Macron’s shift to the right appears to have been a long time coming. But recent events show how quickly a slide towards authoritarianism can take place.
“ The capital had offered two buildings, large enough to give emergency accommodation for all, if the central government would only cough up… No such luck. Bayrou never got asked about that.”
"We want to reply to the open letter written by academics from mostly English-speaking universities that was published by openDemocracy on November 5, 2020."
DiEM25, the pan-European movement and MeRA25, Yanis Varoufakis’ political party in Greece, are calling on the Greek government to grant Maria Efimova asylum and protection.
“What mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, did add was that, as things are at the moment, France could well end up with a ‘democratic crash’ in that election.”
Biden must work within the parameters of this new reality – not the one that existed in the 1990s when Biden formed his views about the Balkans. But has the strategic logic changed?
France cannot afford to lose the lead in global soft power precisely guaranteed by its reputation for being a champion of free speech and human rights.
