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Western leaders offer underwhelming response to Zelenskyy’s victory plan

Transcript Apr 24, 2025

France’s François Villeroy de Galhau on a US recession: ‘Bad news for the US is bad news for all, including for Europe’

By Atlantic Council

The governor of the Banque de France, speaking at the Atlantic Council, said that the European Central Bank would likely cut interest rates further this year.
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Western leaders offer underwhelming response to Zelenskyy’s victory plan

Issue Brief Dec 20, 2024

Europe needs a coalition of the resolute

By Léonie Allard and Elie Tenenbaum

Europe must develop a “coalition of the resolute” to provide security guarantees to Ukraine and to show resolve to take more responsibility for their own security.
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Western leaders offer underwhelming response to Zelenskyy’s victory plan

Issue Brief Dec 20, 2024

Decoding French economic statecraft

By Charles Lichfield

Understanding how France “does” economic statecraft will be crucial for US and other Western policymakers in the months and years ahead.
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UkraineAlert

Oct 22, 2024

Western leaders offer underwhelming response to Zelenskyy’s victory plan

By Aleksander Cwalina

Western leaders have failed to rally behind Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's victory plan, highlighting the limitations of Western support for the Ukrainian war effort, writes Aleksander Cwalina.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2024

France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?

By Léonie Allard, Jean-Loup Samaan

Prime Minister Michel Barnier is likely to follow the path of President Emmanuel Macron, but the big question is whether the delicate political context in Paris will allow ministers to focus on crises in Ukraine and Lebanon.

Europe & Eurasia France

In the News

Aug 29, 2024

Yade in Le Monde: “Jeux paralympiques : « On aimerait que Paris gagne la médaille de l’accessibilité ! »”

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New Atlanticist

Aug 14, 2024

The Olympic truce in French politics is ending. What happens next?

By Joely Virzi

Macron is basking in the success of a spectacular Olympics, but that success is unlikely to translate into political gains for the president or lead to compromises in the French Parliament.

European Union France

Atlantic Debrief

Aug 7, 2024

#AtlanticDebrief – What do the 2024 Paris Olympic Games mean for France? | A debrief from Amb. Samuel Ducroquet

Léonie Allard sits down with the French Ambassador for Sport Samuel Ducroquet to discuss the role of the Olympics in international diplomacy. 

Europe & Eurasia France

New Atlanticist

Aug 1, 2024

France has sided with Morocco on the Western Sahara. How might Algeria respond?

By Sarah Zaaimi

France’s endorsement of a Moroccan autonomy plan follows similar positions expressed by the United States in 2020 and Israel in 2023, along with a growing list of Arab and African nations.

Africa France

UkraineAlert

Jul 30, 2024

Paris Olympics: Ukrainian dedicates medal to athletes killed by Russia

By Mark Temnycky

Ukrainian fencing star Olga Kharlan has won the country’s first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and dedicated her medal to the Ukrainian athletes "who couldn't be here because they were killed by Russia," writes Mark Temnycky .

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French National Assembly with Olympic statues

Econographics

Jul 26, 2024

What French economic policy may look like after the Olympics

By Charles Lichfield and Gustavo Romero

The snap parliamentary election in France produced no absolute majority, and negotiations on government formation have begun. As Macron’s centrists attempt to construct a broad coalition, what economic policies can they suggest to bring the center-left and center-right onside?

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Inflection Points Today

Jul 25, 2024

Dispatch from Paris: The Olympics of hope begin on the River Seine

By Frederick Kempe

The Olympics never take place in a political vacuum, but this year’s begin amid the biggest threats to global order since the 1930s.

Democratic Transitions France

Atlantic Debrief

Jul 8, 2024

#AtlanticDebrief – What are the biggest takeaways from the French election? | A Debrief from Amb. Gérard Araud

Jörn Fleck sits down with Amb. Gérard Araud to unpack the implications of the French election results and the emerging power struggles in French politics.

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