Peter Allen

Peter Allen is a journalist and author based in Paris.

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Olympics ceremony shows France as a cultural museum Last night's rain-soaked spectacle in Paris was mainly North American

27 Jul 2024

Emmanuel Macron will survive his election drubbing He will still hold one of the most powerful executive positions on earth

17 Jun 2024

Macron’s charm offensive with Xi won’t succeed There are too many longstanding issues between the EU and China

07 May 2024

Sciences Po Palestine protests fail to capture spirit of 1968 French student demonstrators are notably short on radicalism

28 Apr 2024

French Playboy is no mouthpiece for the hard-Right Lifestyle magazines have always been political in La République

16 Feb 2024

The violent history of France’s wine ‘terroirists’ A dramatic explosion in Carcassonne has been linked to vin rouge militants

24 Jan 2024

Patrick Buisson, major influence on France’s far-Right, dies Nicolas Sarkozy's former advisor brought taboo topics into the mainstream

29 Dec 2023

Marine Le Pen is hijacking the fight against antisemitism Far-Right politicians are using Israel to attack Islam in France

14 Nov 2023

Europe’s terror wave shows no sign of ending A spate of killings sheds light on the continent's deteriorating security situation

17 Oct 2023

The French are fuming at Macron’s smoking crackdown A ban on disposable vapes is just the latest of his nanny-state policies

05 Sep 2023

Marine Le Pen is exploiting the Bordeaux attack A schizophrenic's assault on a young girl is not about immigration

22 Jun 2023

Attacks on police play into Emmanuel Macron’s hands The President is turning violent protests into a political win

03 May 2023

The other target of France’s protests: billionaires It's not just Emmanuel Macron who is at the sharp end of public anger

04 Apr 2023

Paris rises up against ‘King Macron’ Charles's forthcoming visit to France couldn't come at a more difficult time

21 Mar 2023

World Cup: multiple arrests but no major violence in Paris Rumours of an imminent civil war were greatly exaggerated

15 Dec 2022

How Macron’s hometown betrayed him

21 Apr 2022