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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

🎥Everyday Ambassador x The French Dispatch LIVE - Europe on the Brink

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

Mar 2 • Julien Hoez and Annelise Riles

Trump's ambassador blocked by Paris, and Mélenchon falls into a political hole after far-left violence

Paris briefly froze access for Trump’s envoy after a provocative embassy intervention, as new polling shows Mélenchon’s LFI haemorrhaging legitimacy…

Mar 1 • Julien Hoez

Quentin Deranque Case in Lyon: Seven Arrested, LFI Under Pressure, Macron and Merz Respond to Trump Tariffs

A homicide investigation in Lyon, mounting political pressure on La France Insoumise, and a growing EU pushback after Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Feb 22 • Julien Hoez

Niger “prepares for war” with France as political violence escalates in Lyon

From Niamey’s anti-French rhetoric and Russian disinformation to the killing of a far-right activist in Lyon and Valérie Pécresse’s bid to reshape the…

Feb 15 • Julien Hoez

Russian Disinformation Targets Macron as French Prosecutors Move Against Elon Musk’s X

From the Storm-1516 propaganda operation to raids on Musk’s Paris offices, France confronts disinformation, platform abuse, and democratic…

Feb 8 • Julien Hoez

Macron Takes On Trump, Lecornu Survives Censure, France Bans Far-Right British Activists

Sébastien Lecornu survives two more censure motions, President Macron warns Donald Trump of “cascading consequences” for the west over Greenland, and…

Jan 18 • Julien Hoez

🗳️New Year, New Elections

Rachida Dati feels pressure from far-right Knafo in Paris, Lécornu eyes March legislative elections following Mercosur censures, and Le Monde poll shows…

Jan 11 • Julien Hoez

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Did the EU sell out Ukraine? EUCO recap live

A recap of a very messy European Council summit, where the big story was whether Europe would use frozen Russian funds to help support Ukraine.

Dec 19, 2025 • Julien Hoez

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