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Assessing the Dangers of a 'New Nuclear Age'

EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The arsenals of nuclear powers are growing, the number of nations with nuclear weapons may soon rise as well, and Russia has used [...] More

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Energy Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Battle for Libya

Bottom Line Up FrontJust last week, France agreed to send war frigates to the eastern Mediterranean, a decision welcomed by Greece and decried by [...] More

Protests and Unrest Sweep Through France

Bottom Line Up FrontIn response to France’s plans to overhaul the country’s pension system, protesters took to the streets last week in growing signs [...] More

NATO Celebrates 70th Birthday Amid Growing Uncertainty

Bottom Line Up FrontNATO countries gathered this week to celebrate the alliance’s 70th anniversary amidst growing uncertainty over the institution’s [...] More

The G7 and Russia

As the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meet in the French coastal town of Biarritz this weekend, the issue of recent Russian behavior will most certainly [...] More

The Belt and Road Initiative and Increased Chinese Military and Security Presence Abroad

Bottom Line Up Front: In July 2019, China conducted joint military exercises with two European powers, Germany and France.Through Chinese president [...] More

French Foreign Fighters Sentenced to Death in Iraq

Bottom Line Up FrontJust last week, seven members of the so-called Islamic State, all of them from France, were sentenced to death by an Iraqi [...] More

The Comeback of Hate in Europe

Bottom Line Up FrontGermany is experiencing a renewed wave of virulent anti-Semitism and intimidation and violence directed toward immigrants, [...] More

A Tenuous Peace Deal in the Central African Republic

Bottom Line UpfrontEarlier this month, fourteen armed groups from Central African Republic agreed to a peace agreement following talks in Khartoum, [...] More

The Globalization of Local Protests: The Case of France’s ‘Yellow Vests’

Bottom Line Up Front For the ninth weekend in a row, protesters gathered in massive numbers in Paris and other French cities as part of the ‘Yellow [...] More

Terror Strikes France: Strasbourg Christmas Market Attack

Bottom Line Up FrontOn December 11th, there was a terrorist attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg, France. While the suspect was known to the [...] More
Macron’s Visit: “Embrace of Trump and a Rejection of Trumpism”

Macron’s Visit: “Embrace of Trump and a Rejection of Trumpism”

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Washington featured both the first state dinner of the Trump presidency as well as an address to [...] More

Path to Radicalization Winds through Shame and Loneliness

The problem of Islamist radicalization presents a grim challenge to France, and the forces that drive young people to join violent extremist groups [...] More