Vive le Churchillo-Gaullisme!

Threatened by Putin and Trump, Europe must defend itself. Here's how.

Mar 16, 2025

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History of the Present (week ending 16 March 2025)

*That’s the spirit. For more on relations between Europe’s two great and grumpy old men, read François Kersaudy’s wonderful Churchill and De Gaulle*

Should we all be Gaullists now? In the language of France’s most important European partner, the answer is “Jein!” (a German word combining ja for yes and nein

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