In his book, France in Crisis, Timothy Smith says the current French social system is an ineffective way to fulfill the French people's hope for social justice and solidarity.

Those who compare Nicolas Sarkozy unfavorably to Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher should remember that free-market reform is incremental and depends on cultural shifts.

Nicolas Sarkozy"s party fared poorly in recent elections, but his reform agenda is still relatively popular.

Rather than seek a Europe-wide crackdown on tax havens, Germany should work to simplify its own Byzantine system.

In Germany, Spain, and other European countries, the push for corporate tax relief is gaining steam.

What does the French transportation shutdown have to do with climate change?

With a shift in French public opinion, landmark pension reforms may finally be possible.

Modest structural economic reforms in Greece are set to continue, though they will encounter significant resistance.