Patrice de Beer is former London and Washington correspondent for Le Monde
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Brexit and France: a divorce by mutual consent?
Every country, just like any individual, has to live with its own mess and pay the price for it.
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Published in: HomeCatalonia revisited: farewell to great expectations?
On the eve of 2017, author of ‘Catalonia vs. Spain - a clash of two nationalisms’ has second thoughts about what’s possible.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Death, Rocard and the demise of European social democracy
The Big Tent model has given way to a fight to the finish between ideologues and pragmatists, both further and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?A French elegy for the UK
Referenda are a populist gimmick drafted to unite as many people as possible on a single issue. They work when...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Front National: victorious defeat
After Sunday's regional elections, will the French be able to stop FN from finally breaking through the fragile...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Paris attacks
No European country, even Britain, can defend herself any more on her own and each one is now a potential target for ISIS.