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Europe
26 May 2011

The IMF chief’s downfall has shaken a nation and halted the progress of its centre left.

Books
02 July 2009
Europe
05 February 2009

As two million demonstrators proved last month, the French are furious, and not only about losing th

International Politics
11 December 2008

Observations on France

Europe
18 September 2008

To speak of positive secularism is to imply that there are two kinds of secularism, one good, the ot

International Politics
21 August 2008

Swiftness is the French president's raison d'être

Europe
10 July 2008

No French government has dared challenge a popular protest by millions of French people, especially

International Politics
03 April 2008

On a morning news programme, I'm asked whether Kevin Costner is on the longlist of the first lady's

Europe
31 January 2008

Abroad, Kerviel is called "history's biggest rogue trader". In France, he's the "five billion whizz-

Europe
24 January 2008

Agnès Poirier on Sarkozy’s habit of getting there first

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