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France’s Political Tumult, Europe’s Strategic Challenges | Today's Battlegrounds | Hoover Institution
Episode 106
Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
In this episode of Today's Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and French Ambassador to the US, Philippe Étienne, discuss the rise of the far right, France’s economic challenges, the future of European security, and the 2027 French presidential election. For more conversations from world leaders from key countries, subscribe to receive instant notifications of the next episode. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Ambassador Philippe Étienne served as French Ambassador to the United States from 2019 to 2023 after serving as President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic adviser and G7 and G20 sherpa. He also served as Ambassador to Germany and Romania and Permanent Representative to the European Union, as well as postings in Moscow, Bonn, Belgrade, and Brussels. Ambassador Étienne has taught international affairs at Columbia University, recently published his diplomatic memoir, Le Sherpa, and has served as President of the Paris Peace Forum since April 2026. H.R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He was the 25th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.
