The international agenda was quite intense for the French president in his very first months in office. A NATO summit, the G7, bilateral meetings with foreign state leaders at home …

The man finishes off his speech with a rebellious call: “For today, long live the Republic! For tomorrow, long live the left!” What he did not mean: long live the …

Every state has its founding myths. Perhaps the most persistent myth associated with the European project was articulated by one of its founding fathers, Jean Monnet: Europe will be forged …