Marcionism’s defeat in the first round of the legislative elections showed that fear and economic reasons are poor arguments for regaining French voters’ support.
Macron’s vision is for Europe to be a third superpower in a world order increasingly dominated by US-China rivalry.
The UK would be wise to keep France close and forge a renewed alliance for the raw purposes of political expediency and domestic legitimacy.
The forces of populism are far from neutered and will need to be addressed by leaders of both the right and the left on both sides of the Atlantic.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has emerged in a broader historical context of deglobalisation and a fractured global economy.
Often presented as a grand strategist with outsized, grandiose ambitions, Macron’s greatest challenge may be in just containing Europe rather than expanding its powers and capabilities.
In a world increasingly dictated by heightened power competition, Macron believes he can turn Putin into an important security partner for Europe.
French approaches to IR which sit between a sociology of IR and international political sociology might prepare scholars to increase their international impact.
Christian Lequesne discusses European Union politics, the role and current challenges faced by diplomats, French diplomacy post-Brexit and the method of observation.
The EU-MERCOSUR Trade Agreement should be seen as a reaction to protectionism, it means that the international rule-oriented order is still alive for important actors.
