Monday’s paper
May 11, 2026
Democrats must now stand as one single united front against the far right
Against the far right, the time for cordons sanitaires is over. The time has come for full unity among democrats, and whoever faces the Rassemblement Naitonal in the second round of the French presidential election must be able to embody this unity or face defeat.
Against the far right, the time for cordons sanitaires is over. The time has come for full unity among democrats, and whoever faces the Rassemblement Naitonal in the second round of the French presidential election must be able to embody this unity or face defeat.
Monday’s paper
April 13, 2026
Donald Trump’s defeat in Hungary
The relief is immense, but there is still a great deal of work to be done. Viktor Orbán’s defeat is cause for celebration, as Hungary can now emerge from a semi-dictatorship that was as much admired by Vladimir Putin as it was applauded by Donald Trump and the European far right, who had held it […]
The relief is immense, but there is still a great deal of work to be done. Viktor Orbán’s defeat is cause for celebration, as Hungary can now emerge from a semi-dictatorship that was as much admired by Vladimir Putin as it was applauded by Donald Trump and the European far right, who had held it […]
Monday’s paper
January 3, 2026
Iran needs a Spanish-style transition
This is the agony of a dictatorship. Perhaps it will be long and painful. Perhaps, on the contrary, in the coming days we will see the sudden collapse of the Iranian theocracy that so quickly hijacked the democratic revolution of 1979.
This is the agony of a dictatorship. Perhaps it will be long and painful. Perhaps, on the contrary, in the coming days we will see the sudden collapse of the Iranian theocracy that so quickly hijacked the democratic revolution of 1979.
Monday’s paper
November 17, 2025
Trumpism creates its own antidote
Canadians are seeking allies, against Trump of course. Europeans are doing the same, which is why parliamentarians from the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom met last Friday in Toronto to lay the foundations for an international movement to defend democracy.
Canadians are seeking allies, against Trump of course. Europeans are doing the same, which is why parliamentarians from the European Union, Canada and the United Kingdom met last Friday in Toronto to lay the foundations for an international movement to defend democracy.
Monday’s paper
June 22, 2025
Iran, the country of informed citizens
Iran is the "par excellence" country of politically well-informed, well-trained citizens. To avoid bloody chaos, all that is needed is for the most respected reformers and dissidents to call together for a peaceful transition allowing for the formation of a political spectrum and the organisation of free elections. Time is running out. It is a matter of days.
Iran is the “par excellence” country of politically well-informed, well-trained citizens. To avoid bloody chaos, all that is needed is for the most respected reformers and dissidents to call together for a peaceful transition allowing for the formation of a political spectrum and the organisation of free elections. Time is running out. It is a matter of days.
Monday’s paper
May 28, 2025
Address by a Member of the European Parliament to the Republican Members of Congress
I know it is not easy. By distancing yourself from your party, you risk incurring its wrath. With a man as resentful as Donald Trump, it is not just a risk, it is a certainty. But you no longer have a choice.
I know it is not easy. By distancing yourself from your party, you risk incurring its wrath. With a man as resentful as Donald Trump, it is not just a risk, it is a certainty. But you no longer have a choice.
