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France
August 2026
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Security
Politics
Economy
Society
Unusual Activity
August 2026
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Sep ›
Jul 27
Aug 3
Aug 10
Aug 17
Week of Aug 17, compared to 12-week average
Only 92 topics this week (1.9x the usual 171)
Tone shifted: 21% cooperative vs usual 53%
Active Narratives
13
Brussels overreaches; nations and voters are right to resist
from Southern Europe
1
America First: allies freeload on US protection and must pay / rebalance
from United States
1
Deeper EU integration and solidarity are the answer
from Germany
1
Sahel military rule delivers neither security nor politics; abuses mount
from European Union
Economy
203
Economy
· Investment
34%
Technology
· R And D
13%
Infrastructure
· Transport
11%
8
Revolut secures French banking licence to expand in Europe
8
Berlin-Paris ICE service suspended due to technical issues
6
Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant
6
TotalEnergies boosts LNG sales despite weaker earnings and lower prices
5
French taxpayers' data stolen in cyber attack, French Finance Ministry says
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Politics
249
Governance
· Executive Action
30%
Diplomacy
· Bilateral Relations
25%
Governance
· Judicial
16%
10
Nigel Farage rips into £1BILLION French failure and vows to end crossings 'within fortnight' as PM
6
France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days
6
Macron says EU to intensify pressure on Russia, bolster military support for Ukraine - Anadolu Ajansı
6
Macron urges tighter border controls at Ceuta
5
France and Germany condemn Israeli minister's call to kill Gaza residents
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Security
133
Security
· Law Enforcement
53%
Security
· Organized Crime
14%
Security
· Terrorism
8%
8
Paris prosecutors open probe into tax office hack
4
Arrest of DZ Mafia's 'Tic' Sends Signal from Algiers to Paris
4
More than 400 WWII shells found in village at center of France’s wildfire crisis
3
Teenager seriously wounded by gunfire near Lyon
3
France detains 420 over suspected wildfire offenses
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Society
302
Health Environment
· Natural Disaster
24%
Society
· Media Press
18%
Society
· Migration
10%
12
France puts 67 departments on orange alert for heatwave
9
UK, France brace for another heat wave as western Europe sets temperature records
9
Wildfires in Europe: blazes continue to spread in France and Greece
8
Why are heatwaves repeating in France? Questions raised by unprecedented succession
7
French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers
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