Researcher @IFRI_ | Head Geopolitics of technology | Formerly @SAISHopkins | Views my own.
Feb 7, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
My short take on @EmmanuelMacron's speech on defence and #nuclear#deterrence#dissuasion:
The baseline of the doctrine is unchanged: defensive role of NW, targeted against states' centres of power; strict sufficiency; final warning to restore deterrence; and vital interests 1/7
On that point: Macron specifies what previous presidents had already alluded to: "Let's be clear: France's vital interests now have a European dimension". I.E effort at being more open about the European role of French deterrence, while still not participating in #NATO's NPG. 2/7
Nov 7, 2019 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Beyond "NATO's brain death" headline, @EmmanuelMacron's assessment of Europe's geopolitical situation is articulated and revolves around the following, indisputable facts: economist.com/europe/2019/11…👇🏽 1/9
The EU was conceived as a political project but over time it has been considered chiefly as an economic market. This has gone hand in hand with the belief in the ever-more pacifying effect of free trade and the accompanying spread of democracy. 2/9
