Gavin Mortimer

Among Macron’s entourage in Morocco is Yassine Belattar, a light entertainer with a controversial past

The days when the EU could scold countries for destabilizing democracy are long gone

He isn’t weighed down with historical baggage

His political inexperience has been brutally exposed since he was elected president

What terrifies Macron is what has frightened his predecessors in the Elysee: the prospect of an uprising in the banlieues