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Robert Zaretsky

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France’s Catholic Revival Is Fueling Its Far Right

“The Republic is secular; France is Christian”—a phrase that sounds even more definitive in French: “La République est laïque, la France est...

05.10.2026 20

Foreign Policy

Robert Zaretsky

France’s Wildfires Are Swallowing Its Politics

On Friday, July 24, firefighters battling the unprecedented forest fires in southwestern France glimpsed an equally unprecedented phenomenon: a...

31.07.2026 20

Foreign Policy

Robert Zaretsky

The Era of the French Intellectual Is Over

The death of the French intellectual Edgar Morin at the end of May was inevitable—death waits for us all, of course—yet also somehow impossible....

18.06.2026 20

Foreign Policy

Robert Zaretsky

The Eulogy That Explains Israel’s Current Tragedy

Middle East and North Africa On April 30, 1956, the commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Moshe Dayan, spoke at the funeral of Roi Rotberg. A...

30.04.2026 60

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Robert Zaretsky

France’s Far Right Now Has a Clear Path to Power

Get audio access with any FP subscription. Subscribe Now ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN Get audio access with any FP subscription. ALREADY AN FP...

16.03.2026 30

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Robert Zaretsky

Ghosts Are Haunting France’s Remilitarization

14.01.2026 50

Foreign Policy

Robert Zaretsky