Tag: France

4 French mayoral races that will show where the presidential race is heading

(Victor Goury-Laffont - Politico) Want to get a sense of how the next French presidential vote will play out? Then pay attention to the...

US official lobbied French magistrate over Le Pen’s election ban (Marion Solletty – Politico)

A senior policy adviser from the U.S. State Department asked a French magistrate last year whether she could intervene over the election ban on...

Le Pen fights to save her presidential dreams in court appeal (Politico)

A court appeal begins on Tuesday that will determine whether Marine Le Pen or her protégé Jordan Bardella will head into next year’s presidential...

Macron attacca gli USA e lancia un appello non solo agli alleati

(Marzia Giglioli) Nel novembre 2019, il presidente Emmanuel Macron aveva scosso il mondo occidentale dichiarando la NATO 'in stato di morte cerebrale'. Tutti sembravano inorriditi....

Geostrategic magazine (11 November 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: China; COP30; Ethiopia-Eritrea; EU; Eurasian...

France’s Shift to Long-Term Engagement in the Black Sea (Bogdan Cozma – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Historically, France’s policies in the Black Sea region were more of a side effect of its EU enlargement, Russia, or Middle East policies. Its...

Geostrategic magazine (9 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: France; Georgia; Guyana; Japan; Libya;...

Geostrategic magazine (2 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Australia-India-US; Australia-US; Australia-Women, Peace and...

Will European pressure bring Iran back to the table for nuclear talks? (Atlantic Council)

Will it be a snap? Today, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom announced that they’ve started the process of triggering “snapback” sanctions on Iran...

France updates strategic documents, and its relationship with Australia (Eric Frecon – ASPI The Strategist)

France’s latest strategic updates make one thing clear: Paris has turned a page on AUKUS and moved on. In July, it released new versions...

Cyberattack hits France’s third-largest mobile operator, millions of customers affected (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Bouygues Telecom, one of France’s largest telecom companies and its third-largest mobile operator, announced on Wednesday being hit by a cyberattack that compromised the...

Geostrategic magazine (8 August 2025)

Complex research (by Marco Emanuele): Distinzioni fondamentali / Fundamental distinctions | The Global Eye L’assoluto della sicurezza lineare / Absolute linear security | The Global Eye Disumanità...

What to Make of Macron’s Recent Defence Spending Commitments? (Amy Greene – RUSI)

On 13 July, 2025, in his annual address to French armed forces, President Emmanuel Macron announced increases in defence spending to take place over...

UK–France defence: a statement of entente for wider European security? (Nick Childs – IISS)

The United Kingdom and France have revamped and strengthened their nuclear and conventional defence cooperation through the Lancaster House 2.0 and Northwood declarations. To...

The Franco-British Summit: back in business (Georgina Wright – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

The 35th Franco-British summit in 2023 was mostly about displaying unity after years of mistrust. Yesterday’s meeting was different: it was about delivery. And,...

Kazakhstan Reinforces Multivector Foreign Policy (Alexander Kim – The Jamestown Foundation)

Kazakhstan has awarded Rosatom the contract to build its first nuclear power plant, signaling continued collaboration with Russia while simultaneously exploring future partnerships with...