Electoral Fun and Games Electoral Fun and Games
This year will be an electoral year in many parts of Europe. In France, François Mitterrand is scheduled to leave the presidency in May.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Triumph of Euroamericanism The Triumph of Euroamericanism
Western Europe is looking into an uncertain future. The German election, which was supposed to clear the horizon, has really obstructed the view.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Ex-Communists and Rough Beasts Ex-Communists and Rough Beasts
Capitalist euphoria proved short-lived in Europe. Five years ago we witnessed the collapse of the post-Stalinist empire, which folded with unexpected ease.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Mitterrand Le Petit Mitterrand Le Petit
The longest reign in the history of the French Republic is coming to an end, possibly a premature one, with a sense of drama.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Brightness at Midnight? Brightness at Midnight?
Climatically hot, it is politically a very strange summer on this side of the ocean.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Back to Rwanda Back to Rwanda
The arrival of French peacekeeping troops in Rwanda was rather like arsonists returning as the fire brigade.
Jan 2, 1998 / Daniel Singer
A Deserter From Death A Deserter From Death
One of the first signs of old age, I'm told, is when a young woman offers you her seat on a bus (and the next stage, presumably, is when you accept it).
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Yeltsin, the Lame-Duck Czar Yeltsin, the Lame-Duck Czar
Six months after the storming of Russia's Parliament, Boris Yeltsin and his backers, domestic and foreign, must have second thoughts about the wisdom of the coup that climaxed in...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Forza’s Destiny in Italy Forza’s Destiny in Italy
The description of Rifondazione Comunista here has been corrected as indicated in a correction that ran in the issue of May 2, 1994.
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
Algeria Slides Into Civil War Algeria Slides Into Civil War
Voici le temps des assassins, the bilingual Algerians could exclaim, echoing Rimbaud, when nearly a year ago, their intellectuals began to be slaughtered by Islamic fundamentali...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer