Macron

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the recent waves of French protests which have seen roads blocked, trains disrupted and violence breakout in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to introduce more “environmentally friendly” legislation in the second half of his mandate which includes harsh austerity measures on the cost of living for French people including pension reform and a reduction in tax breaks on diesel for road transport.

On Tuesday, Donald Trump criticized the French president for his “nasty” words regarding NATO’s “brain death.” But later that day, during a bilateral press meeting, spirits were cool, and Orange Man pocked fun at Macron…

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the war of words between NATO partners Turkey and France, ahead of the NATO summit in Watford, UK, to be hosted by PM Boris Johnson.

French president, Emmanuel Macron went off the globalist script last week, calling Bosnia a ‘ticking time-bomb’ and remarking that NATO is ‘brain dead’.
Macron also remarked that Europe’s biggest concern in the Balkans is the ‘problem of returning jihadists’ in Bosnia.

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Since the restoration of independence, new politicians have come to power in Lithuania. For the most part they are active and pro-democracy politicians. Most of them make their best to take Lithuania to a new level of development.

With less than a month until the next big NATO meeting, scheduled for the first week of December, France’s Macron has jumped into public relations mode to prepare the public for some big changes on the horizon. Indeed, Macron’s major interview with the Economist on November 7th on the question of the US’s alleged wavering commitment to NATO is a stunning sign of the times.
Europe wants its own Army

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Angela Merkel’s fading support as the election defeat in Thuringia have CDU party members scrambling to find a way to remove Merkel and stop the rise of the AfD.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss an unexpected outcome in the Brexit saga where French President Macron has clashed with the rest of the EU over the allowing a Brexit extension, as EU member states struggled to find common ground over how to respond to the deadlock in the UK parliament.

We have resolved to pave the way for a grand peace for all the generations to come by enduring the unendurable and suffering what is insufferable.
– The Showa Emperor, August 1945
A couple of months ago Putin observed that the time of modern day liberalism had passed.
There is also the so-called liberal idea, which has outlived its purpose. Our Western partners have admitted that some elements of the liberal idea, such as multiculturalism, are no longer tenable.

Russophobic rhetoric persists in Washington, but a counter-argument is emerging.
Patrick LAWRENCE