In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.
Tag: de Gaulle, Charles
Philippe de Gaulle, Admiral and Son of Charles de Gaulle, Dies at 102
His exploits in World War II and later in Algeria and Indochina were not enough for him to emerge from the shadow of his father, for whom a thousand streets in France are named.
Macron Faces an Angry France Alone
President Emmanuel Macron saw his decision to push through a change in the retirement age as necessary, but the price may be high.
As French Elections Loom, Macron Tries to Strike a Balance
The news media calls the French president “Jupiter,” the king of the gods, but he is showing a more human face. Will it soften his image?
As French Elections Loom, Macron Tries to Strike a Balance
The news media calls the French president “Jupiter,” the king of the gods, but he is showing a more human face. Will it soften his image?
France, Striving for Global Power, Still Struggles to Get It
Though often seen as vanity or pique, France’s assertiveness abroad is calibrated to manage a quandary it has faced since World War II: how to act as an independent power while depending on allies.
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.
America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold?
Recent history suggests that it is foolish for Western powers to fight wars in other people’s lands and that the U.S. intervention was almost certainly doomed from the start.
Macron Closes ENA, in Bid to Diversify France’s Public Service
The institution had become a symbol of privilege in a society where social mobility has broken down.