France | Simon Roughneen

After renewing sanctions, EU seeks face-time with junta – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18327 European Union (EU) foreign ministers have renewed the bloc’s “Common Position” on Burma, extending existing sanctions until April...

Fighting in Tripoli, Syrian hands – World Politics Review

http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=2524 TRIPOLI, Lebanon — On the road into Tripoli from the south, Lebanon’s condo- and casino-dotted coastline rises sharply...

EUFOR: damned either way? – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=88490 How will the refugees EUFOR is protecting react when they see the same thugs that killed their families...

Basra Fighting may overshadow NATO Summit – Sunday Business Post

http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/03/30/story31621.asp Civil war may loom again, with Moqtada al-Sadr and Abdul Hakim – both Shi’ite warlords – now facing-off,...

No EUforia as Chad plans go awry – CSIS Africa Forum

http://forums.csis.org/africa/?p=86 At a European Union (EU) foreign ministers meeting on January 28, it was finally confirmed that Ireland’s Lieutenant-General...

Chad’s complexities a barrier for Eufor – The Irish Times

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2008/0202/index.html Events in Chad have postponed the deployment of the Irish-led EU force. Simon Roughneen explains why, if the...