Ben Lydon

Bio

Currently studying Masters in International Security at Sciences Po Paris, I have previously specialised in the Middle East and have studied, lived and worked in various Arab countries including Libya and Syria.

French Elections 2012: Hollande Won, But What Does that Mean for the U.S.?

By Ben Lydon

At 8pm Sunday night in the Place de la Bastille, when François Hollande’s face and the figure 51.7% appeared on the big screens they were greeted with shrieks and cheers of on a gagné (we won) and Sarkozy, c’est fini (Sarkozy, it’s over) from the…