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Archives: France
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When will gasoline cars be illegal? France throws its Beret into the Ring
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The answer to the question in the title depends very much on the precise question being asked and on the country. If we…![G-20: Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/g-20-germany-aims-to-isolate-tru-187x137.jpg)
G-20: Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan
By Dave Keating | Euractiv.com | - - Angela Merkel wants all countries in the group except the US to sign up to a strong statement supporting the Paris Agreement but Saudi…![Can Total’s Gas deal in Iran vindicate the Nuclear Deal?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/can-totals-gas-deal-in-iran-vind-187x137.jpg)
Can Total’s Gas deal in Iran vindicate the Nuclear Deal?
By Meysam Tayebipour | (The Conversation) | - - Nine years ago, when sanctions were imposed on Iran by the international community, Total was the last Western energy company to suspend its…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/avignon-1-187x118.png)
Gunmen Shoot at Mosque-goers in France, Injure 8, including Child
TeleSur | - - Avignon police are now searching for the suspects who fled the scene. In the southeastern city of Avignon in France’s Provence region, two hooded men pulled up to…![Another “Unbalanced” White Terrorist targets Muslims at Mosque Near Paris](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/another-unbalanced-white-terrori-187x137.jpg)
Another “Unbalanced” White Terrorist targets Muslims at Mosque Near Paris
TeleSur | - - Although the official investigation clearly said the attack was "deliberate," the mainstream French media failed to report it. A man in a 4×4 car intentionally tried to run…![Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/green-france-macron-bans-frackin-187x137.jpg)
Green France: Macron bans Fracking and welcomes US renewables Scientists fleeing Trump
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The French government wants to steal increasingly unemployed US green energy scientists, who are being systematically defunded by the Trump administration. After Trump…![Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/is-china-now-the-adult-in-the-ro-187x137.jpg)
Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump preferred the Neofascist Marine Le Pen as president of France, who wanted to pull out of NATO and the European Union.…![What will new French President Macron do about Syria & ISIL?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/what-will-new-french-president-m-187x137.jpg)
What will new French President Macron do about Syria & ISIL?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Now that Emmanuel Macron is president of France, it is worthwhile asking what sort of foreign policy he would be likely to pursue.…![It was ISIL, not Hackers, who Hijacked French Election](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/it-was-isil-not-hackers-who-hija-187x137.jpg)
It was ISIL, not Hackers, who Hijacked French Election
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - That hackers, most likely Russia-linked, were trying to throw the French election to Marine Le Pen this weekend by releasing thousands of emails…![As Russians Hack, France decides if it Hates Foreigners](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/as-russians-hack-france-decides-187x137.jpg)
As Russians Hack, France decides if it Hates Foreigners
Richard Fogarty | (The Conversation) | - - On April 24, the day after her second-place finish in the first round of the French presidential elections, Marine Le Pen thundered against her…![Uh, oh: French Left can’t bring itself to Vote for Macron](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/uh-oh-french-left-cant-bring-its-187x137.jpg)
Uh, oh: French Left can’t bring itself to Vote for Macron
TeleSur | - - TeleSUR spoke with two French voters to discuss Sunday's second-round presidential election in France and lesser evil voting. French voters are confronted with a difficult choice on Sunday's runoff presidential election:…![Dear Marine Le Pen: Only a Fascist would Praise Colonialism . . . Oh Wait](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/dear-marine-le-pen-only-a-fascis-187x137.jpg)
Dear Marine Le Pen: Only a Fascist would Praise Colonialism . . . Oh Wait
Jessica Northey | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | - - Marine Le Pen's declaration that colonialism was a positive thing is not only a denial of France's painful history, but an example of the…![For First Time, a US President backs a Fascist France](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/for-first-time-a-us-president-ba-187x137.jpg)
For First Time, a US President backs a Fascist France
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - While she is highly unlikely to win the run-off presidential election on May 7 against the Bill Clinton of France, Emmanuel Macron, Marine…![Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-musli-187x137.jpg)
Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?
By Fatima Khemilat | (The Conversation) | - - On April 8, the well-known French television show Salut les terriens turned sour when guests discussed the very sensitive topic of the so-called…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/image-20170325-12152-leoxyj-187x137.png)
What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia
Beatrice Mabilon-Bonfils | (The Conversation) | - - Update: The 2017 presidential campaign in France has been full of surprises, from François Hollande’s decision not to run for a second term to…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/167941-187x137.jpg)
ISIL Terror-Trolls French Election, Supporting far Right; Will French Fall for It?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Thursday's shooting at the Champs Elysee, left one policeman dead, another gravely injured, a third lightly wounded along with a German tourist shot…![Give us your Huddled Scientists: France woos US Climate Researchers, Inventors in age of Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/give-us-your-huddled-scientists-187x137.jpg)
Give us your Huddled Scientists: France woos US Climate Researchers, Inventors in age of Trump
By Frédéric Simon | EurActiv.com | - - The United States of America. Home of the free. Land of the brave. And, until Donald Trump became president, a beacon of science, research…![Sting & Gandhian anti-Terrorism: Your Paris vacation can help cripple ISIL](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/sting-gandhian-anti-terrorism-yo-187x137.jpg)
Sting & Gandhian anti-Terrorism: Your Paris vacation can help cripple ISIL
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Sting, 65, played a concert at the Bataclan Theater where ISIL terrorists killed 90 innocent people a year ago, in one of the…![Nice, France, Attack: A Gandhian Response](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011080225im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/nice-france-attack-a-gandhian-re-187x137.jpg)