Michele Barbero

Michele Barbero is an Italian journalist based in Paris.
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Marine Le Pen, the candidate for the far-right National Rally (then known as the National Front) in France's presidential election, gestures as she gives a speech during a campaign meeting.
Marine Le Pen, the candidate for the far-right National Rally (then known as the National Front) in France's presidential election, gestures as she gives a speech during a campaign meeting.

Le Pen’s Late Surge Could Be Another French Revolution

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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech.

The French Left Can’t Find the Right Path

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Valérie Pécresse gives a talk at a Paris high school.
Valérie Pécresse gives a talk at a Paris high school.

France’s Iron Lady

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People protest France’s vaccination law.
People protest France’s vaccination law.

For Europe’s Far-Right, Vaccine Skepticism Is a Trap

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Candidates for the 2022 French presidential election lay a wreath for Charles de Gaulle
Candidates for the 2022 French presidential election lay a wreath for Charles de Gaulle

France’s Mainstream Political Parties Are a Dying Breed

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Michele Barbero
Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron speak during an EU summit.
Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron speak during an EU summit.

Europe Is Fighting Over Its Fiscal Future

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An anti-vaccination protester in France
An anti-vaccination protester in France

Macron’s Big Vaccination Gamble

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France’s military drawdown in the Sahel is announced.
France’s military drawdown in the Sahel is announced.

France Bids Adieu to Its Military Mission in West Africa

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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Italian Lega party leader Matteo Salvini
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and Italian Lega party leader Matteo Salvini

Europe’s Far-Right Seeks to Unite

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Michele Barbero
Sen. Vito Crimi speaks at Quirinal Palace.
Sen. Vito Crimi speaks at Quirinal Palace.

Has Italy’s Five Star Movement Given Up on Populism?

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Michele Barbero
French troops in Algiers during the Algerian War
French troops in Algiers during the Algerian War

France Still Struggles With the Shadow of the ‘War Without a Name’

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Michele Barbero
French President Emmanuel Macron reacts to a standing ovation after addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2018.
French President Emmanuel Macron reacts to a standing ovation after addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2018.

Europe May Cheer Biden’s Win—But It Threatens Macron’s Grand Project

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