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Le Figaro (France)

Circulation: 350 000 copies. Property of Socpresse (founded by Robert Hersant, it is owned today by planes manufacturer Serge Dassault). This is the reference journal of the French right.

363 articles

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“Islam: not to give in to the pacifying policy”

by Max Gallo

2 March 2006
Would we have tomorrow the courage –and the possibility- of saying what we think about Islam, whether it’s true or not, or should we practice self-censorship? Freedom or self-censorship are the challenge of the moment and the pressure is so strong that we forget that violence takes place in countries where demonstrations are made with the consent of the power. In those places, no other religion apart from Islam is tolerated and they are so chased and stigmatized that they are forbidden, (...)

"London’s Conference is the framework to help Afghanistan"

by George Soros

15 February 2006
Afghanistan’s situation is masked by the incessant violence in Iraq. However, the Parliament is packed with warlords, the drug trade is thriving, and violence is on the rise. During this week, world leaders will have the opportunity in London to steer developments. This agreement will be based on Bonn’s Conference 2001.
It is necessary a renewed attention to Afghanistan, for the country is in ruins and the world is suffering. Drug trade is a good example, since Afghanistan has become the (...)

«The virtues of the French nuclear deterrent»

by Bruno Tertrais

9 February 2006
In his acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize 2005, economist Thomas Schelling pointed out that the most important event of the last sixty years has been the non use of the nuclear weapon. He made emphasis on how important the nuclear matter was still at the beginning of this XXI century.
The President of the Republic had three good reasons to speak about the role of the French nuclear deterrent on Thursday: deterrence needs a strong and repeated public expression and time had gone by since (...)

"Palestinian elections: an ace for peace in the Middle East’

by Marwan Bishara

7 February 2006
Today’s legislative elections are a historic event as they will allow creating a more representative National Assembly and helping accelerate the reform of the government and security services. With the participation of 11 nationalist, liberal, Islamic and leftist factions, all political trends will be represented for the first time. Nonetheless, many are worried about the results of Hamas that could affect the lay nature of the Palestinian society.
In Palestine and also in other Middle (...)

“Why is a response to Iran’s challenge an emergency”

by Pierre Lellouche, A group of thirteen UMP representatives

27 January 2006
At the beginning of the sixth year of the new millennium, Adolf Hitler has raised from the dead or, more exactly, has reincarnated as Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, a short and weak man like him, whose discourse follows the ideological line of Mein Kampf. But the difference between Hitler and Ahmedinejad is that the first failed just where the second is succeeding: the access to the atomic bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its president Mohammed El Baradei have proved that, (...)

“An embargo must be imposed on the Ayatollahs of Teheran”

by Bernard Debré

27 January 2006
When Hitler wrote Mein Kampf, everything had already been announced but nobody wanted to pay attention due to blindness or cowardice. After Munich, multitudes were full of enthusiasm, only Churchill made the right approach.
Iran is controlled by a group of cruel, totalitarian and dangerous ayatollahs who develop the nuclear weapon in their territory. That country is ruled by a man who wants the atomic weapon, who wants Israel to be disappeared off the face of the earth or displaced to (...)

“Solving the nuclear problem of the Teheran Republic”

by Djamchid Assadi

15 January 2006
The international community is rightly concerned with Iran’s nuclear programme and the position adopted by its ultra-conservative president. The election of many military men as members of the Parliament has also strengthened the radical supporters of the nuclear option. Besides, with an expensive oil, it will be very difficult for a transatlantic alliance to impose economic sanctions against Iran. In fact, if there were a common Euro-American position, China and Russia could exercise their (...)

“Contradictions regarding Iran’s situation”

by Daryush Shayegan

15 January 2006
The current Iran has nothing to do with the Germany of the 30’s, except for what Ernst Bloch called the “non-contemporaneity” of Germany, a country which, unlike France and England, did not experience a bourgeois revolution before 1918. The contemporary Iran not only rejects the current moment, but also allows that its archaic ideas hamper its development. Today, the Iranian youngsters see their future blocked due to the impact of the revolution of 1979, which was a revolution and a (...)

“Equal opportunities include positive discrimination”

by Nicolas Sarkozy

16 December 2005
The urban violence suffered by our great populations reveals the faults of our social model. In view of such events, our first priority is to restore the authority of the State to face unjustifiable acts. But we must not forget that such events have taken place in areas where massive unemployment, immigrant conditions, school failures and nonexistent social progress are quite common. Despite excessive social expenditure, our outlying zones are in crisis. And those who manage to get out due (...)

“Colonization: temptation for punishment”

by Max Gallo

16 December 2005
The history of French colonization is a major challenge since currently France is being judged on its colonizing and enslaving actions in the past. In any case, it is what a movement like the Indigenous of the Republic did. The judgment regarding colonization is a factor to discriminate ethnic origins and build hostile communities to the Republic based on a colonial past that would explain the existing inequalities among French citizens. In this context, debates about the balance of (...)

“French-German Relations: A Legacy at the Service of the Union”

by Philippe Douste-Blazy

15 December 2005
Yesterday, November 23, 2005, Angela Merkel visited Paris for the first time as chancellor of Federal Germany thus opening a new page in the rich book of French-German history of relationships. For half a century ago, our two diplomacies have been closely linked, jointly working day by day.
The situation created by the rejection of the European Constitution Treaty (TCE) in France and Holland calls for a new launch of the European project by this driving couple. Our countries should come (...)

“The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in favour of dialogue and action”

by José Manuel Durao Barroso

14 December 2005
The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership was created according to the logic of evolution and not revolution. Quietly, it has had enviable success and has developed itself.
In the current international context, the partnership is essential to face the instability of some countries and the declining States where new regional crisis are developing. Ideological radicalisation and terrorism have privatized war and some Mediterranean cities have paid a high price. In addition, global problems such (...)

“To reanimate Europe after the rejection of the Constitution”

by Bernard Bot

29 November 2005
Despite the fact that a considerable part of the population rejected the European Constitutional Treaty in France and Holland, this does not mean that the population of these two countries is anti-European. Their votes were the result of worries about the evolution of Europe, not a rejection of Europe. Most Europeans want a strong and supportive Europe able to defend our values and interests in the world, but they believe they are not consulted.
The European Council decided to have a (...)

“The Syrian equation”

by Alexandre Adler

22 November 2005
After Iraq, comes Syria. Nobody imagined that the solid dictatorship of Hafez El Assad would show such brutality and impotence. Contrary to his successor, the founder of the Syrian regime knew how to mix uncommon brutality with an irrefutable diplomatic cover.
However, today, the list of Damascus’ traditional adversaries – Israel and the Palestinian Authority – adds new ones: Turkey, very close to the former Lebanese Prime Minister; Saudi Arabia, for the same reasons; Iraq, where the Shiites (...)

“Europe’s promise, incentive for reforms in Turkey”

by Douglas Alexander

11 November 2005
The opening of negotiations with Turkey would allow expediting reforms in this country and contributing to resolve the problem with Cyprus.
Due to its geographical location, Turkey is a key strategic allied in fighting drug trafficking, transnational crime and terrorism. It is one of the European countries with one of the highest growth rates. In short, it would make the European Union stronger, safer and more competitive. Its accession has already brought about major changes under (...)

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