It’s a gamble for both leaders. But the US president showed how effective this tactic can be.
- Professor of Contemporary History, University of Edinburgh
France was left reeling by the attacks of January 2015 and things only got worse as the year unfolded – so why the political inertia?
Un an après l’attaque contre « Charlie Hebdo », la France a plus que jamais besoin de nouvelles idées et de nouveaux dirigeants politiques pour sortir d’une crise politique qui dure.
France has had a long and troubled relationship with its Muslim populations. French armies faced down Muslim leaders during the expansion of the country’s empire in Africa in the 19th century. And in the…
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