In retrospect, it becomes clear that the Cold War “communist threat” was only a pretext for great powers seeking more power.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: D-Day 2024
Category: France
The D-Day of the Eastern Front
While Western Allies invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944, John Wight recalls the coordinated operation by the Red Army to break German resistance in Europe.
France Losing Grip on Another Colonial Possession
Macron’s decision to send more troops to New Caledonia is a reflection of a serious breakdown of order in the island nation not seen since the 1980s, Mick Hall reports.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Ðiên Biên Phú at 70
How did the Vietnamese prevail at that world-historical moment? The answers shed light on the world we see outside our windows now.
Vijay Prashad: Africa to France: ‘Get Out!’
After decades of brewing anti-imperialist sentiment in the Sahel, events in the region are now unfolding at a rapid pace.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Europe’s Identity Crisis
As European leaders continue to import a version of U.S. militarism, rearmament will cost the Continent its postwar social contract.
Britain’s Hidden Helicopter War in Niger
As Niger expels U.S. troops, Declassified UK reveals British helicopters operated a taxi service for French forces in the uranium-rich African state, Phil Miller reports.
New: Consortium News Introduces International Editions
Consortium News on Wednesday formally launches separate international editions of its publication in 103 languages, including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, Arabic, Hindi, Russian and Chinese.
VIPS MEMO: The French Road to Nuclear War
France could be leading the American people down a path toward a nuclear conflict decidedly not in the interests of the American people – or of humanity itself, VIPS warns President Joe Biden.
After Nuland, the Chances for Peace in Ukraine
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies hope the exit of the senior State Department official will open the door to a badly needed Plan B for Ukraine.