Spain led the opposition to Trump’s Iran war, but on the Cuba blockade, the challenge is absent
For many Europeans of my generation, Cuba was as much a progressive cause as a country.
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Trump’s tantrums over Nato are prompting European leaders to think the unthinkable | Paul Taylor ⊖⊖
Europeans must urgently seek to close their security gaps in case Russia attacks – and the US refuses to defend its allies
Donald Trump’s war in Iran and tirades against Nato allies are accelerating m…
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I had a ringside seat for the Iranian revolution. Foreign meddling didn’t work then either | Paul Taylor ⊖
Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history
Watching Iran in flames, I can’t help wondering …
3 months ago
France may soon have a far-right president – and Europe is already scrambling to limit their power | Paul Taylor ⊕
With elections next year, Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders are trying to secure institutions against the National Rally threat
European governments have quietly begun adapting their policies…
Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like | Paul Taylor ⊕⊕
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The fledgling ‘coalition of the willing’ assembled for Ukraine could form the basis for an urgent European security response
After a year of Donald Trump’s second term and two Munich Security Confere…
4 months ago
Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor ⊕
Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countries
EU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal les…
French farmers wrongly accuse Brussels of betrayal. Macron’s complicity could help the far right to victory ⊖
Marine Le Pen is milking rural fury over the Mercosur pact. France’s politicians, of all stripes, are too cowardly to defend a good deal
Once again, France’s farmers have been blocking motorways with …
5 months ago
From bon appetit to Uber Eats: why France’s beloved restaurants are in crisis | Paul Taylor ⊖
When I started as a reporter in Paris in the 1970s, long, boozy lunches were the norm. Now only fast food and fine dining are thriving
Spare a thought for the poor French restaurateur. Once the iconic…
6 months ago
Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back | Paul Taylor ⊖⊖
With democratic values under attack from populists within and former allies without, there are no simple solutions
Three decades after political philosopher Francis Fukuyama declared the End of Histor…
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor ⊖
In trying to woo hard-right voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU
‘Not one vote for the left!” That call from Bruno Reta…