France

France's Forgotten War

Mali is old news in Paris. Now it’s all gay marriage all the time.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | APRIL 30, 2013

Death by a Thousand Cuts

Just one year into François Hollande's presidency, he's on the ropes and praying for a miracle.

BY ERIC PAPE | APRIL 17, 2013

The Strange Case of the White Jihadist of Timbuktu

Was Abdul Jalil al-Fransi an al Qaeda fighter -- or a French spy?

BY HARALD DOORNBOS, JENAN MOUSSA | APRIL 12, 2013

Vive La France, Allahu Akbar

Islamic militants messed with the wrong city on Saturday night.

BY MATT TREVITHICK, DANIEL SECKMAN | APRIL 1, 2013

Trade Coalitions of the Willing

Forget about the WTO. Here's how Obama is about to change the game on free trade.

BY DANIEL ALTMAN | MARCH 18, 2013

Alone in the Desert

How Camus explains France's troubling intervention in Mali.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | MARCH 5, 2013

Marianne in Tunisia

How Delacroix's famous painting explains the troubled North African revolution.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Gay Paris

What has taken France so long to step up to the altar of equality?

BY ERIC PAPE | FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Cracks at the Core

It's not jihadists who are threatening to destroy Mali -- it's a massive culture of government corruption.

BY TRISTAN MCCONNELL | FEBRUARY 7, 2013

Europe's Hezbollah Problem

In the wake of the Bulgarian bombing investigation, will the European Union finally designate Hezbollah a terrorist group?

BY BENJAMIN WEINTHAL | FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Vive L'Empereur!

Five wargames in which the French fight.

BY MICHAEL PECK | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

France on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Think Americans hate their politicians? The moody French are disgusted -- and looking for a new de Gaulle.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Mali Is Not a Stan

When it comes to covering Africa's latest conflict, it's suddenly amateur hour.

BY LAURA SEAY | JANUARY 30, 2013

La Libération

French-led forces recapture the ancient town of Timbuktu.

JANUARY 29, 2013

Cameron's Au Revoir

In threatening to pull Britain out of the EU, has the prime minister inadvertently opened Pandora's Box?

BY DENIS MACSHANE | JANUARY 28, 2013

The French Connection

Why is the United States paying for its ally's adventures in Africa?

BY PHILLIP CARTER | JANUARY 24, 2013

Beyond Al Qaeda

As Western countries rush into Africa's troubled Sahel region, are we once again forgetting history?

BY HOWARD W. FRENCH | JANUARY 18, 2013

The Eradicateurs

Why Algeria doesn't talk to terrorists -- even if that means killing hostages.

BY GEOFF D. PORTER | JANUARY 18, 2013

France vs. Lance

The French aren't surprised by the fall of America's cycling hero. They knew he was cheating all along.

BY ERIC PAPE | JANUARY 17, 2013

Al Qaeda Is Alive in Africa

A witches' brew of Islamic jihadists is stirring up trouble across the continent. But is that America's problem yet?

BY DANIEL BYMAN | JANUARY 17, 2013

A More Sacred Union

How two words -- forged nearly a century ago -- help explain France's military intervention in Mali.

BY ROBERT ZARETSKY | JANUARY 17, 2013

What I Learned from Gérard Depardieu

The French actor's case is the exception that proves the rule: Citizenship still matters.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JANUARY 16, 2013

Al Qaeda Country

Why Mali matters.

BY PETER CHILSON | JANUARY 15, 2013

Paris Murder Mystery

Who's behind the assassination of three Kurdish women in the heart of the French capital?

BY ERIC PAPE | JANUARY 11, 2013

Why Work?

Will working less really make America more productive? 

JANUARY 2, 2013

Is It Over Yet?

Haunting photos of a year in the life of the war America is still fighting.

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Decline Is a Choice

The West has nothing to fear but fear itself.

BY HUBERT VÉDRINE | DECEMBER 10, 2012

UMP Shaker

France's conservative party is falling apart. Can Nicolas Sarkozy return to rescue it?

BY ERIC PAPE | NOVEMBER 28, 2012

UnBonJuif

The return of French anti-Semitism is a lot scarier than just a few nasty tweets.

BY ERIC PAPE | OCTOBER 25, 2012

The Man Who Brought the Black Flag to Timbuktu

A new Islamist strongman has taken the stage in North Africa. His rising power is giving him a lot of bad ideas.

BY WILLIAM LLOYD-GEORGE | OCTOBER 22, 2012