Dear Under-Secretary-General Bachelet,

The Houla massacre leaves us no other choice than to act more robustly in Syria.

We must end the spiral of violence that this country has suffered for over a year. Whatever the form of action taken, the protection of the Syrian people must be our only...

The people have spoken. In a republican spirit and for France, I wish François Hollande good luck. And I want to express the hope that France may keep her position in Europe and in the world. I also hope that the new president will continue to protect all those that...

April 22 at 8:00 p.m., Paris time. Each and every person sat in disbelief as they discovered that in France, the land of Freedom and Human rights, 18% of voters had chosen the far-Right candidate.

In the last week, both the French and international press have struggled to understand...

There remain only two. The French have cast their votes, and the two major-party candidates will advance to the next round. The participation rate, around 80 percent, shocked all of the pollsters who were betting on abstention. But the French were aware of what this election represents, and mobilized strongly...