Douglas Herbert
@dougdecodes.bsky.social
World Affairs Commentator at France 24, public speaker and media trainer. Beyond just “fighting disinformation”, I seek ways to promote the acceptance of #facts. Journalism lecturer at Université Paris Panthéon-Assas & IJBA
“As far as we know, Keir #Starmer never met Jeffrey #Epstein. He never went to Epstein’s island and never sent him raunchy emails. He might be brought down by the Epstein files anyway.” - Katrin Bennhold, The New York Times. (I’d add: #Trump, who did know Epstein, has faced less accountability.)
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
With Donald #Trump and his #MAGA team assailing #Europe as weak, wavering and in decline, I asked the European MEP tasked with nursing the strained Europe-US relationship: “With friends like that, do you need enemies?” #France24 #TalkingEurope f24.my/Bir9
Talking Europe - 'We will not accept to be treated badly': MEP Brando Benifei, EU's point man for US relations
Shared economic and security interests still bind Europe and the United States, even as trust has eroded, insults have flown and rhetoric has hardened in the transatlantic relationship, Brando Benifei...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
With Donald #Trump and his #MAGA team assailing #Europe as weak, wavering and in decline, I asked the European MEP tasked with nursing the strained Europe-US relationship: “With friends like that, do you need enemies?” #France24 #TalkingEurope f24.my/Bir9
Breaking news (…again). #GroundhogDay abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireS...
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
Punxsutawney Phil’s handlers say he’s seen his shadow and is therefore predicting six more weeks of winter weather
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February 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Breaking news (…again). #GroundhogDay abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireS...
“I genuinely believe we are now at the threshold of a new #arms race. I don’t think in my lifetime there is going to be another treaty limiting numbers.” -James Acton, co-director of the #nuclear policy programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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A world without nuclear arms control begins on Thursday
New Start treaty, which expires this week, capped the number of missiles and warheads in US and Russian arsenals
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February 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM
“I genuinely believe we are now at the threshold of a new #arms race. I don’t think in my lifetime there is going to be another treaty limiting numbers.” -James Acton, co-director of the #nuclear policy programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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The #NYTimes runs a front-page feature on Philippe Collin, a #French podcaster whose “intricate series” on public radio “are reshaping how French people understand uncomfortable parts of their #history”. An ode to long-format historical #journalism on public #radio. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
The Podcaster Poking at France’s Biggest Secrets
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January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The #NYTimes runs a front-page feature on Philippe Collin, a #French podcaster whose “intricate series” on public radio “are reshaping how French people understand uncomfortable parts of their #history”. An ode to long-format historical #journalism on public #radio. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/w...
Denmark’s PM, Mette Frederiksen, speaking at #SciencesPo, warns about the pernicious effects of social media on our ability to concentrate and look at the big picture.”The algorithms support the very black and white way of looking at the world. But #democracy is the opposite. It’s the opposite.”
January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Denmark’s PM, Mette Frederiksen, speaking at #SciencesPo, warns about the pernicious effects of social media on our ability to concentrate and look at the big picture.”The algorithms support the very black and white way of looking at the world. But #democracy is the opposite. It’s the opposite.”
“We are under huge pressure. We are trying to push back from the outside, but handle our people who are afraid…scared…The feeling in #Greenland hasn’t been good.” : Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, speaking alongside his #Danish counterpart at #SciencesPo #Europe #NATO
January 28, 2026 at 8:18 AM
“We are under huge pressure. We are trying to push back from the outside, but handle our people who are afraid…scared…The feeling in #Greenland hasn’t been good.” : Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the prime minister of Greenland, speaking alongside his #Danish counterpart at #SciencesPo #Europe #NATO
This is vital public-service reporting from the Visual Investigations team at the #NYTimes. “How We Determined That #Minneapolis Videos Contradicted Federal Officials” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/i...
How We Determined That Minneapolis Videos Contradicted Federal Officials
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January 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM
This is vital public-service reporting from the Visual Investigations team at the #NYTimes. “How We Determined That #Minneapolis Videos Contradicted Federal Officials” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/i...
Quotable: “No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” - Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), a #radio and #TV reporter who was one of the early pioneers of American broadcast #journalism. #tyranny
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Quotable: “No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” - Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965), a #radio and #TV reporter who was one of the early pioneers of American broadcast #journalism. #tyranny
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I've covered a lot of protests and resistance movements of various kinds in my days on this earth -- I've never seen anything quite like this epic day in Minneapolis today.
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‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE
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January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I've covered a lot of protests and resistance movements of various kinds in my days on this earth -- I've never seen anything quite like this epic day in Minneapolis today.
