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French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaving Israeli airport
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaving Ben Gurion International Airport on June 24
Israel: The Unusual Ben Gurion Shooting
June 25, 2008 1539 GMT
Israeli police released the name and background of a man killed June 24 by a gunshot wound at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv during French President Nicholas Sarkozy's departure. The information raises suspicions that there is more to the incident than a suicide. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The French-NATO Connection
June 18, 2008 0207 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s statement Tuesday that his country would rejoin NATO signals a shift in national strategy that has been in place for more than 40 years. [more]
French tanks
France: The Proposed Future of the French Military
June 17, 2008 1622 GMT
France has released a White Book on Defense and Homeland Security. [more]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy
European Union: France Prepares to Set a New Course
June 16, 2008 2056 GMT
Now that Ireland has rejected the European Union's latest attempt at a governing treaty, France will take the lead in redefining the bloc, and it will do so by further loosening the union's internal bonds. [more]
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Europe: Another Door Closes
June 13, 2008 1646 GMT
It could be years before Europe makes another concerted effort at tighter integration -- if it even wants to. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: Sarkozy and the Immigration Conundrum
May 30, 2008 0200 GMT
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has laid out a proposal on immigration crackdowns as a key reform when France takes over the EU presidency in July. [more]
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