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During the demonstration on 17 October in Limoges protesters set fire to the town hall in Limoges Haute-Vienne in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France on 17 October 2026.
by ian bremmer

France’s Fifth Republic is in turmoil... is Europe next?

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham attends the Middle East peace event "The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan" with French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Analysis

Stuck in the middle?

Middle powers want to reshape the global order, but first they have to figure out how to work together.

One year since the El Fasher massacre
Hard Numbers

One year since the El Fasher massacre

Tens of thousands still remain missing after the RSF’s siege of El Fasher. The RSF also remains in control of the city, and the civil war continues to drag on with seemingly no end in sight.

A damaged section of a highway in Nuwakot, central Nepal
What We're Watching

Devastation in Nepal and China after flash flood, Tanzania’s political infighting tests its political stability, French presidential candidates face off in first debate

A massive wall of mud and rock crashed into a river along Nepal’s Himalayan border with Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding that swept away bridges, destroyed buildings, swamped roads, and killed over 300 people.

World leaders pose for a family photo at the G7 summit in Évian, France, on June 16, 2026.
Analysis

What’s the role of the G7 in a G-Zero world?

Leaders of the G7 are meeting this week in Évian-les-Bains, France, for their 52nd official summit. The fragmented political world is testing the group’s ability to be effective.

Mock up display at Paris Air Show of the FCAS aircraft
What We're Watching

Paris and Berlin can’t agree on fighter jet plan, Venezuela’s Rodríguez meets with Turkey’s Erdoğan, Taiwan explores chip export controls to China

France and Germany have scrapped their $115.6 billion joint fighter jet project, collapsing Europe's most ambitious defense initiative after years of corporate infighting.

French President Macron shaking hand with Norway's Prime Minister of the Kingdom Jonas Gahr Støre
What We're Watching

France to extend its nuclear umbrella to Norway, Brazil to cut work week, Japan bids to boost ties with the Philippines

French President Macron extended France's nuclear umbrella to Norway this week, as Western Europe increasingly looks to Paris for security guarantees amid growing doubts about the US commitment to NATO.

​French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenya's President William Ruto at the Taifa Hall of the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 11, 2026.
Analysis

Can France redefine its relationship with Africa?

French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to redefine France’s relationship with the continent, making it based on economic partnerships rather than a shared colonial history.

​Israa Mukhtar, a witness of the RSF attack in April 2025 on a medical clinic, sits inside a tent in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, on June 13, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Brutal attack in Sudan, France set to reverse Macron’s flagship law, Burkina Faso holds Nigerian soldiers, the last Danish Christmas cards

Paris Peace Forum's Justin Vaïsse on a post-American world
Paris Peace Forum

Paris Peace Forum's Justin Vaïsse on a post-American world

As the United States steps back from the multilateral system it helped build, the question of global leadership grows louder: who leads next?

​Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga addresses delegates at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 9, 2024.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Kenya’s long-time opposition leader dies, World Bank doubles down on agriculture, US revokes visas of Charlie Kirk critics, & more