Roger Cohen

Paris

Chief Paris Correspondent at The New York Times

Chief correspondent Paris and former Op-Ed columnist The New York Times. New book, “An Affirming Flame: Meditations on Life and Politics,” Feb 2023 from Knopf.

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Marine Le Pen's 'Witch Hunt' Talk Echoes Trump. Will It Work in France?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister who has edged toward the center from political roots in a post-fascist party, has attempted a balancing act, declining to criticize Mr. Trump over Ukraine, for example, while saying his tariffs were wrong. Her far-right deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has taken a more pro-Trump line, in a country where European rearmament in response to Mr. Trump's more adversarial United States has many critics.
Richard Bernstein, Times Correspondent, Critic and Author, Dies at 80

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

Richard Bernstein, a former correspondent and critic for The New York Times whose deep knowledge of Asia and Europe illuminated reporting from Tiananmen Square to the Bastille, and who wrote things as he saw them in 10 books driven by unflinching intellectual curiosity, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 80. His death, in a hospital, was caused by pancreatic cancer, diagnosed less than eight weeks ago, his son, Elias Bernstein, said. Mr. Bernstein lived in Brooklyn.
Marine Le Pen barred from French presidential run after embezzlement ruling

3 weeks ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Roger Cohen |Aurelien Breeden

By Roger Cohen and Aurelien BreedenMarine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court in Paris on Monday and immediately barred from running for public office for five years, setting off a democratic crisis in France.
Le Pen barred from French presidential run after embezzlement ruling

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Roger Cohen |Aurelien Breeden

PARIS — Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court in Paris on Monday and immediately barred from running for public office for five years, setting off a democratic crisis in France.
Marine Le Pen Falls to the Rule of Law and a Great Battle Looms

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

A court's conviction of the far-right leader for embezzlement and its ban on her running for office have set off a new crisis for France. Last year, Marine Le Pen spoke menacingly of the possible fallout from her trial on embezzlement charges.
Marine Le Pen Barred From French Presidential Run After Embezzlement Ruling

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen |Aurelien Breeden

Ms. Le Pen's electoral ineligibility is effective immediately. As a result, only a successful appeal before the 2027 deadline to enter the race would allow her to run. That is not impossible, but it will be difficult. The appeals process is slow in France, and even if a new trial took take place before the election, it is unclear whether the prosecution's case would be overturned.
Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement by French Court

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Aurelien Breeden |Roger Cohen

Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, was found guilty of embezzlement by a criminal court in Paris on Monday, jeopardizing her plans to compete in France's 2027 presidential election. The verdict was a major blow to the perennial presidential ambitions of Ms. Le Pen, an anti-immigrant, nationalist politician who was widely seen as a front-runner in the 2027 race, despite three past failed bids.
Possible Electoral Ban on Marine Le Pen Has France on Edge

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Roger Cohen

2 days agoTop French court rules political bans are legal, delivering blow to Le PenFrance’s highest constitutional authority on Friday ruled that politicians can be barred from office if they are convicted of a crime. The ruling means far-right leader Marine Le Pen could face a five-year political ban if her party is convicted in an ongoing embezzlement trial.
Marine Le Pen Could Be Banned From France Election if She's Found Guilty of Embezzlement

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, has tried and failed three times to become president. Now, even as her popularity rises, she may be barred from taking part in an election to lead France if she is found guilty of embezzlement on Monday.
Trump Is Giving Europe Vertigo, and Not Just About Ukraine

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Roger Cohen

What feels inconceivable to many Europeans, however, is dealing with an America that has become an adversary, whether in the short-term goal of reaching a peace settlement in Ukraine or the longer-term aim of limiting the power and influence of autocrats from Beijing to Ankara. In the view of Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University, the Trump administration is following a familiar playbook toward strongman rule.