France

Rise of the Radical Right

Anders Behring Breivik is not alone. In fact, Europe has many more dangerous extremists than anyone thinks.

BY JAMIE BARTLETT, JONATHAN BIRDWELL | JULY 25, 2011

Europe's Economic Meltdown: How Did We Get Here?

A look back at the missteps and bailouts, in pictures.

BY CAMERON ABADI | JULY 20, 2011

A Continent, Sinking

Europe's financial crisis is a Titanic moment, threatening to bring down not only the EU's major economies, but its political raison d'être. Is it too late to save the ship?

BY STEVEN ERLANGER | JULY 20, 2011

Liberté, Égalité, Virilité

The French don't just tolerate their politicians' sexual dalliances -- they demand them.

BY ELAINE SCIOLINO | JUNE 10, 2011

Swimming Upstream

Meet Christine Lagarde, Europe's consensus choice to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as chief of the IMF.

BY ERIC PAPE | JUNE 1, 2011

The LWOT: Mumbai terror trial focuses on Pakistani intelligence role

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 24, 2011

Sarkozy's Favorite Sex Scandal

The political suicide of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is great news for France's embattled and unpopular president.

BY ERIC PAPE | MAY 16, 2011

The LWOT: NYPD arrests two in plot against synagogue; U.S. finds bin Laden "diary"

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 13, 2011

The LWOT: U.S. releases bin Laden videos; AQIM lauds bin Laden

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 10, 2011

The LWOT: Al-Qaeda acknowledges bin Laden death

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MAY 6, 2011

What the World Got Wrong in Côte D'Ivoire

Why is the United Nations entrenching former colonial powers on our continent? Africans can and should take the lead in resolving their own disputes.

BY THABO MBEKI | APRIL 29, 2011

The Lightning Rod President

Ivory Coast’s new president has made many enemies over the years. Can he bring peace?

BY DANIEL BALINT-KURTI | APRIL 29, 2011

The LWOT: 16 dead in Marrakesh bombing; Gitmo lawyer seeks WikiLeaks access

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 29, 2011

The LWOT: Pakistan arrests two Frenchmen for terror involvement

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 15, 2011

Nightmare in Abidjan

With the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo, the standoff in the Ivory Coast may be finished, but the state of crisis is far from over.

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | APRIL 7, 2011

The LWOT: 9/11 plotters to be tried at Guantánamo

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | APRIL 5, 2011

Sarko's Dreams of Grandeur

Four years of le petit prince's proud and wayward foreign policy.

BY CAMERON ABADI | MARCH 22, 2011

Does the World Belong in Libya's War?

Foreign Policy's crack team of international experts debate whether Washington, London, and Paris were right to step in.

MARCH 18, 2011

The LWOT: King hearings open with emotion, rancor; Man with white supremacist ties arrested in Spokane bomb attempt

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 11, 2011

The LWOT: Gunman kills two U.S. Airmen at Frankfurt Airport; Two NJ men plead guilty to attempting to join al-Shabaab

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | MARCH 4, 2011

Legal Limbo

How the International Criminal Court is freezing the conflict in Darfur.

BY JÉRÔME TUBIANA | FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The LWOT: Terror camp trainer pleads guilty at Gitmo; House passes 90-day Patriot Act extension

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Echoes of Belgrade

From Minsk to Cairo, the nonviolent democratic uprisings of the past decade have been influenced by the tactics and imagery of Serbia's 2000 Bulldozer Revolution.

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

What Would Marx Say about Cairo?

History repeats itself -- revolutions even more so.

BY DAVID ARMITAGE | FEBRUARY 7, 2011

The LWOT: Obama to resume Gitmo trials; Supreme court declines habeas case

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 21, 2011

The LWOT: Protests greet Guantanamo anniversary; FBI interrogates American in Kuwait

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 14, 2011

The LWOT: Obama grudgingly signs Gitmo ban; shooter attacks Congresswoman, others in Arizona

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 11, 2011

The LWOT: Obama considers ignoring Congressional Gitmo ban; UK to modify but continue control orders

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The LWOT: Terror arrests roil Europe; Obama considers indefinite detention review process

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BY ANDREW LEBOVICH | JANUARY 3, 2011

The Depression? J'accuse!

Is France to blame for the Great Depression?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011