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Happening now in Donald #Trump’s U.S. Eyewitness testimony from local residents & officials suggest that ICE agents are increasingly a law unto themselves, no matter how much they may try to couch their actions in legalistic language. #immigration #Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Happening now in Donald #Trump’s U.S. Eyewitness testimony from local residents & officials suggest that ICE agents are increasingly a law unto themselves, no matter how much they may try to couch their actions in legalistic language. #immigration #Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
"’Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German,’ President Donald #Trump told his audience at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday. He may well have forgotten #German is the most widely spoken of the four official languages in #Switzerland.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders
The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday's emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:49 AM
"’Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German,’ President Donald #Trump told his audience at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday. He may well have forgotten #German is the most widely spoken of the four official languages in #Switzerland.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
The noose is tightening on an independent #press as Donald #Trump’s presidency enters its second year. (Source:: Reporters Without Borders) #journalism #pressfreedom
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One year into Trump’s second term: increasingly repressive US president on track to join ranks of world’s worst press freedom predators
After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator “on day one.” When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running f...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM
The noose is tightening on an independent #press as Donald #Trump’s presidency enters its second year. (Source:: Reporters Without Borders) #journalism #pressfreedom
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And then this happened. #Trump #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 AM
And then this happened. #Trump #Greenland
“Make America Go Away” : The slogan on a hat worn by a participant in a protest in Copenhagen against Donald #Trump’s bid to acquire or seize #Greenland, a part of the Kingdom of #Denmark that enjoys broad autonomy. (Source: NYTimes) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/w...
‘Yankee, Go Home’: Greenlanders Protest Trump’s Takeover Plans
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January 19, 2026 at 6:23 AM
“Make America Go Away” : The slogan on a hat worn by a participant in a protest in Copenhagen against Donald #Trump’s bid to acquire or seize #Greenland, a part of the Kingdom of #Denmark that enjoys broad autonomy. (Source: NYTimes) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/w...
A valid question: Why does Donald #Trump support protesters in #Iran, but not in #Minneapolis? Here’s a CNN report on a U.S. citizen whom
ICE asked for his paperwork, and then detained, “because of your accent”. He was subsequently released. www.instagram.com/reel/DTn1EDo...
ICE asked for his paperwork, and then detained, “because of your accent”. He was subsequently released. www.instagram.com/reel/DTn1EDo...
cnn on Instagram: "Video shows the moment Ramon Menera was detained outside his home in a Minneapolis suburb on Wednesday in front of his 5-year-old d…"
Video shows the moment Ramon Menera was detained outside his home in a Minneapolis suburb on Wednesday in front of his 5-year-old daughter after a US Border Patrol agent accused him of not being a US citizen because of his accent.CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for more information on the incident.View all 7,924 comments
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January 18, 2026 at 1:39 PM
A valid question: Why does Donald #Trump support protesters in #Iran, but not in #Minneapolis? Here’s a CNN report on a U.S. citizen whom
ICE asked for his paperwork, and then detained, “because of your accent”. He was subsequently released. www.instagram.com/reel/DTn1EDo...
ICE asked for his paperwork, and then detained, “because of your accent”. He was subsequently released. www.instagram.com/reel/DTn1EDo...
Remarkable reporting on an off-the-beaten-track topic. This is #journalism in its purest sense: revealing neglected corners of the world in all its multi-faceted complexity. #Myanmar #scams www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
Inside the Scam Complex’s Detailed Playbook
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January 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Remarkable reporting on an off-the-beaten-track topic. This is #journalism in its purest sense: revealing neglected corners of the world in all its multi-faceted complexity. #Myanmar #scams www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
Greetings from the U.S., in the midst of a week-long visit. Stories like this are vivid testament to why being apathetic about the “news”, or disengaging out of frustration or fatigue, can be seen as a kind of tacit complicity. #ICE #immigrants #Minneapolis
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‘Like a Military Occupation’: Clashes Rise With Federal Agents in Minneapolis
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January 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Greetings from the U.S., in the midst of a week-long visit. Stories like this are vivid testament to why being apathetic about the “news”, or disengaging out of frustration or fatigue, can be seen as a kind of tacit complicity. #ICE #immigrants #Minneapolis
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Russia’s claim that it’s winning the war in #Ukraine is transparently false, #France’s ambassador to Ukraine, Gaël Veyssière, told me on this week’s Talking Europe on #France24. He also believes the U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro, a close ally of #Russia, has embarrassed #Moscow. f24.my/Bf72
Talking Europe - 'Not what you see on the map': French ambassador to Ukraine challenges Russia's victory narrative
Nearly four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, the war in Ukraine grinds on, and the search for a viable off-ramp looks increasingly narrow. Speaking to FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert, France's amb...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
In this week’s Talking #Europe on #France24, I chatted with two leading foreign policy gurus about whether Europe can muster the will to fend for itself in a back-to-the-future world order where might makes right. I asked whether Europe can just say “No” to Donald #Trump. f24.my/Bf6w
Talking Europe - Home alone in a hostile world: Is 2026 the year Europe will fend for itself?
As 2026 gets off to a rocky start, Europe finds itself squeezed between brute force and awkward dependence. After the US seizure of Venezuela's leader, President Donald Trump has openly floated using…
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January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
In this week’s Talking #Europe on #France24, I chatted with two leading foreign policy gurus about whether Europe can muster the will to fend for itself in a back-to-the-future world order where might makes right. I asked whether Europe can just say “No” to Donald #Trump. f24.my/Bf6w
