Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Why the French Fear American Ideas 332 March 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Middle East Eye (United Kingdom) on 11 March 2021 by Hamid Dabashi (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:FranceimmigrationThe New York TimesUnited Kingdomunity Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore South Africa: Data Centers Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa? August 20, 2026. Published in Cape TimesData centres were the subject of vitriol, not praise. 0 Saudi Arabia: US Treasury Secretary’s Threats: Psychological or Real? August 24, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe new threat confounds Iranian strategists who based their negotiations on backing Trump into a corner ahead of the midterm elections. 0 China: The ‘Shield of the Americas’ Cannot Protect Latin America August 22, 2026. Published in HuanqiuThis appears to be American aid, but the underlying motivation is anything but altruistic. 0 Germany: Trump’s Know-It-All Mentality August 24, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung[A] promising policy of peace is not based on one-sided and high-handed social media posts. 0 Germany: Trump Dismantles Next Alliance* August 25, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungSouth Korea belongs to the growing number of countries in the wider West that need to consider whether they can still rely on America. 0 Topics Egypt: Country of Lords August 26, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum[W]hen America was founded 250 years ago, the principle upon which it was built was that there would be no kings, no lords and no class privileges. 0 Germany: Trump Dismantles Next Alliance* August 25, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungSouth Korea belongs to the growing number of countries in the wider West that need to consider whether they can still rely on America. 0 Austria: 1 Year after Alaska, Trump Is Giving Putin Yet Another Gift August 25, 2026. Published in Der Standard[A] year after Alaska, there is no sign of peace. 0 Egypt: War and Negotiations August 24, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineAll predictions regarding the end of the war have proved wrong. 0 India: Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran: Whose Clock Runs Out 1st? August 24, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe critical issue being overlooked, however, is whether the Gulf clock will tick patiently throughout this process. 0 Saudi Arabia: US Treasury Secretary’s Threats: Psychological or Real? August 24, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe new threat confounds Iranian strategists who based their negotiations on backing Trump into a corner ahead of the midterm elections. 0 Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. 0 Germany: Trump’s Know-It-All Mentality August 24, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung[A] promising policy of peace is not based on one-sided and high-handed social media posts. 0 Related Articles Mexico: The End of the USMCA: A Turning Point for Emancipation July 10, 2026. Published in La JornadaIt is unacceptable that the future of Mexico would depend on the constant changes of opinion of a president who still has 2 1/2 years of governing left. Philippines: New and Old Green Card Holders Treated Like Vegetables June 30, 2026. Published in The Manila TimesThe Lau v. Blanche case illustrates how green card holders could be treated like vegetables. Germany: Arbitrariness and Cronyism June 17, 2026. Published in TazAmerica is light years away from the 'greatness' that Trump wanted to restore. Poland: Vox Populi Is Not Vox Dei: Democracy Is Mortal and Requires Active Defense* June 4, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaThere is no shortage of initiatives, resolutions and legislation aimed at defending democracy in the EU. What is missing is effectiveness. India: When Bourbon Barrels Saved Scotch Whisky: The Trade Twist that Tamed Trump May 10, 2026. Published in Firstpost Previous articleUS Lawmaker Gregory Meeks Shows His True Colors on PalestineNext articleWhy the US Could Make India ‘the UK of Asia’ LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment