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France is back, but where is Germany?
Paris and Berlin are out of step, as Emmanuel Macron pushes ahead with new strategy for EU.
- Mujtaba Rahman is the head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice.
PARIS — Franco-German relations are tense. Unfortunately, this is unlikely to be just a passing phase, but something more systemic.
- Mujtaba Rahman
- Politico
The reason is simple:
The differing political fortunes of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (or indeed her successor) and their respective governments has turned the relationship upside…