The U.S. and EU both want to trade with China—But they shouldn’t go it alone (Philippe Le Corre, Jonathan D. Pollack, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/12/15/the-u-s-and-eu-both-want-to-trade-with-china-but-they-shouldnt-go-it-alone/

Watching the U.S. election, French observers see own political trends (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2016/11/07/watching-the-u-s-election-french-observers-see-own-political-trends/

China’s global rise: Can the EU and U.S. pursue a coordinated strategy? (Philippe Le Corre, Jonathan D. Pollack, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/chinas-global-rise-can-the-eu-and-u-s-pursue-a-coordinated-strategy/

Facing threats at home, France should still engage abroad (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

France has been struck by an unprecedented three terror attacks in the last 18 months. In what’s called Operation Sentinelle, 13,000 French military personnel now patrol streets and protect key sites across the country, assisting police and other security agencies. “The fact that the armed forces are visible,” said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a Brookings event on July 20, “help to reassure the French people that they are safe both at home and abroad.”

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/07/25-france-efforts-counter-isis-lecorre

Sino-EU relations, a post-Brexit jump into the unknown? (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

One of the many side effects of the June 23 British referendum on the European Union is that it will put an end to a honeymoon that had barely started less than a year ago, when George Osborne, the U.K.'s chancellor of the exchequer, declared on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain: "Let's stick together and make a golden decade for both our countries." Much has happened since the visit, during which Xi was feted as a guest of honor by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace and at the British Parliament.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/07/11-china-eu-relations-brexit-lecorre

The Brexit contagion could consume the French elite next (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/06/30-brexit-is-france-next-lecorre

After Brexit, U.S. will need a new "BFF" (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/06/28-brexit-us-new-bff-lecorre

Book. China's Offensive in Europe (Philippe Le Corre, Alain Sepulchre, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/books/2016/chinas-offensive-in-europe

France's pivot to Asia: It's more than just submarines (Philippe Le Corre, Michael E. O'Hanlon, Brookings)

On April 26, France’s defense shipbuilding company DCNS secured a victory in winning, against Japan and Germany, a long-awaited $40 billion Australian submarine deal. It may not come as a surprise to anyone who has been following France’s growing interest in the Asia-Pacific for the past five years. Since President François Hollande’s 2012 election, the country has launched an Asia-wide initiative in an attempt to halt declining trade figures and improve its overall leverage with the region.

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/05/11-french-pivot-to-asia-lecorre-ohanlon

There is more to Sunni militancy than language and culture (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

When I read a recent post by two of my colleagues suggesting that “French political culture” may be to blame for Sunni militancy around the world, Evelyn Beatrice Hall’s paraphrase of Voltaire came to mind: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” But that doesn’t prevent me from disagreeing with some of the premises of the piece by Will McCants and Chris Meserole, which confuses correlation with causation.

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Could Brexit bring the end of the new Sino-British “special relationship”? (Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

As Britain prepares itself for the historic June 23 referendum on its membership of the European Union, an unexpected player has entered the debate: China. With Chinese businesses and the government now investing in big, lucrative projects in Britain, they’re clearly worried about the economic implications of Brexit. In recent weeks, Chinese officials and business leaders alike have become more vocal in their support for European unity (and, though they haven’t said it explicitly, for the “stay” campaign).

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2016/03/17-chinese-investments-brexit-lecorre

(Istituto fondamentale - Global) Why China goes to Europe (Jonathan D. Pollack, Philippe Le Corre, Brookings)

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/order-from-chaos/posts/2015/07/29-europe-engagement-china-pollack-lecorre