The French Dispatch

Welcome to The French Dispatch - a regular podcast based on the regular newsletter focusing on giving you updates and information on what is happening in France and the European Union at every political level. www.frenchdispatch.eu

The French Dispatch is a news podcast hosted by by Julien Hoez, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

by Julien Hoez hosts The French Dispatch, a news show with 19 episodes published.

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  Dave and Julien LIVE from GLOBSEC Forum 2026

  May 23, 202638 minS0

  <p>I had the great pleasure to head to Prague this week to take part in the 2026 GLOBSEC Forum, and had the chance to catch up with a friend of the Dispatch, Dave Keating from Gulf Stream Blues, for a live video recorded on the sidelines.</p><p>As you’ll hear in this video, Thursday set the tone for the whole event.</p><p>A session featuring former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and former US Defence Secretary Mark Esper addressed Europe’s new security reality, which is the polite way of saying: what happens when you can no l...

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  Europe refuses Trumps war in Iran and the Hormuz Straight

  Mar 17, 202641 minS0

  <p>So, ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump’s war on Iran is continue to splutter, with America having failed to remove the Iranian regime, inflaming tensions across the Middle East, and actively creating a scenario that is sending oil and gas prices skyrocketing.</p><p>Not only this, but Donald Trump has managed to create a situation where he is now pushing to remove sanctions on Russia, and is actively berating European leaders for refusing his petulant demand for a third Gulf War.</p><p>So I sat down with Dave Keating from Gulf Stream Blues so that we could ch...

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  Europe on the Brink: Iran, Macron's Nuclear Stakes & the Fracturing Atlantic Alliance

  Mar 3, 202646 minS0

  <p>So, as you may all have heard, the world is on fire right now, with Donald Trump having launched a war against the Iranian regime and Europeans having a messy and divided response to the intensifying crisis.</p><p>Not only this, but French President Emmanuel Macron launched himself into an expansive review of the French nuclear doctrine, calling for an increase in the number of nuclear warheads, and an expansion of the French umbrella towards our European allies.</p><p>Which is why I’m pleased that I finally got the chance to sit down with Professor Annelise Ri...

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  Did the EU sell out Ukraine? EUCO recap live

  Dec 19, 202549 minS0

  <p>So, another European Council meeting has come along and caused a massive uproar, so what better time to run a Substack live to discuss the topic and go through the finer points of the meeting’s agenda.From Middle East diplomacy to European Security, to finally touching upon the topic of supporting Ukraine’s defensive war against a revanchist, imperialist Russia, we go through everything that happened in this discussion and what it means for Europe.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The French Dispatch at www.frenchdispatch.eu/subscribe

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  Quick reaction to Zack Polanski’s Putin naïveté

  Nov 11, 202521 minS0

  <p>So, Zack Polanski, the leader of the British Green Party and prospective British Prime Minister, has declared that he will try to do what no one else has done before him: convince Russian President Vladimir Putin, known for his imperialism and revanchist foreign policy, to give up his Nuclear Weapons. Which is definitely not going to happen, so in the face of a lot of the reactions and questions I’ve had to this situation, here’s a quick reaction.</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in the video, please let me know what you think about this situ...

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