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Howard W. French

Howard W. French

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Would Trump Have Responded Differently to Seoul’s Crisis?

17.12.2024 7

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

The Problem With U.S. Diplomacy in Africa

06.12.2024 8

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

Why the Economy Can’t Explain Trump’s Win

There are few circumstances under which inflation can be comforting. But in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in...

17.11.2024 10

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

So, Is Trump Really a Fascist?

Stay informed with FP’s news and analysis as the United States prepares to vote. An unprecedented question in the history of U.S. presidential...

30.10.2024 6

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

Why This Year’s Nobel in Economics Is So Controversial

When the Nobel economics prize is awarded most years, I imagine the news-following public to simply nod in silent acknowledgment over their morning...

25.10.2024 7

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

The Common Denominator Behind Africa’s Crises

In Africa, one doesn’t need to look hard these days to spot crises. Case in point: the broad swath of the continent known as the Sahel. There, in...

16.10.2024 8

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

Homophobic Laws Threaten U.S.-Ghana Ties

Unbeknownst to most Americans, for whom Africa scarcely registers as an afterthought, the United States has a long and deep history of special...

18.03.2024 20

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Howard W. French

China’s Global EV Domination Is Just Beginning

On a recent Monday, when a generically named Chinese ship called the Explorer No. 1 docked in the German North Sea port of Bremerhaven, it may have...

08.03.2024 60

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

The End of Françafrique?

In August 1958, Charles de Gaulle, who had just returned to power in France, set off on a tour of his country’s sub-Saharan African colonies. His...

26.02.2024 30

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Howard W. French

Soviet Succession Was Bad. America’s Is Worse.

In the mid-1980s, although its dissolution was nearly at hand, few were predicting the complete demise of the Soviet Union. But when it came to the...

16.02.2024 20

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

Mexico Is America’s Answer to China’s Belt and Road

Every now and then, a narrowly framed news item offers up glimmers of pathways toward the possible resolution of much bigger problems. And so it was...

09.02.2024 9

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

Retribution in the Israel-Hamas War

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict. More on this topic On the night of March 9-10, 1945, the United States dramatically shifted...

30.01.2024 30

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

The Reason China Can’t Stop Its Decline

Herd sentiment among pundits and others who analyze the direction of Chinese affairs has always been subject to sudden shifts. In the late 1970s and...

24.01.2024 30

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Howard W. French

Beijing’s Blind Spot on Taiwan

During the middle years of the last decade, I had a front-row seat to what seemed like potential epochal change unfurling across East Asia. During the...

12.01.2024 10

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

It’s Not Too Late for Biden to Restrain Israel

Shortly after the start of Israeli assault on Gaza, which came in response to Hamas’s murderous Oct. 7 attack on its territory, Israel’s...

08.01.2024 6

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

Defining Away Palestinians’ Right to Resist

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict. More on this topic The decision this week by Harvard University not to remove its president...

15.12.2023 10

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

It’s Time to Reconsider U.S. Military Aid

News, analysis, and background on the ongoing conflict. More on this topic On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden issued what sounded like a...

08.12.2023 10

Foreign Policy

Howard W. French

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