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ROGER COHEN
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Macron’s European Political Community Debuts in the Shadow of War
The French president envisions the European Political Community as a bold way for an independent Europe to flex its muscle. Whether Europe will follow his…
A Cornered Putin Is More Dangerous Than Ever
In a major speech, he recast the war in Ukraine and made clear that it could spread.
The Singular Offense of the Mass Grave
Violent loss is even more devastating when the dead are disposed of without identification. Russian flight in Ukraine leaves a trail of littered corpses.
Of Barbecues and Men: A Summer Storm Brews Over Virility in France
A Green politician told men to get over meat and masculinity for the sake of the planet, setting off a sizzling argument.
The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
The West’s Illusions About Gorbachev and the Victory of Liberalism
As the Soviet Union’s final leader, Mikhail Gorbachev dreamed of a “common European home,” but three decades later that tantalizing idea remains out of reach.
In Algeria, Macron Seeks to Reshape Traumatic Ties With France
On a three-day visit, the French president said he was seeking “truth and acknowledgment” over the war and colonialism.
From the Early Morning Sky, Shards of Hot Metal
Ukrainians reacted in fury to a Russian missile strike near Odesa, the latest in a string of attacks on civilian targets.
Vitaliy Kim, Master Motivator and Symbol of Ukraine’s Resistance
Applying the lessons of taekwondo, the regional military leader has rallied the embattled southern city of Mykolaiv.
France and Germany Stand With Ukraine, and Putin Can Wait
Seeking to overcome tensions with Kyiv, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany backed away from Moscow diplomacy, at least for…