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Barcelona Spain

What Conservative Spain Has in Common with Putin

Both are insecure.

Nick OttensMay 12, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

How Divided Government Works in France

Without a majority in the National Assembly, the president can still make foreign policy.

Nick OttensMay 11, 2022
Washington DC

Why Congress Let Biden’s Child Benefits Lapse

And what it can learn from the Dutch.

Nick OttensApril 26, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s Next Challenge: Defending His Majority in Parliament

The president’s second term could be a lot harder than his first.

Nick OttensApril 24, 2022April 24, 2022
Charles de Gaulle

The Three Political Traditions That Explain the French Election

Charles de Gaulle’s two-party system has broken down.

Nick OttensApril 23, 2022April 23, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron Places First, But Le Pen Is Stronger Than Ever

Takeaways from the first presidential voting round in France.

Nick OttensApril 10, 2022May 8, 2022
Valérie Pécresse

French Presidential Election Guide

The electoral system, the candidates, the key issues and the most likely outcomes.

Nick OttensApril 9, 2022May 6, 2022
Elysée Palace Paris France

Five French Election Scenarios

Whoever wins the presidency, France will probably have five years of divided government.

Nick OttensApril 8, 2022April 24, 2022
Marine Le Pen

Programs of the French Presidential Candidates, Compared

Policies include leaving NATO, legalizing cannabis, raising the retirement age and renationalizing motorways.

Nick OttensApril 4, 2022April 20, 2022
Mario Draghi

Italians Turn Their Backs on Putin (And His Sympathizers)

The war in Ukraine has discredited Italian anti-Americanism.

Pratik ChouguleMarch 31, 2022April 25, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron’s Successes and Failures

What the French president has, and hasn’t, got done in five years.

Nick OttensMarch 28, 2022April 24, 2022
Sigrid Kaag

Netherlands’ Kaag Disappoints Liberal Well-Wishers

Foreign journalists thought this Dutch finance minister would be different.

Nick OttensMarch 26, 2022April 23, 2022
Calvi Corsica

Macron Promises Corsica Autonomy After Violent Protests

The offer is seen as political calculation by his opponents.

Ainslie NobleMarch 22, 2022April 22, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Catalan Support for Independence Down, Autonomy Up

The shift in public opinion suggests a way out of the decade-long dispute with Spain.

Nick OttensMarch 20, 2022April 21, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Ukraine War Gives European Defense Union New Urgency

Countries had already been spooked by Donald Trump’s verbal attacks on NATO.

Nick OttensMarch 19, 2022April 10, 2022

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