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Paris Bets on the Rafale F5 as France's Budget Crisis Deepens
Lecornu refers a budget leak to prosecutors, Lescure cuts France's growth forecast, and Paris doubles down with the Rafale F5 after FCAS collapses.
16 hrs ago
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Julien Hoez
6
2
🇺🇦Bardella Fumbles Ukraine, Dati Wants Her Robes Back, and Ciotti Presses Le Pen on Pensions
The RN's Ukraine aid stance exposes deeper cracks with Le Pen, Rachida Dati asks to rejoin the judiciary ahead of her corruption trial, and Eric Ciotti…
Sep 6
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Julien Hoez
8
3
5
August 2026
France Eyes Sweden Fighter Jet Deal as Recession Fears Mount
Macron pitches Sweden as an FCAS replacement, Fitch holds France at A+, INSEE flags recession risk, plus Delogu's arrest and Iceland's EU vote.
Aug 30
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Julien Hoez
6
1
3
Nobody Is Going to War Over Ceuta or Melilla
Four coercion crises since 2021, one use of force since 2002, zero wars. What changed is Rabat's diplomatic cover in Washington, not its appetite for a…
Aug 7
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Julien Hoez
13
5
Live from Spain and Brussels: why EU leaders don't want to know what's behind the Ceuta crisis
Dave Keating and Julien Hoez discuss the mounting evidence that Morocco orchestrated the migrant breakthrough in Ceuta, and the cowardice of European…
Aug 6
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Julien Hoez
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Dave Keating
8
2
3
51:17
European leaders embarrassed themselves over Ceuta
Sanchez' Spain swiftly dealt with the incursion of 60,000 Moroccan migrants sent to Ceuta as part of Morocco's hybrid warfare strategy, and after…
Aug 4
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Julien Hoez
22
1
8
July 2026
Philippe's PNF Probe Survives Court Test as Lecornu Tops 2027 Polls
A whistleblower's status is upheld, and Renaissance voters would rather have the PM who isn't running than either man who is. Meanwhile, Didier…
Jul 19
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Julien Hoez
10
2
5
The Death of FCAS: an Anatomy of Europe's €100 Billion Defence Scandal
The story of how the Franco-German fighter was killed, how Germany had its replacement ready beforehand, and what it tells us about Europe's sovereignty…
Jul 14
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Julien Hoez
15
1
5
Convict Candidate Marine Le Pen, Glucksmann Considers PS Primary
Marine Le Pen works around her conviction, Bardella settles for Matignon, and Socialists launch a scramble to find someone who can beat the RN in 2027.
Jul 12
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Julien Hoez
10
3
Le Pen Convicted: Three Years Prison, €100k Fine, but Eligible for the Presidency
The clock, not the bench, just cleared her for a 2027 run, but whether Marine Le Pen will run a campaign wearing an ankle tag or not is the question the…
Jul 7
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Julien Hoez
13
4
5
Marine Le Pen's Verdict Lands Tuesday, and France's 2027 Race Just Shifted
The presidential election dates are official, the RN is bracing for two outcomes, and a new poll has François Hollande leading a divided left.
Jul 5
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Julien Hoez
17
1
5
June 2026
The EEAS Isn't Broken. The System Is.
France and Germany want to gut the EEAS, but dismantling the EU's diplomatic service won't fix EU foreign policy. The problem is structural.
Jun 11
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Julien Hoez
9
1
2
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