France’s National Front Is Dead, but Its Politics Are Alive and Well France’s National Front Is Dead, but Its Politics Are Alive and Well
Despite the failure of Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid, the party’s virulent anti-Muslim message has found a growing audience.
Jun 20, 2018 / Cécile Alduy
The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France The Murder of Holocaust Survivor Mireille Knoll Has Exposed 2 Toxic Racisms in France
Along with the rise of anti-Semitism in Muslim and Arab communities, there’s growing hostility to France’s Muslims within the Jewish community, which draws its source in the defens...
Apr 6, 2018 / Sylvain Cypel
Is Steve Bannon Trump’s Link to Putin and the European Far Right? Is Steve Bannon Trump’s Link to Putin and the European Far Right?
The ultra-right populism of the president’s former top adviser is in sync with Euro-Russian reaction.
Mar 19, 2018 / Bob Dreyfuss
What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election
Playing on ethnic and racial divisions has become a hallmark of crony-capitalist Russia.
Nov 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?
The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.
Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos
What Can Emmanuel Macron Accomplish as France’s President? What Can Emmanuel Macron Accomplish as France’s President?
The resentments that led a third of the electorate to vote for Le Pen are not going to disappear anytime soon.
May 9, 2017 / David A. Bell
The Crucial Role of Islam in the French Election The Crucial Role of Islam in the French Election
A solid majority of French Muslims, about half of whom identify as secular, continued to support the left this year.
May 8, 2017 / Juan Cole
Centrist Macron Beats Back the National Front—and the Spread of Trumpism Centrist Macron Beats Back the National Front—and the Spread of Trumpism
The world could not afford another Trump ally in power.
May 5, 2017 / John Nichols
How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election
It has constrained the country’s economic decision-making, and center-left collaboration with Brussels opened up space for the far right.
May 5, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot
Could Leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon Win the French Presidency? Could Leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon Win the French Presidency?
Communism may be dead, but the struggle against capital has taken on new life in France.
Apr 21, 2017 / Paul Cohen