What Makes France So Aggravating to the United States Is Also What Makes It So Valuable
Macron’s visit is a chance for Washington to realize the value of its independent-minded ally.
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Macron’s visit is a chance for Washington to realize the value of its independent-minded ally.
France and America face a new raft of challenges.
It responds to an increasingly challenging security environment not by growing the DOD’s responsibilities, but by refining and focusing its commitments.
Today’s policymakers understand the power of networks but need more guidance on how to build and employ them as tools of competition in a contested world rather than a world of open borders and markets.
Christopher Shell is a fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment