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Macron's diplomatic comeback: from France's domestic crisis to reshaping Europe's defense

French President Emmanuel Macron is focusing on global diplomacy, easing relations with President Donald Trump and supporting Ukraine alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Macron's leadership is marked by his commitment to enhancing European defense, with plans for nuclear deterrence involving European partners, as welcomed by Poland and Baltic nations.
Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are developing a peace plan for Ukraine that may involve European troops to enforce any agreements, indicating close defense cooperation.
Critics, including Russia's foreign ministry, label Macron's approach as militaristic, while Macron insists on Europe's need to act as a strategic global power.

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EURACTIV

Macron assembles top generals in fresh push for Western troops in Ukraine

Macron appears determined to examine the operational aspects of a Western military deployment, as peace negotiations remain beyond European influence.

1 day ago·Brussels, Belgium

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The Forward

At least one world leader understands the existential threat Putin poses to Europe and to Jews

The day after Donald Trump spoke to Congress, Emmanuel Macron replied with his own State of the Union address — more precisely, the European Union. The contrast could not have been more stunning and consequential for the future of Europe. And, of course, for the future of European Jewry. Under the Capitol’s dome, Trump spun two hours of nonsense to an audience of cheering Republicans and cheerless Democrats. Predictably, the speech was larded wi…

2 days ago

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Jacobin

France’s “War Economy” Is a Prelude to Cutting the Welfare State

In recent months, Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need to slash public debt, yet now he calls for huge military spending. The call to remilitarize has become the center of the French president’s agenda — and offers a pretext for even further cuts to welfare.

2 days ago

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La Libre

"Emmanuel Macron also takes advantage of two elements of context": the French President, the driving force behind the European jump

Fragilized on the domestic front, President Emmanuel Macron has been redoubling his coat of arms on the European and international scene since Donald Trump threatened to stop supporting Ukraine. ...

2 days ago·Brussels, Belgium

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valeursactuelles.com

"France must resume the torch of strong diplomacy"

Today's values. You are a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. How do you analyse the current strategic upheaval?Alexandra Masson. At the National Assembly, Marine Le Pen, who also sits on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of which I am the reference, has been very clear since the beginning of the conflict. Since February 2022, she insists on the need to organize a peace conference. There is true consistency in our position. But the co…

2 days ago

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Le Parisien

War in Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron on the front line

On Tuesday, the President will address the Chiefs of Staff of countries willing to contribute to peace in Ukraine in Paris. Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom and Australia will be represented.

2 days ago·Paris, France

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