HomeInstitut Montaigne features a platform of Expressions dedicated to debate and current affairs. The platform provides a space for decryption and dialogue to encourage discussion and the emergence of new voices. FrancePrintShareThe French BriefIn the French Brief, experts discuss French matters, unveiling the country’s complexities and ways of thinking, through historical analysis, political reflections and international comparisons.06/28/2022Life in France’s Banlieues: Overview and Battle Plan Iona Lefebvre 03/18/2022The Politics of Macron’s Commemoration of the Algerian War Hakim El Karoui Mahaut de Fougières 02/07/2022What to Expect for French Healthcare in 2022 Laure Millet Emma Ros 12/15/2021Understanding French Housing Policy (and its Challenges) Iona Lefebvre 11/18/2021Bataclan 6 Years On: The Attacks That Changed France Mahaut de Fougières Hakim El Karoui 06/15/2021Left Out: A History of the French Right and Left Philip Nord 06/09/2021The French Brief - There is More to France than Paris Nicolas Bauquet 05/12/2021The French Brief - Religion in the French Workplace: What it Really Looks L... Lionel Honoré 04/08/2021The French Brief - Impetus for Reform: Higher Education and Research in Fra... Institut Montaigne 04/07/2021The French Brief - The Road to Gender Equality in France’s Labor Market Mahaut de Fougières 03/30/2021The French Brief - The New Frontiers of Healthcare Laure Millet 03/10/2021The French Brief - Reinforcing the Principles of the Republic: A French Par... Hakim El Karoui 12/15/2020The French Brief - Four Good Reasons to Change Our Mental Healthcare System... Angèle Malâtre-Lansac 11/17/2020The French Brief - Reinventing Retirement in the Midst of a Pandemic Victor Poirier 11/09/2020The French Brief - Finding Answers to Islamic Separatism Hakim El Karoui 10/30/2020The French Brief - The Overdue Task of Understanding France's Poor District... Hakim El Karoui 10/19/2020The French Brief - France’s Green Budget: Making Our Planet Great Again? Clémence Alméras 09/28/2020The French Brief - France in the Era of Unemployment Franck Morel 09/22/2020The French Brief - Will the Pandemic Change the French State? Nicolas Bauquet