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Trump Chickens Out Again in Iran

How Donald Trump's colossal failure in Iran manages to hand Tehran exactly what it wants

Apr 8 • Julien Hoez

10:15

Viktor Orbans false flag has failed, but what happened?

Watch now | A bomb found on a pipeline between Hungary and Serbia was raised shortly after journalists announced a potential false flag to impact the…

Apr 6 • Julien Hoez

Rima Hassan Arrested, a French Ship Passes Hormuz Blockade, and Macron Courts Japan & Korea

An MEP faces terrorism apologia charges, a French vessel navigates the Iran-controlled strait, and Emmanuel Macron returns from Tokyo and Seoul with…

Apr 5

2:24

La Dépêche Announcement

Time to launch a new short-form format for the French Dispatch

Apr 4 • Julien Hoez

France Beats Deficit Forecast, Macron Approval Climbs, Alstom Wins €915m Contract

INSEE figures beat government forecasts as the Lecornu government steadies the ship, Macron climbs in the polls, and French industry scores a huge win…

Mar 29 • Julien Hoez

France 2026 Municipal Elections, the Paris Mayoral Race, and Macron's New Aircraft Carrier

France's second-round municipal elections are underway, with the Paris mayoralty hanging in the balance between Dati and Grégoire, while Macron unveils…

Mar 22 • Julien Hoez

40:51

Europe refuses Trumps war in Iran and the Hormuz Straight

Donald Trump is currently having the mother of all confused tantrums as Europeans refuse to support his warring megalomania, but what is actually…

Mar 17 • Julien Hoez and Dave Keating

Balaclavas, Broken Alliances & Bond Ratings

From a far-right attack on an LFI rally in Lille to the collapsing centrist coalition between Renaissance and Les Républicains in Montluçon - and what…

Mar 8 • Julien Hoez

45:41

Europe on the Brink: Iran, Macron's Nuclear Stakes & the Fracturing Atlantic Alliance

Professor Annelise Riles and I break down about the America-Iran war, a divided European response to the crisis, and Macron's nuclear gamble

Mar 3 • Julien Hoez and Annelise Riles

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