It says much about the endemic moral cowardice of Europe that Emmanuel Macron is being hailed as the savior of the continent. For what? For having the audacity to utter a single word: ‘Islamism’. In identifying the ideology behind the wave of brutal terrorism that has swept Europe this century, Macron has also shown more […]
By Gavin Mortimer
Unable to cut the metaphorical tongues of the French, Islamists are literally cutting their heads in an attempt to terrify them into submission
By Gavin Mortimer
The French president cannot fathom an ideology that brooks no compromise
By Gavin Mortimer
The majority response to the French president’s promise to combat Islamic extremism is skepticism
By Gavin Mortimer
A man attacked several people close to the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo with a meat cleaver
By Gavin Mortimer
But to see someone on the streets in Paris without a mask has become increasingly rare in recent weeks
By Gavin Mortimer
There’s a greater maturity in the way that the French press have covered the crisis and that’s reflected in the behavior of the people and politicians
By Gavin Mortimer
Social distancing doesn’t do much for an esprit de corps
By Gavin Mortimer
Bonne chance, Monsieur le president, you have won your ‘war’ but the peace may be harder to master.
By Gavin Mortimer
There have now been four successive nights of rioting
By Gavin Mortimer
Should we be surprised that the British have been as zealous as the French in denouncing each other?
By Gavin Mortimer
How long ago it feels since he strode regally into the Élysée with a vow to restore respect and dignity to the presidency
By Gavin Mortimer
Economically Europe may move to the left, but socially, the direction will be to the right
By Gavin Mortimer
Memes have started circulating on social media, among which is one inviting people to name the day when they’ll crack
By Gavin Mortimer
