Politics moves fast. These are the outlets that have called on me to make sense of it.
From breaking election results to EU institutional shifts and the rise of the far-right, below is a selection of my media appearances, quotes, and features across broadcast, print, and digital.
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Against the backdrop of the Île Longue nuclear military base, on the third day of attacks by the United States of America and Israel on Iran, Emmanuel Macron took to the podium this afternoon to make an announcement that many, particularly within Europe, had been hoping to hear for months, if not years. “Today we […]
The campaign to have Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize (“ineffective”, according to Le Monde) is nothing new. But it is now – specifically this Friday – that the saga will reach its next – or final – chapter. Will the US president once again be snubbed by the Norwegian Academy, despite the lobbying and […]
No candidate for the post of prime minister appears popular enough to avert early general elections in France, an analyst told CNN Portugal. According to the polls, the most popular figure at the moment is Jordan Bardella, leader of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, who has once again called on Macron to resign. The president, […]
“It’s a mess, now that France is trying to work out how to finance this massive increase in military spending – and at a time when the country is expected to take on a leading role in the EU and set an example,” Julien Hoez, a geopolitical expert and director of The French Dispatch, tells […]
In total, eight MEPs and their 12 assistants were found guilty of embezzlement, in addition to Le Pen, and all are barred from standing for public office for a period of five years. The party was also fined two million euros. Until a decision is reached on Le Pen’s appeal, the current MEP and vice-president […]
As the face of the Rassemblement National, Le Pen has just been sentenced to four years in prison, two of which are to be served under house arrest, and is barred from standing for public office, including the presidency, in the 2027 elections When the day came, a Paris court followed the prosecutors’ recommendations and, […]