Judah Grunstein

Judah Grunstein is World Politics Review's editor-in-chief. His coverage of French politics, foreign policy and national security has appeared in World Politics Review, the American Prospect online, French Politics, the Small Wars Journal and Foreign Policy online. He is a regular guest commentator on France 24, as well as a published playwright.

Prior to his journalism career, he spent six years in a small village in Provence, where he learned Provençal building techniques and restored old farmhouses. He has worked as a low-income property manager in Dallas, Texas, as a gang intervention counselor in Santa Cruz, Calif., and as a nondegreed social worker on New York's Lower East Side. He has traveled and backpacked extensively throughout the United States, as well as in Ecuador. He is a Brooklyn native and the father of an 11-year-old boy.

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NATO Summit Highlights Europe's Vanishing Global Security Aspirations

By Judah Grunstein
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As is customary for a NATO summit, reports of the alliance's imminent demise will be greatly exaggerated. Nonetheless, the fundamental and persistent questions that continue to dog the alliance cannot be easily dismissed -- not only because of their implications for the future of trans-Atlantic security ties, but also because of what they suggest about Europe's future role as a global power. more

With Europe at a Crossroads, G-8 Returns to Spotlight

By Judah Grunstein
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The importance attached to tomorrow’s G-8 summit vindicates those who defended the G-8 against charges of irrelevance over the past few years. The G-8 was unfairly and prematurely dismissed as a relic from a bygone era. Unfairly, because it continued to address issues that remain outside the G-20’s mandate; prematurely because it remains the most effective trans-Atlantic forum for economic issues. more

Sarkozy's Legacy: Hollande and France's Global Security Role

By Judah Grunstein
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A quick look at French President-elect François Hollande’s agenda in the coming weeks underscores the degree to which foreign policy concerns will weigh upon the early days of his presidency, as well as the questions that remain about his foreign policy orientation. One aspect of Nicolas Sarkozy’s activist legacy is worth noting in this regard: that of national security and defense. more

France's Sarkozy Hemmed In and Vulnerable in Upcoming Election

By Judah Grunstein
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With fewer than 100 days left until the first round of France’s presidential election, President Nicolas Sarkozy is behind in the polls and facing an uphill battle for re-election. Although his principal rival, François Hollande, has been losing ground at an alarming rate, Sarkozy’s numbers have stagnated, and there is no shortage of candidates who might benefit from a protest vote. more