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 …
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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…
55 days ago
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…
82 days 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…
87 days ago
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 …
3 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…
4 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…
5 months ago
Forget diplomatic niceties: it's beyond time Europe denounced Trump's trashing of democracy in the US | Paul Taylor ⊕⊕
The convention to stay out of allies’ internal affairs does not apply. What happens in America does not stay in America
What do you do when you discover your best friend is abusive to their partner at…
6 months ago
Unity is desperately needed, but the EU prefers turf wars to facing down Russia | Paul Taylor ⊖⊖
Failure to agree a common defence strategy risks emboldening Vladimir Putin. The squabbles have to stop
The closer Russia’s hybrid war comes to European capitals, the less EU leaders seem able to agre…