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June 25, 2009
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Amel Boubekeur writes that the controversy surrounding Nicolas Sarkozy's comments on the full-face veil in France has excluded the people it most concerns - the women who wear it.
Updated: March 12, 2009
Backgrounder
France's move to rejoin NATO's integrated military command structure reflects a shift in French strategic thinking about new reliance on allies and diminished projection of unilateral power abroad.
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March 11, 2009
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As France returns to NATO's integrated military structure, it's time for the alliance to undergo a long-delayed transformation, Benoi D'Aboville says.
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Updated: April 13, 2009
Backgrounder
Piracy caught the world's attention in 2008, with hijackings off the coast of East Africa including an oil supertanker and a ship full of Russian tanks. Many experts, citing 'nightmare scenarios,' want to see these brigands redefined as terrorists.
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Updated: November 17, 2008
Backgrounder
A profile of ETA, a terrorist separatist group operating in the Basque regions of Spain and France.
See more in Spain, Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations
October 31, 2008
Article
New York Times
Max Boot discusses David Hackett Fischer's latest work, Champlain's Dream.
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October 10, 2008
Audio
Listen to French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde discuss the financial crisis from the European perspective, and suggest policy options for a coordinated response by Europe's four largest economies.
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October 6, 2008
Daily Analysis
With financial firestorms erupting left and right in Europe, the global credit crisis takes a new dimension. Analysts say it might be time for coordinated interest rate cuts.
See more in Europe/Russia, Western Europe, Germany, U.K., EU, Economics, Corporate Governance, International Finance
September 20, 2008
Must Read
The French president did more than anyone expected regarding Russia—but there's much more to be done.
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Updated: July 14, 2008
Daily Analysis
French President Nicolas Sarkozy succeeded in forming a union of Mediterranean countries, but the bigger challenge of pushing through meaningful policy change lies ahead.
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