Can France still afford its nuclear deterrence? (Paul Soyez, The Strategist)

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/can-france-still-afford-nuclear-deterrence/

France, China to set up joint investment fund for overseas projects (Dominique Patton, Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-france-investment-idUSKBN12V0QL?il=0

News by TASS

Russia, Turkey may sign cooperation program in January 2017 - Russian minister

http://tass.com/economy/905204?_ga=1.16645942.1694170274.1470736013

Bill on expansion of Crimea’s free economic zone to be submitted to State Duma
http://tass.com/economy/905215?_ga=1.44332836.1694170274.1470736013

Trump thinks US and Russia should team up to fight Islamic State

http://tass.com/world/905214?_ga=1.21807035.1694170274.1470736013

Kremlin says preparations for Normandy Four meeting underway

http://tass.com/politics/905219?_ga=1.9230005.1694170274.1470736013

Kremlin continues preparations for Putin’s visit to Paris

http://tass.com/politics/905222?_ga=1.18602809.1694170274.1470736013

Saudi energy minister says oil price will reach $60 per barrel by end of 2016

http://tass.com/economy/905226?_ga=1.50164390.1694170274.1470736013

 

Is France still a secular state? (Ali Saad. Al Jazeera)

There is an urgent need to lay the foundation for a genuine social cohesion while respecting citizens' diversity.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/france-secular-state-161003061405621.html

Riyadh and Paris — ideal relationship (Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, Arab News)

Saudi-French relations could easily rank as one of the most solid in the world, with an increasingly aligned view on tackling political and security issues, which have been buttressed recently by high-level meetings between leaders of the two countries in Paris and Riyadh.

http://www.arabnews.com/columns/news/889056

France, Israel and Palestine: Same as it ever was? (John Bell, Al Jazeera)

The French initiative for Israeli-Palestinian peace follows a familiar pattern - and it's outdated.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/02/france-israel-palestine-160218064458999.html

French Susceptibility to Russian Propaganda (Claire Demesmay, DGAP)

There are many reasons why France has become a key target of Moscow’s soft power in recent years. These include the country’s diplomatic weight and influence on European politics but also its deep currents of anti-Americanism and anti-globalization. Despite the French population’s largely negative view of Russia, Moscow has always had friends in the French political elite. Now as France’s populist parties on both the left and the right attract louder and louder critics of the European project, it has more.

https://dgap.org/en/think-tank/publications/dgapanalyse-compact/french-susceptibility-russian-propaganda