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Why is Centrism So Unpopular in France?

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Macron recently warned that a far-right or a far-left victory could spark a ‘civil war’. While that obviously isn’t the case, it’s clear that Macron’s centrist agenda seems to have failed.

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1 – https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-civil-war-far-right-national-rally-far-left-france-unbowed-france-elections/
2 – https://www.ifop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ROL24_20240626.pdf
3 – https://www.politico.eu/article/france-president-emmanuel-macron-europe-elections-2024-polls-jordan-bardella-marine-lepen/
4 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-27/macron-s-government-plans-politically-risky-welfare-cuts
5 – https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/le-pen-claims-ideological-victory-after-french-lawmakers-approve-contested-immigration-bill/
6 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66069080
7 – https://www.ft.com/content/ca931ab6-a62e-46c6-9607-0208220c6088
8 – https://www.ouest-france.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron/cette-dissolution-etait-le-seul-choix-possible-emmanuel-macron-adresse-une-lettre-aux-francais-b7981688-317b-11ef-9926-0fa5c94ac444
9 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/french-elections-president-emmanuel-macron-seen-as-a-liability-by-supporters

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00:54 – Context
02:17 – How Macron’s Centrist Agenda Failed
06:13 – What Next?
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Is MAGA Losing Europe?

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Since Trump’s re-election, the relationship between MAGA and the European right wing populist parties has been turbulent. The tide appears to be changing again with the US State Department offering million of dollars to right wing aligned organisations in Europe. In this video, we’re taking a look at this relationship and how it’s now changing.

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MAGA’s interest in Europe
https://www.ft.com/content/c5e27ffb-cfb1-421b-8121-a402cf2d84ac?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young
https://www.state.gov/drl-nofo-developing-civilizational-bonds-democratic-resilience-and-rule-of-law-in-europe

Trump favourability among European (hard-right) voters
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/06/23/european-views-of-trump-and-the-u-s-are-especially-negative/
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55363-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-july-2026

Trump–Meloni fallout
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/trump-post-of-image-of-himself-as-christ-like-figure-draws-widespread-criticism/3905565
https://www.ft.com/content/41e4528d-0d87-4be3-9c59-46f37cec8136?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://youtu.be/8GCcjN9fjJk?si=Bov8EzRsCPJx8R6g

Marine Le Pen criticises Trump
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/le-pen-warns-against-blind-alignment-with-trump-after-iran/

Merz warns against US interference in European politics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/germany-warns-against-election-interference-as-us-offers-funding-to-maga-aligned-causes-in-europe

‘Remigration’
https://www.ft.com/content/34a99573-0fa1-422b-9263-147f9ed7be6c?shareType=nongift
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/71904/could-italys-migration-debate-divide-the-political-right
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/how-europes-remigration-movement-is-using-roadblocks-to-power-its-political-appeal

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01:29 – Context
03:49 – Is MAGA Losing Europe?
06:56 – MAGA’s Response
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Withdrawals Surge: Is Russia Headed for a Banking Crisis?

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The record rate of cash withdrawals in Russia continues to spike with no end in sight. In this video, we’re taking a look at the spike and whether Russia could be going for a full-blown banking crisis.

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French Bonds Sink: Has France’s Debt Crisis Finally Arrived?

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We explain French borrowing costs are surging, they don’t look likely to come down any time soon, and could be sleepwalking into an acute debt crisis.

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Is Russia Losing Influence to China in Central Asia?

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In this video, we’re going to look at Russia’s dwindling influence in Central Asia, China’s growing presence, before assessing whether China truly represents a threat to Russia in the region.

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Sources:

https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/tajikistans-remittances-are-worth-nearly-half-the-countrys-gdp
https://eurasianet.org/central-asian-labor-migration-to-russia-falls-precipitously-during-first-half-of-2026
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/military-spending-sipri?tab=discrete-bar&time=latest&facet=none&country=RUS~TJK~KAZ~KGZ~BLR~ARM
https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b0005c52
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/19/chinas-influence-is-vast-it-has-taken-over-russias-backyard/
https://www.rferl.org/a/china-russia-investment-central-asia-kazakhstan-uzbekistan-turkmnistan-kyrgyzstan-tajikstan/33776911.html
https://tass.ru/ekonomika/25300607
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24761028.2026.2619803#d1e175
https://www.ft.com/content/725b4d15-bd8d-4083-a04e-db016338af2e?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/08/debt-and-development-the-next-chapter-of-chinese-investments-in-central-asia/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/what-russias-war-on-ukraine-means-for-central-asia/
https://trendsresearch.org/insight/differentiated-engagement-chinas-adaptive-strategy-for-critical-minerals-in-central-asia/

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How Cyprus is Becoming the EU’s New Energy Supplier

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In this video, we’ll discuss how Cyprus is becoming Europe’s new energy hub, and whether it can help the EU build so-called ‘energy sovereignty’.

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Cyprus becoming a new EU gas supplier
https://apnews.com/article/cyprus-natural-gas-eu-egypt-exxonmobil-total-eb6bc94433c6374d17d3ec54db5becb3
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/09/cypriot-natural-gas-flowing-to-europe-in-2028-says-cyprus-energy-minister
https://euperspectives.eu/2026/08/cyprus-is-finally-becoming-a-gas-producer-its-power-cable-is-still-stuck/
https://english.nv.ua/business/cyprus-emerges-as-europe-s-newest-natural-gas-source-50631222.html

Great Sea Interconnector
https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyprus-minister-hails-moves-to-connect-island-israel-to-european-electricity-grid/

Europe’s energy dependence
https://youtu.be/IenefrTrnQc?si=eFp2fgzDN18R9Gty

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