scheduled for June 10 and 17. In the meantime, urban violence is back.
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World Affairs/ How France Will Engage America
Can Sarkozy implement his pro-American views ? Is Royal serious about Chevènement ?
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Commentary/ Can France Be Saved ?
Demographic upheaval, immigration shock, social chaos, public bankruptcy. This is the face of France in 2007, after fifty years of unchallenged statism.
Geopolitics/ Is Turkey Lost ?
Under Atatürk, Rumelia (European Turkey) took over Anatolia (Asiatic Turkey). Now, the Anatolians are claiming their country back.
France/ A Battle Royal
Both Sarkozy and Royal were selected because of their conservative appeal. That tells a lot about the present state of mind in France.
France/ A dark haired little boy
The Vichy police sent my brother to Auschwitz in 1942. He was almost nine years old. Maurice Papon, one of the Vichy officials who oversaw the round up of Jews, passed away today near Paris. He was almost ninety seven yearsold.
Middle East/ The Hezbollah War
" The destruction of Israel is to Arab or Islamic totalitarian regimes like Syria and Iran what the destruction of the Jews was to Nazi Germany or the destruction of West was to Soviet Russia : the drug that holds the whole operation together. "
France/ The green flag of revolt
Another French Revolution? The suburban rioters and their admirers–on the right and the left.
France/ The World as Seen on the Seine
As investigated by the British historian David Pryce-Jones, the Quai d'Orsay's archives tell a lot about France three major obsessions in international affairs ever since the 19th century : hostility towards the Anglo-Saxon powers, antisemitism, islamophilia.