Berlin is conceding to Paris on several issues ahead of September elections.
BP is leveraging the state of the energy market and Algeria's domestic challenges to try to get better investment terms.
Luanda will try to relieve the pressure on the country's political elite.
A recent deal with a Japanese-French consortium will yield important short-term benefits for all involved.
This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.
France's new policy on security actions in Africa reflects experiences from the Mali intervention.
Political sentiment in the troubled eurozone countries is more leftist than that found in the core.
Stockholm is considering spending more money on the military.
A Dutch far-right party means to boost ties among anti-EU parties ahead of European Parliament elections.
The European Central Bank will find it difficult to give these businesses greater access to financing.