SCFR Online – Opinion: Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Damascus is an attempt to redefine France’s role in Syria following the recent political developments in that country; an effort pursued within the context of great power competition and the country’s security challenges.
Strategic Council Online—Opinion: François Bayrou has embarked on a difficult mission from the center-right in France. He was appointed prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron less than 10 days after the fall of the government of Michel Barnier, a veteran French politician. Michel Barnier’s government collapsed after just three months following a vote of no confidence in the French National Assembly. The same problems that Michel Barnier faced in approving the 2025 budget await François Bayrou.
Strategic Council Online: The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections brought another shock to France and the European Union after the European Parliamentary elections.
Strategic Council Online – Interview: An expert on European issues spoke about France’s efforts to negotiate with regional countries on the Gaza war; West Asia is having hard times and in the process of transformation; Netanyahu is finished, and everyone is preparing for a significant change.
Strategic Council Online-Interview: Referring to the publication of a letter by several French ex-ambassadors regarding the developments in Gaza in Le Monde newspaper, the former ambassador of Iran to France stated that the positions of France in the Gaza war and the events that have affected the diplomacy of this country since the beginning of the conflicts have caused reactions in the French diplomatic circles. He added that it is noteworthy that the French ambassadors considered the destruction of Hamas to be an illusion and that these different positions have become a little more public.