France

France between Belle Epoque and Blitzkrieg

Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about what made French politics and society distinctive in the decades before and after WWI

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How liberal and egalitarian was nineteenth century France?

Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about the conflicts and continuities of France from Louis Philippe to the Belle Epoque

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The British-French border con

In the English Channel, France fails and the British government spins

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Understanding France’s newest terrorism

Lockdown interrupted terrorism, but the post-lockdown West is more permissive

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The divisiveness of Five Pillars

The UK’s chief website for British Muslim news sows more division than unity

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Lost dream of coexistence

Adam LeBor delves into The Bureau, the utterly absorbing French spy thriller series

On Television
Bullfighting à la mode

Christopher North says French aficionados are more demanding than the Spanish

Sol y Sombra
France, Mali and military coups

French interventionism in Mali has fostered little stability

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Grace under pressure?

How effective have high-risk media events been for French foreign policy?

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History in the Age of Woke

Macron aims to rewrite history, with Britain not far behind

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