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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 25, 2022

 

Paul Kirby, BBC: France election: Macron faces immediate challenges to power after victory 

Emmanuel Macron has done something no other French president has achieved before: winning re-election while still being in charge of his own government. 

The centrist president's victory over Marine Le Pen may have been convincing, but he has a problem. 

There are new elections around the corner to France's National Assembly and a big section of the electorate dislikes him. 

"There is a lot of hate," sociologist Michel Wieviorka told the BBC. "He said last night 'I am happy' but I don't think he can be totally happy because there are plenty of clouds in his sky." 

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 25, 2022  

France divided: what does fractured vote mean for Macron’s second term? -- Jon Henley, The Guardian

Five takeaways from France's presidential vote -- France 24  

French President Macron reelected: What’s happening next? -- Sylvie Corbet, AP  

The Four Russias and Ukraine -- Mikhail Pirogovsky, Moscow Times  

Ukraine Is Becoming a Dangerous Proxy War Between Russia and the West -- Robert Kelly, 10FortyFive  

Germany's Social Democrats, Russia, and the failures of the past -- Sabine Kinkartz, DW

'Not our fight': Why the Middle East doesn't fully support Ukraine -- Cathrin Schaer, DW  

War in Ukraine threatens geopolitical balance in the Arctic -- Joanna York, France 24  

What Does the West Want in Ukraine? -- Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs Magazine  

While focusing on Ukraine, we cannot ignore China’s Pacific ambitions -- Mike Rogers, The Hill  

Why Finland and Sweden Don’t Belong in NATO -- Matthew Mai, National Interest  

Australia election: Why is there compulsory voting? -- BBC  

India and the U.S. Navigate Their Differences -- Jeff M. Smith, RealClearWorld  

The US military needs a modernized GPS capability to maintain superiority -- Rep. Don Bacon and Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Defense News 

 The Coming Anarchy in Outer Space -- Robert A. Manning & Peter A. Wilson, National Interest



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