SUMMARY

• Proxima mission - French astronaut Thomas Pesquet arrives at International Space Station
• A message from Ambassador Gérard Araud
• French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian meets with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
• Four French honorees named in Foreign Policy's top 100 Global Thinkers
• Interview - Maud Arnold, tap dancer and French immersion alumna
• In depth -The holidays, French style
• Earth-like planet could be habitable
• Artisanal coffee in Paris
• Celebrate philosophy this January!
• Destination of the month - Lille