Tag: France

Greece and France give European strategic autonomy a shot (Katerina Sokou, Atlantic Council)

Decades from now, historians may agree with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s description of the strategic defense agreement signed last week between France and Greece as...

Has France failed in the Sahel? (Al Jazeera)

A spat between the French and Malian governments is threatening to derail a fragile alliance against armed groups in the Sahel region of North...

Mali accuses France of training ‘terrorists’ in the country (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga has told the Russian media he has evidence that France has been training “terrorist” groups operating in the...

Mali summons French ambassador over President Macron’s criticism (Al Jazeera)

Mali has summoned France’s ambassador to the country to register its “indignation” at French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent criticism of the country’s government, which...

French MPs condemn ‘human rights violations’ in Bahrain (Al Jazeera)

Several French members of parliament urged France’s foreign minister to speak out over the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain, a human rights organisation...

Why is Algeria angry at Emmanuel Macron? (Al Jazeera)

France and Algeria have had a complicated relationship for decades. Although French colonial rule ended in the 1960s – France has often been accused of...

Vive la (Online Bookstore) Révolution! (Daniel Castro, ITIF)

Some of the French proposals for regulating the digital economy have become so outlandish that it is getting hard to distinguish between real articles...

Algeria recalls envoy to France after ‘inadmissible interference’ (Al Jazeera)

Algeria accused its former colonial ruler France of “genocide” and recalled its ambassador from Paris in anger over what it said were “inadmissible” comments...

Syria: Could a European court force France to bring home families of IS fighters? (Frank Andrews, Middle East Eye)

Two detained French women who fled the Islamic State sit with their children while speaking to a AFP reporter at al-Hol camp on 17...

Algeria recalls ambassador to France for consultations (Al Jazeera)

The Algerian presidency did not immediately give a reason for the move Algeria has recalled its ambassador to France for consultations, though the reason...

The French Double Standard on Fighting Terrorism (Tsilla Hershco, BESA Center)

Despite its oft-stated determination to fight terrorism, France has struggled to establish an effective intelligence system and adequate legislation to combat Islamist terrorism, in...

Greece signs pact to buy three frigates from France (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

The Greek ministry of defense has committed to buying three frigates from France’s Naval Group with weaponry supplied by MBDA in a potential $3.5...

France focuses on responsibility and solidarity in the face of global challenges (UN News)

In his address to the UN General Assembly on Monday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian upheld multilateralism as the key to overcoming global challenges including conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with French Foreign Minister Le Drian (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian today in New...

Biden Just Gave France Something More Valuable than a Submarine Contract (Kevin Baron, Defense One)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks to US President Joe Biden before a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the North Atlantic Treaty...

Next-gen tech investments, platform upgrades lead France’s 2022 defense budget (Sebastian Sprenger, Defense News)

French Army soldiers from the 'Operation Barkhane' get ready as preparations are made for the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue...