Zaki Laïdi

To be sure, economic development and demographics alone are not enough to guarantee Olympic success.

With many losers and very few winners, it is the most astonishing election in the country’s modern history.

International-relations theorists generally distinguish between soft and hard power. Soft power refers to the exercise of political influence through flexible,

Though the final vote tally might seem to suggest otherwise, the European Parliament elections, held between May 23 and 26, were a strategic success for French President Emmanuel Macron. There are four reasons why this is so.

To understand what is behind the mass protests in Algeria, it helps to remember that the country’s outgoing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, held that office for two decades, and served as foreign minister as far back as 1963, the year John F Kennedy was assassinated.

French President Emmanuel Macron invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Paris as his first foreign guest, while US President Donald Trump will attend this year's Bastille Day celebrations.