Very good piece from @i_montaigne - I'd advise French speakers to read it in full
One interesting point that deserves repeating here: while Trump's aggressive posturing is unique to him, there is a wider movement in US politics towards a "competing great powers" view of intl pol
One interesting point that deserves repeating here: while Trump's aggressive posturing is unique to him, there is a wider movement in US politics towards a "competing great powers" view of intl pol
This comes at the expense of Europe who risks being turned into a battleground for competing great powers, as it was during the Cold War
If this came to pass it would massively reduce our sovereignty and ability to defend our interests
If this came to pass it would massively reduce our sovereignty and ability to defend our interests
Highlights the importance of strengthening European cohesion and establishing ourselves as a competent power, able to benefit from US-China competition, rather than be the victims of it
Forgot to link the piece in the first tweet, here it is: institutmontaigne.org/blog/macron-ii…
@APHClarkson you might find this interesting, chimes in with the current talk of an independent European payment system
