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The French term for ISIS – known as Da'ish or Daesh – has gathered more interest in the wake of the Paris attacks. Here’s why this battle of naming matters.
The terrorists haven’t attacked us because of our colour or religion, they want to destroy our way of life.
In the next few weeks we may see a resurgence of rhetoric calling for more resources to fight the War on Terror following the Paris attacks. Islamophobia may take deeper root in Europe as a whole.
The Paris attacks could inspire international leaders to come together in a global climate deal.
Opponents to migration have been waiting for an opportunity to close borders. But that won’t stop disillusioned people turning against their countries.
Terrorists have attacked leaders and civilians in France many times before, and for a dizzying array of reasons.
IS claims responsibility for series of assaults. President Hollande says it is an ‘act of war’.
Jonathan Coe is under-read and underrated – in the UK. In France, his stinging social attacks on Britain are far more popular.
The European Union was billed as the most important post-WWII peace project. It has failed.
Controversial refereeing decisions dogged the later stages of the last couple of World Cups. Little wonder that teams are doing their homework on officials like never before.
Air France directors weren’t the only ones left exposed, after protests over jobs turned violent.
Plans to store more carbon in French soil could have a massive impact on the country’s emissions – if they can pull it off.
With the Iran deal, Obama may be repeating a famous strategic misstep from World War II.
As President Obama writes his thank you notes to Democrats in Congress who helped him pass the accord, he better not forget about his European partners.
The economist Frédéric Bastiat didn’t experience the “sharing economy,” but he knew the ludicrousness of wailing against a “foreign technology.”
French and African presidents have, in the past, entertained close relationships outside official channels. These often included illegitimate exchanges. But there are signs that this is changing.
The UK and France have come up with a solution to the migrant crisis – stick up another new barrier.
France’s policy towards migrants has been to make them invisible – and criminalise their support networks.
While politicians talk security, a humanitarian crisis is unfolding on the French coast.
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Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University
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Senior Teaching Fellow in French Studies, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Bangor University
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Historien, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
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Professor of Politics & Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations, Utrecht University
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Professeure de management stratégique, directrice des programmes du MSc Arts & Creative Industries Management à Paris et de la partie française de l'Institut Franco-Chinois de Management des Arts et du Design à Shanghai, Kedge Business School
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Lecturer in French Studies and Comparative Literature, University of Bristol
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
