Quickfire How a bestselling novel reveals French sympathy for Putin The Wizard of the Kremlin has provoked fierce debate in France, where support for Russia lingers on both the right and left. By Andrew Hussey
Éric Zemmour: the “TV-friendly fascist” who thinks he can be France’s next president To his followers, the Parisian provocateur is the saviour of the French far right. But he could be its… By Andrew Hussey
France’s silent majority: How a political class was left behind Low turnout in the June regional elections shows both Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have failed to attract the politically homeless. By Andrew Hussey
Life without liberty: how Covid turned Paris into a city of fear A strict curfew, tough police measures and rising crime mean tensions are running high in the French capital. By Andrew Hussey
Macron and the Muslim world How the murder of a teacher reignited the conflict between republican secularism, religion and ardent belief in France. By Andrew Hussey
Paris’s post-lockdown blues The city is opening up but something is missing as the old anger and division return. By Andrew Hussey
After riots in Paris, the smoke is clearing over the city Following five nights of unrest, a fraught but fragile calm has returned to the poor suburbs of northern Paris,… By Andrew Hussey
Paris is an open prison Under lockdown, the City of Light has been thrown into terrible darkness. By Andrew Hussey
Emmanuel Carrère: “I need to be honest about myself. Otherwise, why write? The celebrated French writer Emmanuel Carrère on why he is drawn to monsters, murderers, enigmas – and himself. By Andrew Hussey