Tag: France

(France/Sahel/Russia) France’s exit from the Sahel war offers Russia an opportunity to move in (Euractiv, Syndication Bureau)

Faisal Al Yafai  writes: To surprisingly little fanfare, France has announced it is ending Operation Barkhane, its almost decade-long military intervention in the Sahel....

(France) Class Action Lawsuit against Ethnic Profiling (HRW)

HRW writes: France has failed to take necessary steps to prevent and remedy ethnic profiling by the police during identity checks, a form of systemic discrimination,...

France/Sahel Region – France to pull more than 2,000 troops from Africa’s Sahel region (Al Jazeera)

France will soon begin reshaping its military presence in the Sahel region of West Africa and will ultimately halve it, President Emmanuel Macron has...

China/France – Accusing China of exporting model, France actually does it (Wang Wenwen, Global Times)

The World Peace Forum over the weekend in Beijing was an epitome of the contest between the East and the West. When trying to...

Mali – France to resume military operations in Mali (Middle East Eye)

France announced on Friday that it will resume joint military operations in Mali after suspending them early last month following the West African country's...

France/Sahel – After Barkhane: What France’s military drawdown means for the Sahel (Andrew Lebovich, ECFR)

At the tail-end of a lengthy press conference last month Emmanuel Macron announced a significant change to French policy in the Sahel. France, he said, would...

France – French government strongly criticises Senate’s final version of climate bill (Clara Bauer-Babef, Euractiv)

After French senators voted on the final version of the climate bill, the country’s ecological transition ministry expressed disappointment, pointing to the text’s “numerous...

France – French far right beaten in key regional elections: Exit polls (Al Jazeera)

France’s far right has failed to win any region while the centrist ruling party of President Emmanuel Macron suffered another poll drubbing in the...

Italy/Spain/France/Europe/Mediterranean – Serve un patto Roma-Madrid-Parigi per rafforzare l’Ue nel Mediterraneo (Dario Cristiani, Formiche)

Il 2021 può essere considerato l’anno del ritorno della Spagna nel mondo: a inizio anno, Madrid ha lanciato un piano d’azione quadriennale, Estrategia de Acción Exterior...

USA/France – What Is France’s Position in the United States’ New European Policy? (Valdai Discussion Club)

Jacques Sapir What Is France’s Position in the United States’ New European Policy? — Valdai Club

France/Rwanda – Macron recognises French ‘responsibility’ in Rwanda genocide (Al Jazeera)

In a visit to Kigali, the French president says his country asks Rwanda for forgiveness over its role in the 1994 killings. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/macron-recognises-french-responsibility-in-rwanda-genocide

France/Rwanda – France’s Macron heads to Rwanda to reset relations (Al Jazeera)

President’s visit to Kigali aimed at turning page from decades of diplomatic friction over France’s role in the 1994 genocide. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/frances-macron-heads-to-rwanda-to-reset-relations

France/Turkey – France vs. Turkey in the EastMed: A Geopolitical Rivalry between a “Keeper” of the Old Order and a Challenging Emergent Power (IFRI)

Jana JABBOUR The Franco-Turkish standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean is a geopolitical contest for power that plays out on multiple fronts: Libya, Syria, Lebanon. Ankara’s expansive...

France – The public sector plays an important role in supporting French renters (Brookings)

Arthur Acolin Both national and local governments play important roles in France’s rental housing market. More than 40% of French renter households live in the...

Ukraine/Russia/France/Germany – Macron, Merkel, Zelenskyy Meet to Defuse Russian War Scare (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor On April 16, in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person and with German Chancellor Angela...

Israel/France – Israel-France Relations in Light of the ICC Decision (BESA Center)

Tsilla Hershco France has not joined other European countries in expressing official support for Jerusalem’s claims that the recent decision by the ICC to prosecute...