Grandstanding about China will not restore French prestige
An excellent piece. The recent U.K. update of re issue of its Integrated Review is another example of your point. More fantasy than strategy.
I recommend Paul Cornish’s essay at
https://www.cityforum.co.uk/the-uk-integrated-review-refresh-2023-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-by-professor-paul-cornish/
Thank you..and I enjoyed the Cornish essay...
Well written and enjoyable article
Excellent parallel UK-France, same syndrome different cure, but I think you are too generous with Macron. He undercut von der Leyen. That's the real blunder...more in Florence...
You may be right about the excessive kindness Stefano..but Macron at least thinks about these things. The same cannot be said of many European leaders
Touche'
An excellent piece. The recent U.K. update of re issue of its Integrated Review is another example of your point. More fantasy than strategy.
I recommend Paul Cornish’s essay at
https://www.cityforum.co.uk/the-uk-integrated-review-refresh-2023-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-by-professor-paul-cornish/
Thank you..and I enjoyed the Cornish essay...
Well written and enjoyable article
Excellent parallel UK-France, same syndrome different cure, but I think you are too generous with Macron. He undercut von der Leyen. That's the real blunder...more in Florence...
You may be right about the excessive kindness Stefano..but Macron at least thinks about these things. The same cannot be said of many European leaders
Touche'