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With the Russian attack on Ukraine, French presidential candidate Érik Zemmour has been in something of a quandary.  He had praised Russia for many years; according to a recent article in Le Journal du Dimanche, he had been courted, even groomed, as an “opinions makers” …

The French presidential elections will be held on April 10 and April 24.  The newly elected president will take office on May 13.  The results of these elections have the potential to hinder, if not destroy, the NATO and European Union effort to stop Russian …

The Brink is a documentary about Trump strategist and former Breitbart editor Steve Bannon (2019, directed by Alison Klayman, available on Amazon and Youtube).  Specifically, it focuses on Bannon’s attempts to organize the populist parties throughout the European Union into a coalition that he was …

It should have been a good week for Éric Zemmour. The right-wing television commentator and author, who declared his candidacy for the presidency in late November, had won yet another prominent member of Marine Le Pen’s  National Rally party (RN) to his side.  Nicolas Bay, …

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games will be held on February 4.  On January 20, 2022, the French National Assembly passed, almost unanimously, a resolution brought by the Socialist Party that denounced the genocide of the Uighurs (Ouïghours) by the Chinese government.  Four …

The first round of the French Presidential elections will be held on April 10, 2022; the second round will be held on April 24.  During those two weeks, the two finalists will (most likely) debate.  President Emmanuel Macron has stated that he does not wish …

The sudden announcement of AUKUS on September 15, 2021 has caused some significant diplomatic damage between the United States and its oldest ally, France.  The trilateral agreement, among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is both a submarine technology deal and a new …

Or should that be the “crimes” of Agnès Buzyn? As widely reported even in the international press, Dr. Agnès Buzyn, Macron’s former Minister of Health and Solidarity, has been charged with “endangering the lives of others” in her handling of the pandemic.  She has been …

Brigitte Bardot has affirmed her support for Éric Zemmour, the  journalist/commentator who is flirting with a run for the presidency of France next year.  Brigitte Bardot has also denounced the pass sanitaire (the proof of vaccination or negative test within 72 hours) imposed by Emmanuel …

There are several important points to remember in regard to Emmanuel Macron, as reporters quote him on Afghanistan.  It’s largely a matter of context. First, Macron is facing reelection in April, 2022, less than a year away. Second, he is likely to be in a …