Domestic crisis, militarization, tensions with Germany and Russia. France is struck in a deep political and social crisis. Prime Ministers are resigning, losing votes of confidence, while the population is engaged in protests on the streets. We asked Rodrigo Arenas, French member of parliament from the France Insoumise (France Unbowed) on what’s going on. Arenas had indicated that the government ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen The previous French government failed to finalize the 2026 budget and eventually collapsed. The newly formed Lecornu administration now faces the same fundamental challenge. So far, any government formed seems incapable of producing a budget that doesn’t rely on “austerity measures” as the solution. Yet they are up against a massive public outcry. French workers and ...
Protests, financial turmoil and a government crisis. By Odile Mojon-Cheminade While Germany has been Europe’s economic engine in recent decades, France has traditionally been its political, cultural, and military heart. Political because of the balancing role it used to play, plus as a permanent member of the UN Security Council; cultural because of its universalist vision; and military because of ...
Interview with Odile Mojon-Cheminade, political analyst from the Schiller Institute. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, spoke by phone for the first time since September 2022. The call took place amidst escalating tensions in the ongoing war in Ukraine and after the “12-day war” between Iran and Israel ended. We asked Odile Mojon-Cheminade, political analyst from ...
The collapse of the globalist neoliberal system, the steady decline of its political representatives, their defeat in the European Parliament elections, and President Macron’s dissolution of the National Assembly have plunged the country into a deep crisis. By Ali Rıza Taşdelen Over the past five years, France has seen no major mass movements or widespread protests in response to social ...
France’s domestic political constellation. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Donald Trump’s efforts to strike a deal with Russia and his parallel policies of distancing himself from the current governments in Europe have accelerated the search for a new direction on the continent. Developments in French politics constitute an important example to understand this European-wide search. France’s polarization reflecting Europe’s uncertainty The ...
Cheminade emphasizes that solving France’s problems is tied to cooperation with the “Global South” and the “global majority”. In the second part of the interview, Jacques Cheminade, the leader of the Solidarity and Progress (Solidarité et Progrès) answered our questions about militarization in France, the latest situation in Syria and Jean-Marie Le Pen. Cheminade emphasizes that solving France’s problems is ...
Financialization and militarization of the economy, the crisis of the Atlantic system and the political crisis in France. France has been going through a turbulent period politically, economically, and in terms of parliamentary stability. The fact that the country still hasn’t been able to draft a budget for 2025 is quite telling. With massive debt, austerity measures facing backlash from ...
Macron wants Europe to walk a very fine line between relying on NATO and heading to its own course. But the new geopolitical situation has placed Europe at a crossroads. After Donald Trump’s election, European leaders gathered in Budapest on November 7 for the 5th Summit of the European Political Community, established two years ago by Emmanuel Macron. Throughout the ...
An examination of some of the most important of these numerous confessional statements, news reports and analyses. By Gökalp Erbaş The economic hardship of Western countries, especially the USA, is no longer expressed only by Asian experts. This situation has also started to be frequently mentioned by people and institutions that have important positions in the media, finance and ideological ...