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Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the French 2017 presidential election, attends a campaign rally in Marseille, France, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Pratta - RTS130WK

Why are populists winning online? Social media reinforces their anti-establishment message

Clara Hendrickson and William A. Galston

Friday, April 28, 2017

Members of the Muslim community pray in the Paris Grand Mosque during an open day weekend for mosques in France, January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RTX21QR1

Is there a “Muslim vote” in France?

Hakim El Karoui

Thursday, April 27, 2017

A combination picture shows portraits of the candidates who will run in the second round in the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron (L), head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader. Pictures taken March 11, 2017 (R) and February 21, 2017 (L). REUTERS/Christian Hartmann - RTS13KJY

Two versions of France, now racing toward the finish line

Philippe Le Corre

Monday, April 24, 2017

French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech about digital education at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France in Paris, France, December 16, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier - RTX2VCXI

François Hollande’s legacy: Strong abroad, weak at home

Philippe Le Corre

Friday, April 21, 2017

Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 French presidential election, delivers a speech during a campaign political rally at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, April 17, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann - RTS12O3Q

What should “more Europe” mean? A vital question for the union

Theodore Pelagidis and Michael Mitsopoulos

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, for the Good Friday holiday and Easter weekend, April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTX35HM2

If Trump really wants to improve relations with Russia, he should persuade NATO to stop expanding

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, April 14, 2017

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan waits for the start of a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk (unseen) at the EU Council in Brussels, Belgium October 5, 2015. Erdogan appeared to mock European Union overtures for help with its migration crisis as he arrived for a long-awaited state visit to Brussels and a string of meetings with EU leaders set to start on Monday. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RTS33VZ

Election fever and the downward spiral between Turkey and Europe: Could reviving the migration deal be a way out?

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

French presidential election candidates (LtoR) Francois Fillon, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Marine Le Pen and Benoit Hamon, pose before a debate organised by French private TV channel TF1 in Aubervilliers, outside Paris, France, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Patrick Kovarik/Pool - RTX31WPR

A brief guide to the French presidential election

Philippe Le Corre

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

How Merkel can disarm Trump—and hold the line on Western values

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) of the VVD Liberal party and Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders of the PVV Party take part in a meeting at the Dutch Parliament after the general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman - RTX31B3H

The Netherlands’ complicated election result, explained

Monday, March 20, 2017