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Strategic Swagger: After years of warning that the Europe needs “strategic autonomy,” French President Emmanuel Macron has won the argument abroad—and lost his public at home. Here, Macron during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026.

The French Rejection

by Gillen Tener Martin May 26, 2026May 27, 2026

Why Emmanuel Macron can’t convince his voters to rearm.

The fact that NATO still exists, and that the specter of NATO’s rupture panicked the financial markets, helped keep Trump out of Greenland.

Rules-Based International Order 1. Trump Imperialism 0

by Bill Scher January 23, 2026January 22, 2026

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Inside the Many Conspiracy Theories About the Great Reset

by Nancy LeTourneau December 30, 2020January 9, 2022