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Paris Saved by a Bullitt The Ambassador, France, and World War II By Sam Roberts As the Germans advanced on Paris in June 1940, the U.S. Ambasador to France wrote home: “It may be that at a given moment I, as the only representative of the Diplomatic Corps remaining in Paris, will be obliged in the interests of public safety to take control of the city pending arrival of the German army,” he wired Roosevelt. “I shall do my best to save as many lives as possible and to keep the flag flying.” The embassy was armed with two revolvers and 40 bullets; Bullitt requested 12 Thompson submachine guns. He did not specify how he planned to defend Paris with that puny arsenal. He closed by expressing his deep thanks to the president for the unusually intimate friendship the two fellow patricians shared, “in case I get blown up before I see you again.” Then, with characteristic brio, he proclaimed, “J’y suis. J’y reste.” Here I am. Here I stay.

Hail to the Thieves Why FIFA’s Problems are so Intractable By R. James Breiding Corruption charges against leading FIFA officials demonstrate the power held by a monopolistic, cash-fueled organizer of the world's favorite sport.

There's Something About Marriage Why the Vote in Ireland Was Bad for Same-Sex Rights By Omar G. Encarnación There is something unseemly about a nation putting the civil rights of a historically oppressed minority to a popular vote. Most civilized nations would never conceive of putting the rights of racial and ethnic minorities to a vote, so why should sexual minorities endure that indignity?

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Duda's Economic Populism Poland's New President and the Future of Neoliberalism By Hilary Appel and Mitchell A. Orenstein Andrzej Duda’s platform of economic populism won him the Polish presidency. His victory reveals a deepening disaffection with neoliberal economic reforms not just in his country, but throughout Eastern Europe.

Why Greece Will Cave—and How Alexis Tsipras and the Debt Negotiations By George Tsebelis The leaks and conflicting daily statements from participants in the Greek debt negotiations offer little clarity about the real state of affairs. Beneath them, though, lie structural issues that imply the EU has the upper hand. In the negotiating game, the deck is stacked in the EU’s favor. In the Greek domestic game, it favors Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who wants a compromise.