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Boris Johnson Emmanuel Macron

Macron Is Wrong to Back Away from Pension Reform

French pensions are too generous. The pension system is too expensive.

Nick OttensApril 13, 2022May 12, 2022

Design and Newsletter Updates

The Atlantic Sentinel gets a facelift. The newsletter moves to Substack.

Nick OttensApril 12, 2022May 11, 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
Elysée Palace Paris France

Macron and Le Pen Win First Voting Round in France

This presidential election will be a rematch of the last.

Nick OttensApril 10, 2022April 24, 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
Emmanuel Macron

Macron Is Succeeding. He Deserves a Second Term

The president promised to make France competitive and confident again, and he has.

Atlantic SentinelApril 7, 2022April 30, 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

Recommended Reading on the Russo-Ukrainian War

Russia may be in for a long war, but few experts believe Vladimir Putin will fall.

Nick OttensMarch 18, 2022April 9, 2022

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