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Jeff Lightfoot
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@jeffdlightfoot
Program Director, Europe @CIPE_EEA focused on the intersection of markets, democracy, and transatlantic ties. NRSF @ACScowcroft. Views expressed are my own.

L’esprit français. 🇫🇷





For 109 years, the Indy 500 has owned Memorial Day weekend in North America. Now F1 wants a piece of it, scheduling its 2026 Canadian Grand Prix at the exact same time — forcing racing fans to choose. Motorsports writer @jeff_gluck calls it "a breathtakingly disrespectful move" that echoes NASCAR's costly overconfidence in the 2000s. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/64146…

We here at DOD will work closely with France to enable this effort and to support – rather than detract from, as has too often been the case in the past – confident, self-reliant European leadership. 4/4

There will be many remembrances, but if you don’t already know what Rich did in the last days of the Vietnam War, then you should watch this. Wise. Fierce. Courageous. And always a lover of gossip. He was larger than life. Hard to believe he’s gone. pbs.org/wgbh/americane…

L'armée française va « accroître et accélérer les commandes de Rafale », affirme Emmanuel Macron. Les décisions d’investissements supplémentaires seront annoncées « dans les prochaines semaines ». ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/6BYR

Discours d'Emmanuel Macron : "J'ai été mal à l'aise en entendant ce discours" déclare @Herve_Morin #HDPros #Europe1




Our. Team. Is. Complete. 🏁 Look for them this weekend from St. Petersburg on FOX, with a little help from @JamieLittleTV! Your 2025 @IndyCarOnFOX pit reporters 👇