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  • Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on October 14, 2015 at the Vatican. Pope Francis apologised Wednesday on behalf of the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have recently shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican. The Vatican has been the focus of several controversies including the coming out of a gay priest and the leak of a controversial letter, while the pontiff himself ended up in the headlines for a gaffe which helped oust Rome's mayor. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)
    Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on October 14, 2015 at the Vatican. Pope Francis apologised Wednesday on behalf of the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have recently shaken the city of Rome and the Vatican. The Vatican has been the focus of several controversies including the coming out of a gay priest and the leak of a controversial letter, while the pontiff himself ended up in the headlines for a gaffe which helped oust Rome's mayor. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

    Pope Francis Should Reject Callista Gingrich as Ambassador (for Adultery)

    The pontiff rejected a French ambassador just because he was gay; surely, he should reject Trump's pick for her sins.

    Shadow Government 2017-2021
    Daniel B. Baer
  • CORRECTION - US President Donald Trump (C), President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron walk to the Hotel San Domenico during the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, on May 26, 2017 in Sicily. The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the US and Italy will be joined by representatives of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Tunisia during the summit from May 26 to 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Filippo MONTEFORTE / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [President of the European Council Donald Tusk] instead of [President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)
    CORRECTION - US President Donald Trump (C), President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron walk to the Hotel San Domenico during the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, on May 26, 2017 in Sicily. The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the US and Italy will be joined by representatives of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Tunisia during the summit from May 26 to 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Filippo MONTEFORTE / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [President of the European Council Donald Tusk] instead of [President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

    America’s Not First. It’s Third.

    The United States slips behind France and the U.K. in this year’s soft-power ranking.

    The Cable
    Jesse Chase-Lubitz
  • French President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita during a visit to the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. The French president's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on May 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP/Getty Images)
    French President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita during a visit to the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. The French president's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on May 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP/Getty Images)

    Is It Racist to Say Africa Has ‘Civilizational’ Problems?

    The French president got in hot water for noting the continent's dysfunction. But nothing he said was false.

    Argument
    Remi Adekoya
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    What if Macron Wasn’t Just Putting on a Show for Donald Trump?

    What if the French president actually likes him?

    Argument
    Siddhartha Mitter
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    Making Peace With Assad’s State of Barbarism

    As Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron signal they're not after regime change in Damascus, both leaders should remember there's a price to keeping Assad in power.

    Voice
    Kim Ghattas
  • US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hand at the end of a press conference following meetings at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 13, 2017, during the US president's 24-hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I. Donald Trump arrived in Paris for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)
    US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hand at the end of a press conference following meetings at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on July 13, 2017, during the US president's 24-hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I. Donald Trump arrived in Paris for a presidential visit filled with Bastille Day pomp and which the White House hopes will offer respite from rolling scandal backing home. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump Breaks Bread with France’s Macron, Defends Son’s Meeting for Russian Dirt

    But the president left the door open on reviewing the Paris climate accord.

    The Cable
    Kavitha Surana
  • TOPSHOT - French troops of the Republican Guard on horseback take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade, on July 14, 2016. France holds annual Bastille Day military parade with troops from Australia and New Zealand as special guests among the 3,000 soldiers who will march up the Champs Elysees avenue. They will be accompanied by 200 vehicles with 85 aircraft flying overhead. / AFP / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
    TOPSHOT - French troops of the Republican Guard on horseback take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade, on July 14, 2016. France holds annual Bastille Day military parade with troops from Australia and New Zealand as special guests among the 3,000 soldiers who will march up the Champs Elysees avenue. They will be accompanied by 200 vehicles with 85 aircraft flying overhead. / AFP / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)

    Bastille Day Is a Military Holiday Out of Donald Trump’s Fantasies

    France and America are seeking rapprochement at an annual pageant that today is less about liberty, equality, and solidarity than tanks, drones, and missiles.

    Argument
    Grey Anderson
  • French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party, Marine Le Pen (L) and French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement, Emmanuel Macron pose prior to the start of a live brodcast face-to-face televised debate in television studios of French public national television channel France 2, and French private channel TF1 in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 3, 2017 as part of the second round election campaign. Pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen face off in a final televised debate on May 3 that will showcase their starkly different visions of France's future ahead of this weekend's presidential election run-off. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Eric FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)
    French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party, Marine Le Pen (L) and French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement, Emmanuel Macron pose prior to the start of a live brodcast face-to-face televised debate in television studios of French public national television channel France 2, and French private channel TF1 in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on May 3, 2017 as part of the second round election campaign. Pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen face off in a final televised debate on May 3 that will showcase their starkly different visions of France's future ahead of this weekend's presidential election run-off. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Eric FEFERBERG (Photo credit should read ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images)

    Can Nationalists Ever Make Good Liberals?

    France's new president is betting that he can bring disaffected voters back into the liberal fold by combining openness with economic growth. What if he just makes them even angrier?

