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France: Coordinated Arson Attacks Disrupt Train Services Ahead of Olympics Opening Ceremony
Jul 26, 2024 | 17:08 GMT
Djibouti: France Secures Renewal of Bilateral Defense Agreement
Jul 25, 2024 | 17:05 GMT
France: Macron's Candidate Braun-Pivet Reelected as President of National Assembly
Jul 19, 2024 | 17:03 GMT
France: Outgoing Prime Minister Attal To Stay on in Caretaking Capacity
Jul 16, 2024 | 16:01 GMT
France: Country 'Dangerously Exposed' to Economic Shock Amid Growing Deficits
Jul 15, 2024 | 18:49 GMT
West Africa: Burkina Faso Accuses Cote d’Ivoire and Benin of Destabilization Attempts
Jul 12, 2024 | 17:06 GMT
France: Hard-Left CGT Union To Rally on July 18, Maybe During Olympics
Jul 11, 2024 | 17:27 GMT
France: Prime Minister Rejects Alliance With Far-Left Party
Jul 3, 2024 | 18:01 GMT
![Parc des Champions on July 4, 2024, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero in Paris. Parc des Champions on July 4, 2024, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero in Paris.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Paris%20Olympics%20GettyImages-2159948914.jpg?itok=W6hYEvc4)
AssessmentsJul 20, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: The Paris Olympics, Netanyahu Addresses Congress
![French President Emmanuel Macron (center, in foreground) and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal review the troops during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, on July 14, 2024. French President Emmanuel Macron (center, in foreground) and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal review the troops during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, on July 14, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2161373754.jpg?itok=inatavP_)
SnapshotsJul 18, 2024
The Powers and Limits of France's New Caretaker Government
![A French flag is waved during a rally following the projected results of the second round of France's legislative election, at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 7, 2024. A French flag is waved during a rally following the projected results of the second round of France's legislative election, at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 7, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2160463289.jpg?itok=J3ijo1Ty)
SnapshotsJul 8, 2024
France Keeps the Far Right at Bay, but a Hung Parliament Still Raises Political Risks
![A banner reading "public services in danger, let's vote" on July 5 in Paris. A banner reading "public services in danger, let's vote" on July 5 in Paris.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/France%20Election%20display%20GettyImages-2159995678.jpg?itok=gbdZyt-B)
AssessmentsJul 6, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: French Legislative Runoffs, a NATO Summit in Washington
![Graffiti reading 'June 30 Popular Front' after the results of the first round of parliamentary elections were announced June 30 in Paris. The first round of France's legislative election confirmed that the country is moving toward severe policy uncertainty as a hung parliament or a far-right government emerge as the two likeliest scenarios for the second round. Graffiti reading 'June 30 Popular Front' after the results of the first round of parliamentary elections were announced June 30 in Paris.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/France%20Elections%20Display%20GettyImages-2159411276.jpg?itok=QpXOKtDc)
SnapshotsJul 1, 2024
French Elections See a Win for the Far Right, and for Policy Uncertainty
![U.K. Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak holds a campaign event on June 24, 2024, in London. U.K. Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak holds a campaign event on June 24, 2024, in London.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2159055780.jpg?itok=axWcgOak)
AssessmentsJun 29, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: SCO Leaders Meet, France and the U.K. Hold Elections
![A man walks past campaign posters for France's upcoming legislative elections in Parempuyre, southwestern France, on June 25, 2024. A man walks past campaign posters for France's upcoming legislative elections in Parempuyre, southwestern France, on June 25, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2158623657.jpg?itok=kYpbbCDK)
AssessmentsJun 25, 2024
France's Post-Election Economic Outlook
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PodcastsJun 18, 2024
Essential Geopolitics: Growing Cyber Concerns Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics
![The National Assembly on June 10 in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron on June 9 announced the dissolution of the National Assembly and a legislative election June 30, with a second round on July 7. The National Assembly on June 10 in Paris.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/France%20National%20Assembly%20GettyImages-2156319904.jpg?itok=bM_ag-Dn)
SnapshotsJun 10, 2024
French Early Legislative Elections Risk Policy Paralysis
![A rally for Morena party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on May 29 in Mexico City's Zocalo. A rally for Morena party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on May 29 in Mexico City's Zocalo.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Mexico%20Election%20GettyImages-2155238750.jpg?itok=zpVM9Gpd)
AssessmentsJun 1, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: South Africa's ANC Faces a Reckoning, Mexican Voters Select a New President
![Panamanian presidential candidate Jose Raul Mulino on May 1, 2024, in Panama City. Panamanians will vote May 5 to select their next president and all 71 members of the National Assembly. Panamanian presidential candidate Jose Raul Mulino on May 1, 2024, in Panama City.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Panama%20Elections%20GettyImages-2150473682.jpg?itok=DkivmxiO)
AssessmentsMay 4, 2024
The Weekly Rundown: Panama Holds General Elections, Xi Visits Europe
![Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen between the Chinese and French national flags in Beijing on Jan. 9, 2018. Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen between the Chinese and French national flags in Beijing on Jan. 9, 2018.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Xi%20China%20Europe%20GettyImages-902896668.jpg?itok=6vEaPP_K)
SnapshotsMay 3, 2024
What To Expect During Xi's Trip to Europe