France

Genocide-Denial Bill Rocks Turkish-French Relations

A French bill prohibiting denial of the Armenian genocide has Turkey rethinking its "zero problems with neighbors" foreign policy.

The Taliban Get an Address

No one is going to win in Afghanistan. In the name of stability, bargains must be struck—many of which will involve the Taliban.

Schemes That Set the Desert on Fire

After WWI, Britain and France made the Arab world the object of history, not its subject. James Barr’s new book shows that the Middle East was born crazy. Later misunderstandings and manipulations were laid atop well-worn grooves.

Carlos and the Fungibility of Radical Ideology

Be it radical Marxism or radical Islamism, ideology only takes one so far. There's more to understanding what makes terrorists tick.

Russia Recalls France's Revolutionary Slide

Chasms between classes. Croneyism. Critical leaders. A spirit of unrest. Russia in 2011 looks an awful lot like France in 1789.

ETA Gives Up Terrorism

The Basque separatist group has renounced terrorist operations. This is as close to a victory as counterterrorism gets.

The New Power Alliance: Russia, Germany and France

Arms sales move east as Moscow quietly collects NATO allies.

Europe Hides Immigration Fears behind Climate Change

Is the concern about concentrations of greenhouse gasses or concentrations of foreigners?

France's New Napoleon: The Resurrection of Dominique Strauss-Kahn

DSK has endured ignominious imprisonment only to escape his malevolent captors and return to defend la patrie. The Little Corporal rides again.

Privacy, Libel and the Case of Dominique Strauss-Kahn

The French keep secrets.  The British stifle the press.  America runs a perp-walk escapade. 

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February 13, 2012