    Voice
    James Traub
  • La France Insoumise (LFI) leftist party's members of parliament, party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (Front L), Eric Coquerel (2ndL Rear), Daniele Obono (4thL), Alexis Corbiere (6thL), Adrien Quatennens (Top L), Ugo Bernalicis (7thL Rear), Sabine Rubin (2ndL), Francois Ruffin (3rdR), Bastien Lachaud (8thL), Caroline Fiat (L), Mathilde Pano (Second Row, L), Benedicte Taurine (4th L Front) and Loic Prudhomme (2ndR) pose after they arrived at the French National Assembly on June 20, 2017 in Paris for the welcoming of the elected MPs following the announcement of the results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections (elections legislatives in French). / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)
    La France Insoumise (LFI) leftist party's members of parliament, party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (Front L), Eric Coquerel (2ndL Rear), Daniele Obono (4thL), Alexis Corbiere (6thL), Adrien Quatennens (Top L), Ugo Bernalicis (7thL Rear), Sabine Rubin (2ndL), Francois Ruffin (3rdR), Bastien Lachaud (8thL), Caroline Fiat (L), Mathilde Pano (Second Row, L), Benedicte Taurine (4th L Front) and Loic Prudhomme (2ndR) pose after they arrived at the French National Assembly on June 20, 2017 in Paris for the welcoming of the elected MPs following the announcement of the results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections (elections legislatives in French). / AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

    The EU Is Alive and Well, But the Referendums Are Coming

    After the shock of Brexit, the French election has stabilized the patient in Brussels. But most countries still want a say on membership.

    Voice
    Bruce Stokes
  • TOPSHOT - A protester holds up his fist as riot police prepare to intervene to disperse refinery worker holding a blockade of the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines to protest against the government's proposed labour reforms, on May 25, 2016. Refinery workers stepped up strikes that threaten to paralyse France weeks ahead of the Euro 2016 tournament as the government moved to break their blockades, escalating a three-month tug-of-war over labour reforms. / AFP / FRANCOIS LO PRESTI (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP/Getty Images)
    TOPSHOT - A protester holds up his fist as riot police prepare to intervene to disperse refinery worker holding a blockade of the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines to protest against the government's proposed labour reforms, on May 25, 2016. Refinery workers stepped up strikes that threaten to paralyse France weeks ahead of the Euro 2016 tournament as the government moved to break their blockades, escalating a three-month tug-of-war over labour reforms. / AFP / FRANCOIS LO PRESTI (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Emmanuel Macron Is Facing the ‘Mother of All Battles’

    France’s new president is about to face off against some of the West's fiercest organized labor. At stake is the future of Europe.

    Argument
    George Ross
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    French Elections, Brexit Negotiations, Ukrainian Pride: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead

    What you might have missed in the past few days, and what to watch in the days to come.

    The Cable
    Emily Tamkin
  • US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hands ahead of a working lunch, at the US ambassador's residence, on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    US President Donald Trump (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shake hands ahead of a working lunch, at the US ambassador's residence, on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit, in Brussels, on May 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

    Emmanuel Macron Is No Anti-Trump

    Just because the French president gives a good handshake doesn't mean he sees himself as the champion of the liberal West.

    Argument
    Benjamin Haddad
  • TOPSHOT - (Front row, LtoR) Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny, Hungary's prime Minister Viktor Orban, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Malta's Prime minister Joseph Muscat, France's President Francois Hollande, President of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, and (second row, LtoR) Estonia's prime Minister Juri Ratas, Federal Chancellor of Austria Christian Kern, Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Greec's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila, Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Slovenia's Prime Minister Miro Cerar, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis, Croatia's prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi pose for a family photo during a special summit of EU leaders to mark the 60th anniversary of the bloc's founding Treaty of Rome, on March 25, 2017 at Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill). Against a backdrop of crises and in the absence of the departing Britain, the leaders signed a new Rome declaration, six decades after the six founding members signed the Treaty of Rome and gave birth to the European Economic Community. / AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
    TOPSHOT - (Front row, LtoR) Taoiseach of Ireland Enda Kenny, Hungary's prime Minister Viktor Orban, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Malta's Prime minister Joseph Muscat, France's President Francois Hollande, President of Romania Klaus Werner Iohannis, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, and (second row, LtoR) Estonia's prime Minister Juri Ratas, Federal Chancellor of Austria Christian Kern, Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, Greec's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila, Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Slovenia's Prime Minister Miro Cerar, Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo, Latvia's Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis, Croatia's prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi pose for a family photo during a special summit of EU leaders to mark the 60th anniversary of the bloc's founding Treaty of Rome, on March 25, 2017 at Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill). Against a backdrop of crises and in the absence of the departing Britain, the leaders signed a new Rome declaration, six decades after the six founding members signed the Treaty of Rome and gave birth to the European Economic Community. / AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)

    The West Will Have to Go It Alone, Without the United States

    Rather than affirming his commitment to Western values and institutions during his recent trip to Europe, President Donald Trump did the opposite, breaking with and alienating America’s closest democratic allies.

    Shadow Government 2017-2021
    Charles A. Kupchan
  • French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (2-R) review troops during a visit to France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. French President's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on May 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP/Getty Images)
    French President Emmanuel Macron (C) and Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (2-R) review troops during a visit to France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, on May 19, 2017. French President's visit in Mali is his first trip outside Europe since his inauguration on May 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump Weighs Vetoing France’s African Anti-Terrorism Plan

    France presses for a swift vote on a U.N. resolution endorsing an African force, betting Washington will back down.

    Exclusive
    Colum Lynch
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    En Marche Moves Forward, Trump Goes Back to Cuba: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead

    What you might have missed in the days behind, and what to watch in the days to come.

    The Cable
    Emily Tamkin
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