The French National Front Lost – And Yet It Remains A Force A sinificant minority of French voters feel alienated
WASHINGTON – In the end, Marine Le Pen, her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen, and the National Front won absolutely...
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The Terror Threat Will Not End It is too easy to create a terror group. And terror operations are really cheap
WASHINGTON – Terror attacks hatched by crazy militants underscore the deep vulnerabilities of modern, open societies. They trigger an avalanche...
After The Paris Terror Attack: Focus On The Caliphate Eliminating this stronghold of jihadi power in Syria and Iraq would hurt morale and recruiting power
WASHINGTON – Regarding the large-scale terror attack that just took place in Paris, the worst thing that we can...
Nutella Causes Global Warming French Ecology Minister Segolene Royal explained that it is all about using too much palm oil
WASHINGTON – Now we know it. Nutella, the popular hazelnut chocolate spread made by the Italian firm Ferrero, causes...
Why Western Media Avoided Calling The Paris Mass Killing “Islamic Terrorism”? There is fear that by calling the terrorists religious fanatics we may invite more violence. Wishful thinking that vagueness will make us safe
WASHINGTON – The common feature of almost all the reporting about the Islamic terror attack against the magazine Charlie...
Hollande’s Poor Efforts At Attracting Foreign Investors To France Telling investors "We are not afraid of you" is not much of a marketing message. Likewise, telling them that you intend to simplify taxation and immigration procedures is not going to get you very far
By Paolo von Schirach February 18, 2014 WASHINGTON – “France is not afraid to open itself up to the...
Weak Southern Europe Keeps Blaming Berlin They made their own problems with fiscal irresponsibility
WASHINGTON – I wonder whether the elected leaders of perennially weak and now impoverished Southern Europe really grasp what is going...