The lone pre–second round debate touched on Russia, the EU, crime—and, inevitably, Islam. But Le Pen didn’t convince swing voters—probably.

The far-right candidate facing French President Emmanuel Macron in a runoff election favors picturesque localism: no wind turbines or immigrants.

The candidate of the left said vote against Le Pen. But he didn’t say vote for Macron. And his voters will probably decide this.

Emmanuel Macron leads the presidential race—by about as much as “Remain” led in the U.K. and Hillary Clinton led in the United States in 2016.

Viktor Orbán, Marine Le Pen, and Donald Trump thrive on creating chaos and blaming their opponents. The only solution is for liberals to show voters what they stand for.

The French showed this week why the U.S. Congress needs to launch a commission on clergy sexual abuse of minors.

The comparisons to his predecessor are overblown, but the president’s U.N. speech highlighted some glaring gaps in his foreign policy.

It’s not just the Australian submarine deal, says Gérard Araud. President Biden, he says, doesn’t seem to care about Europe at all.

The French president is facing a far right that has gained the upper hand in the country’s insidious culture wars. And he has only himself to blame.

The show set in a French talent agency is the antidote to superficial satires on Hollywood.

The former colonial power isn’t just a victim of Russian disinformation. It’s waging a similar propaganda campaign in Mali and other countries in the Sahel region.

The story of the country’s rise to dominance shows how it can step back.

“The Truth” builds subtly on the ambitious drama of “Shoplifters.”

The raucous francophone comic book series has been cleaned up for a new audience. Can it survive the edit?

His new book diagnoses a society obsessed with property rights.

The coronavirus crisis has turned its member nations against each other.

How Céline Sciamma’s new film envisions a relationship between equals

How much does the French author owe his popularity to the rise of virulent nationalism?

Trump's self-aggrandizing July 4th parade is neither in good taste nor the spirit of the holiday—and Congress should ensure it never happens again.

The precipitous decline of France's Yellow Vest movement—like the sputtering end to Occupy Wall Street—shows why political movements need more than inchoate anger.