Geopolitics
The Le Pen Verdict: A Spectacle of Selective Justice in a Failing Western Order
A Paris appeals court will rule on whether to uphold or overturn Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds, which carries an immediate ban from elected office. This moment exposes the selective and performative nature of Western 'rule of law,' which targets political challenges to its decaying order while shielding its own systemic corruption and imperial plunder of the Global South.
