His larger-than-life career, flamboyant personality and ongoing legal struggles made him one of the best-known personalities in France.
Author: Roger Cohen
Awarding the Nobel Prize to Journalists Recognizes the Growing Repression of Media
Around the world, journalists find themselves under growing pressure. An estimated 274 journalists were imprisoned for their work in 2020, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
France’s Macron Takes on U.S., a Big Gamble Even for a Risk-Taker
For President Emmanuel Macron of France, a debacle over a lost submarine deal with Australia suggests that the NATO alliance is debilitated through lack of trust.
France Asks ‘Forgiveness’ for Its Abandonment of Algerian Harkis
After fighting on the French side in the Algerian war of independence, Algerian Arabs were left to be slaughtered in Algeria or were abused in France.
In Submarine Deal With Australia, U.S. Counters China but Enrages France
The reaction signals a widening rift among Western allies over China. French officials accused President Biden of acting like his predecessor.
The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo
The charismatic and divisive socialist mayor of Paris is eyeing an office that has been occupied by eight male presidents over six decades.
Chaos Persists at Kabul Airport as Taliban Discuss New Government
The militants have engaged the former officials Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, as well as Moscow, to seek help in building an “inclusive” government while cementing their rule.
For US, and Afghanistan, the Post-9/11 Era Ends Painfully
The desperate scenes at the Kabul airport will now give Afghanistan a place in America’s national memory as another failed attempt to reshape a far-off land.
Riots Shatter Veneer of Coexistence in Israel’s Mixed Towns
Israel’s Jewish and Palestinian communities looked past each other until violence and bloodshed forced a reckoning.
France Takes the Lead in Pressuring People to Get Vaccinated
France is taking the lead in making life unpleasant for the unvaccinated, even requiring some people to get shots. Protesters see a soft dictatorship dawning.