Skip Navigation
Emmanuel Macron
August 25, 2017
Sarah Jones
Emmanuel Macron Is No Model For Democrats
The French centrist is floundering in the polls, a warning for those who want to mimic his politics.
July 26, 2017
Taylor Hartz
Trump and Our Golden Age of Body Language “Experts”
Business is booming thanks to his awkward interactions with foreign leaders. But what makes an expert? That's in dispute.
June 9, 2017
Clio Chang
After Theresa May’s self-own and UKIP’s humiliation, is the global right in retreat?
June 5, 2017
Graham Vyse
The European resistance is getting under Trump’s skin.
May 30, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump’s European Trip Was a Watershed Moment
A split has emerged between the U.S. and its European allies. And there's probably no going back.
May 26, 2017
Jeet Heer
Why Trump Is a Salesman With Autocrats and a Slumlord With Allies
On his first foreign trip, he charmed the Saudis and shamed NATO.
May 5, 2017
Samuel Earle, Harry Lambert
France’s Loveless Marriage With Emmanuel Macron
There is little affection for the independent centrist, who will likely become president on Sunday. Not even in his hometown.
May 4, 2017
Graham Vyse
Is Barack Obama a globalist?
April 24, 2017
Ryu Spaeth
Centrism didn’t save France.
April 18, 2017
Harrison Stetler
The Rise of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and France’s “Post-Democracy”
The new face of French populism has upended its presidential race—and perhaps the country’s future.
March 29, 2017
Jeffrey Zuckerman
Mathias Énard’s Compass Is the Antidote to Europe’s Islamophobia
In a time of fear and loathing, Énard’s magnum opus points us toward the reality behind so many myths of the Orient.
December 23, 2016
Harrison Stetler
Is There Any Hope for France’s Left?
As the far-right surges, the contradictions on the left may prove to be irreconcilable.
October 13, 2016
Harrison Stetler
How Marine Le Pen Has Upended French Politics
Six months before the presidential election, the dominance of the National Front has shaken up the country’s establishment parties.