Peter Gumbel

Bloomberg View Contributor

Peter Gumbel, a Paris-based journalist, is the author, most recently, of “France’s Got Talent: The Woeful Consequences of French Elitism.”

France's Misplaced 'Economic Patriotism'

In the reaction to General Electric's play for Alstom SA, it's hard to tell which is stronger: the French government's concern about the deal or its anger that it didn't know about the talks first.

April 30, 2014

April 30, 2014

OpinionPeter Gumbel

France's Misplaced 'Economic Patriotism'

In the reaction to General Electric's play for Alstom SA, it's hard to tell which is stronger: the French government's concern about the deal or its anger that it didn't know about the talks first.

March 4, 2014

March 4, 2014

OpinionPeter Gumbel

Putin Would Be Humbler Without Toilet Paper

The European Union could easily push back against Russian aggression in Ukraine by imposing painful trade sanctions.

Can Putin survive without Farfalle? Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

February 12, 2014

February 12, 2014

OpinionPeter Gumbel

France Loves Tech, but Not Amazon, or Uber, or Google, or ...

If France wants to have successful technology companies, it has to embrace failure.

February 10, 2014

February 10, 2014

OpinionPeter Gumbel

Hollande's Vacuous Rebranding

Last month French president Francois Hollande dropped the label of socialist and described himself as being “a social democrat.”

September 25, 2013

September 25, 2013

OpinionPeter Gumbel

Why France Shrugs at NSA Eavesdropping Revelations

June 18, 2013

June 18, 2013

OpinionPeter Gumbel

French Schools Show Pitfalls for U.S. Common Core