Russia, France, and global disorder
On June 8, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings will host the 17th annual Raymond Aron Lecture featuring Thomas Gomart, director of the French Institute of International Relations in...
View ArticleAfter France’s parliamentary elections, can Macron govern at home and lead...
By Célia Belin, David DollarIn France’s recent parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party lost its National Assembly majority, while a leftist alliance of parties and Marine Le...
View ArticleTara Varma
By Rachel SlatteryTara Varma is a visiting fellow in the Center of the United States and Europe at Brookings. Until December 2022, she was a senior policy fellow and the head of the Paris office of the...
View Article60 years later, can France and Germany fulfill the ambitions of the Treaty of...
By Constanze Stelzenmüller, Tara Varma, Adrianna PitaFrance and Germany recently marked the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Élysée, a symbol of friendship and framework for cooperation from the early...
View ArticleThe Russia-Ukraine War: Year two and strategic consequences
February 24 will mark the anniversary of Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. While Ukrainian resistance to the invasion — backed by political support and weaponry from the United States and...
View ArticleUnrest in France challenges Macron’s ambitions
By Tara VarmaMore than one million protestors took to the streets in France on March 24, 2023, in response to President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reforms, which would raise the country’s...
View ArticleMacron put the spotlight on Europe’s disjointed China policy
By Tara Varma, Sophia Besch
View ArticleThe two world wars, genocide, and the Ukraine war
On June 20, the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings hosted Annette Becker for the 18th annual Raymond Aron Lecture. In her remarks, Becker discussed the connection between the two world...
View Article“We lost an opportunity to listen to you”: Why Macron is embracing Eastern...
By Tara VarmaOn May 31, 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron gave a speech at GLOBSEC, a security conference organized by a think tank in the Slovak capital Bratislava, wherein he formalized his...
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