Michèle Alliot-Marie
Anti-racism banana campaign was pre-planned
A viral campaign that fought back against racist gestures in the world of football was pre-planned, it has emerged. The Brazilian footballers behind the seemingly spontaneous…
Cabinet reshuffle: a new start for Sarkozy? (part 2)
Marc Perelman interviews Jean-Christophe Rufin, Writer and Former French Ambassador to Senegal; Gregory Viscusi, Reporter with Bloomberg News; Eleanor Beardsley, National Public…
Cabinet reshuffle: a new start for Sarkozy?
Marc Perelman interviews Jean-Christophe Rufin, Writer and Former French Ambassador to Senegal; Gregory Viscusi, Reporter with Bloomberg News; Eleanor Beardsley, National Public…
French lament a shrinking role on the world stage
A new poll shows that 81 percent of the French think France’s importance on the international stage is declining. After a widely criticised reaction to uprisings in the Arab…
President Sarkozy's cabinet reshuffle
President Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet for the second time in three months. Also, one year after cyclone Xynthia hits the coast of France, survivors look back on the storm that…
Sarkozy's reshuffle aims for damage control in the Arab world
President Nicolas Sarkozy’s latest cabinet reshuffle, notably the appointment of Alain Juppé (photo), is meant to remedy a clumsy response to uprisings in the Arab world.…
France - Cabinet reshuffle: a new start for diplomacy?
In an unusual prime time television address yesterday evening, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a cabinet reshuffle.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, February, 25th (part 2)
It’s a week when Libya’s self-proclaimed « Guide », Muammar Gaddafi, lost all his bearings. And now, he seems poised to lose his country as well. As North Africa’s deadliest…
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, February, 25th (part 1)
It’s a week when Libya’s self-proclaimed « Guide », Muammar Gaddafi, lost all his bearings. And now, he seems poised to lose his country as well. As North Africa’s deadliest…
Cabinet shakeup replaces foreign, defence ministers
French President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his cabinet Sunday night for the second time in three months, naming Alain Juppé to replace embattled Foreign Minister Michèle…
Gaffes and government reshuffle.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on the front page of most French newspapers this morning. He made a short televised speech yesterday, announcing a Government reshuffle.…
Michèle Alliot-Marie – a rare bird’s fall from grace
Over the years, Michèle Alliot-Marie picked up an impressive number of ministerial titles and steered clear of the scandals that have blighted the French government. And then…