I don’t think that it is impossible to carry out reform in France. The real crisis is a crisis of confidence.

If we do it through NATO we’ll give further encouragement to all those who are condemning the white man and are fueling the clash of civilizations. They will use it against us.

This problem is exploding in the face of the government. They have politicized it so much they are making fools of themselves. There’s the image of Paris burning and that is very, very bad.

It looks like ’68. It smells like ’68. It sounds like ’68. But it’s not.

The one who has perhaps gained the most is the prime minister, who stood for the state and managed to deliver a message of firmness together with a message of openness to society.

In 1968, after 30 years of full employment and economic growth, students were bored to death. Today, after 20 years of unemployment, the students of 2006 are looking for security.

For the first time in a major European country, the extreme right is close to 20 percent. It’s happened in medium-sized countries like Austria, but not in one of the big three. It’s in a...

President Chirac has told him to back down as he was leading the country to the wall. He tried to convince himself he could be France’s Margaret Thatcher, but forgot he was only the number...

Chirac is saying: France is adapting. We are applying the same strategic thought but to deeply different circumstances.

The real winner so far has been the Socialist Party. They have found a cause to fight for and rally around.

Sharon has transformed his image from that of a headstrong adventurer into a father of the nation. Like a good wine, he has aged well.

He’s caught between his own contradictions. A lot will depend on the way people judge the present event. Will they say, ‘We need a tough guy and Sarkozy is the right man.’? Or has Sarkozy...

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This is not a triumph for Chirac. People didn’t go to vote.

He gives the impression of being a president who’s been overtaken by events and is out of touch.

Germany is paralyzed at the worst time for European diplomacy, … were looking for a stronger, more united, cooperative Europe. Obviously, they are not going to have it.

We are thinking quite clearly of Iran.

The defeat is extremely serious for the prime minister. It will be difficult for him to regain credibility and clout and to be a candidate for the next presidential elections.

That gives the possibility of extending the range but also of carrying out something other that a massive strategic strike.