French Historian Detained and Nearly Deported at U.S. Airport
French historian, Henry Rousso, was detained for more than 10 hours because of a misunderstanding of visa rules, after an 11 hour flight from Paris.
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Marine Le Pen Declares Candidacy for President in France, Campaigning Against Globalism
Global movements of increasing nationalistic fervor grow with Marine Le Pen’s announcement of her candidacy in the 2017 French President Election.
Read MoreFrench Parties Seek to Capitalize on Hollande’s Troubles as Presidential Election Nears
With more than 3.2 million ballots counted in France’s November 20 presidential primary, former president Nicolas Sarkozy accepted defeat. He acknowledged that he did not win over the majority of voters and respects the outcome of the elections, he said in a speech at his campaign headquarters in Paris.
Read MoreFrance, Charlie Hebdo Commemorate One Year After Attacks
Eric Portheault, financial director of Charlie Hebdo, told Agence-France Presse that the staff of the magazine has felt isolated despite the outpouring of support: “We had hoped that others would do satire, too. No one wants to join us in this fight because it’s dangerous. You can die doing it.”
Read MoreWhy Paris Attacks Mean More Than Other Recent Events
Following the attacks, France had an immediate military response, which harkens to its power as a European country, a member of the EU and NATO, and holder of secure ties with the United States, the world’s most powerful military force. All of these attributes play out in a cold-war revision era where Russia is once again becoming a dominating and conflicting player in the Middle East. This cannot also be said for Iraq or Lebanon.
Read MoreFocus on Immigration: Israel
Human rights groups have strongly condemned Israel for its harsh immigration policy towards African asylum-seekers, citing hypocrisy between their immigration bans to non-Jews and the open, streamlined process of immigration of European Jews.
Read MoreFrance to End Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
Hollande commended a high-level meeting with his German, Russian, and Ukrainian counterparts. The meeting was held in September, prior to the inauguration of the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York City. “I’m not for the policy of attaining goals by making things worse,” Mr. Hollande expressed in an interview on France’s Inter Radio. “I think that sanctions must stop now.”
Read MoreFocus on Immigration: European Union
By Keith Barnes Staff Writer Considering the degree of integration among European states and the Schengen Agreement, movement by one
Read MoreWhy France and Not Nigeria?
A terrorist attack in Paris on January 7 left 12 French citizens dead.
Read MoreCharlie Hebdo Refuses to Back Down
Cherif and Said Kouachi’s actions shook France to its core on Jan. 7, when they forced their way into the office of French weekly satirical newspaper “Charlie Hebdo”, armed with assault rifles, and massacred eleven people, additionally injuring eleven, in hatred of the magazine’s constant lampooning of Islam.
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