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Politics, Macron style
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kiaaThe Economist interview:
Emmanuel Macron warns Europe: NATO is becoming brain-dead
A remarkably sincere interview by Macron, indeed. He used the opportunity to lay out his vision for a new type of European architecture, particularly in the security domain. In a nutshell, he urged for a closer cooperation with Russia and emancipation from the US. Well, that's kind of risky when you think about it.
"Brain dead", he called NATO. He does a point, to some extent. Indeed, there's little coordination and cooperation between the US and their "lesser" allies as of now. Mostly because of Trump's unilateralism and isolationism, which, paradoxically, is mixed with the usual American supremacism (America first, baby!) But also, Europe's laziness, complacency and selfishness (why defend ourselves when it's in America's interest to defend us all). It's a two-way street really.
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Emmanuel Macron warns Europe: NATO is becoming brain-dead
A remarkably sincere interview by Macron, indeed. He used the opportunity to lay out his vision for a new type of European architecture, particularly in the security domain. In a nutshell, he urged for a closer cooperation with Russia and emancipation from the US. Well, that's kind of risky when you think about it.
"Brain dead", he called NATO. He does a point, to some extent. Indeed, there's little coordination and cooperation between the US and their "lesser" allies as of now. Mostly because of Trump's unilateralism and isolationism, which, paradoxically, is mixed with the usual American supremacism (America first, baby!) But also, Europe's laziness, complacency and selfishness (why defend ourselves when it's in America's interest to defend us all). It's a two-way street really.
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