Since January, France has been engulfed in mass strikes. President Emmanuel Macron controversially proposed to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the minimum years of contributions for workers to receive a full pension from 42 to 43....
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Since January, France has been engulfed in mass strikes. President Emmanuel Macron controversially proposed to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the minimum years of contributions for workers to receive a full pension from 42 to 43....
Chaos reigned in the streets of Paris in recent months, as protests grew against the pension reform being battled out in the French government. Hundreds of thousands of citizens joined in public demonstrations, over 10,000 pounds of trash piled up, a...
Chaos reigned in the streets of Paris in recent months, as protests grew against the pension reform being battled out in the French government. Hundreds of thousands of citizens joined in public demonstrations, over 10,000 pounds of trash piled up, a...
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent of the vote. He did so despite significant concerns surrounding his popularity as a candidate. Nevertheless, when...
As the French election cycle came to a close this April, Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron emerged victorious with 58.5 percent of the vote. He did so despite significant concerns surrounding his popularity as a candidate. Nevertheless, when...
1778 marked the last time that a French ambassador to the United States was recalled to Paris for consultations—until September 17, 2021. Angered by the announcement of a trilateral security pact between the United States, United Kingdom, and Austr...
1778 marked the last time that a French ambassador to the United States was recalled to Paris for consultations—until September 17, 2021. Angered by the announcement of a trilateral security pact between the United States, United Kingdom, and Austr...
On September 15th 2021, Australia, the UK and the US signed perhaps one of the most consequential defense pacts in recent history. The new AUKUS agreement represents not only a landmark in cooperation between these three nations, but it is also one o...
On September 15th 2021, Australia, the UK and the US signed perhaps one of the most consequential defense pacts in recent history. The new AUKUS agreement represents not only a landmark in cooperation between these three nations, but it is also one o...
The two leading candidates for France’s 2022 presidential election are the same as those from 2017: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Polling from Ipsos suggests that Le Pen, the populist leader of the Rassemblement National, leads the first round...
The two leading candidates for France’s 2022 presidential election are the same as those from 2017: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Polling from Ipsos suggests that Le Pen, the populist leader of the Rassemblement National, leads the first round...
Vera Molnár, considered by many scholars and historians to be the world’s first female digital artist, began her career in the mid-1940s. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1924, Molnár started creating art at eight years old and went on to obtain BFAs...
Vera Molnár, considered by many scholars and historians to be the world’s first female digital artist, began her career in the mid-1940s. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1924, Molnár started creating art at eight years old and went on to obtain BFAs...
Polo and Pan, a French electronic duo, are great artists—until the lyrics start. Dreamy rhythms become corroded by blatantly racist imagery as the (white) duo sings of “seeing [themselves] as ivory hunters… running away… to the Congo” in a ...
Polo and Pan, a French electronic duo, are great artists—until the lyrics start. Dreamy rhythms become corroded by blatantly racist imagery as the (white) duo sings of “seeing [themselves] as ivory hunters… running away… to the Congo” in a ...
On a midnight raid in a rural region of Brittany, France, furious farmers blockaded roads with bales of hay. Other farmers dumped 3.5 million liters of milk next to a popular tourist monastery, torched tax offices, and doused 140 metric tons of fish ...
On a midnight raid in a rural region of Brittany, France, furious farmers blockaded roads with bales of hay. Other farmers dumped 3.5 million liters of milk next to a popular tourist monastery, torched tax offices, and doused 140 metric tons of fish ...
During the 2017-18 school year, Morocco implemented a new education strategy, the latest in a string of unsuccessful reform attempts which have belabored the country since its independence in 1956. The Moroccan government presented this action plan i...
During the 2017-18 school year, Morocco implemented a new education strategy, the latest in a string of unsuccessful reform attempts which have belabored the country since its independence in 1956. The Moroccan government presented this action plan i...
Embezzled, Confiscated, and Not Returned: The Politics of Western Asset Seizures of the Global South
In mid-September, Brazilian officials seized $1.4 million in cash and $15 million in watches from the unashamedly extravagant Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Nguema Obiang. Though this case is only in its early stages, it is minor compa...
Embezzled, Confiscated, and Not Returned: The Politics of Western Asset Seizures of the Global South
In mid-September, Brazilian officials seized $1.4 million in cash and $15 million in watches from the unashamedly extravagant Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodorin Nguema Obiang. Though this case is only in its early stages, it is minor compa...
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President Macron’s proposed education and economic reforms. As the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 1...
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President Macron’s proposed education and economic reforms. As the country commemorates the 50th anniversary of the May 1...