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France Offered Europe a Nuclear Umbrella. Nobody Has Checked What’s Actually Under It
When Emmanuel Macron stepped up at the Île Longue submarine base on 2 March 2026, he was not simply updating French defense doctrine. He...
AfD, Reform UK and RN Aren’t the Same Story
In 2026, a small cottage industry of British commentators started asking whether the UK needs its own version of Germany's Brandmauer — a cross-party...
Vietnam–France Relations: Strategic Diversification in a Fragmented World
General Secretary and President To Lam’s official visit to France on September 10, 2026, was significant not simply because it produced a new round...
White House Pressures US Space Firms to Skip France’s Paris Space Summit
The Trump administration has reportedly pressured several major U.S. space companies to reconsider attending a high profile international space summit in Paris organized by...
Who Actually Benefits From Russia Deepening Footprint in the Sahel
A few years ago, France was the dominant foreign security partner across much of the Sahel. Today, its troops are gone from Mali, Burkina...
The Last Cities Where a Hotel Concierge Still Means Something
When a guest at the Hotel Montalembert in Paris needed a specific Dior dress that had sold out at every boutique in the city,...
Europe Wildfires: France, Spain and Greece Battle Deadly Blazes Amid Extreme Heat
France Battles Massive Bordeaux Wildfire
France continued to battle a vast wildfire near Bordeaux on Thursday after firefighters managed to prevent the blaze from spreading...
France Faces Fourth Heatwave as Bordeaux Wildfire Burns 42,000 Hectares
France is preparing for its fourth major heatwave of the year as soaring temperatures and prolonged drought continue to fuel one of the country's...
What Two Days in July Taught Europe About Its Own Defence
On 13 and 14 July, France put on a show of European strength. On the eve of the national holiday, in his last address...
The Franco-Russian Lesson for Japan-South Korea Security Cooperation
The Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894 was one of the most unexpected strategic partnerships in the late nineteenth century. France was a republican state born...