Τhe French horsefly of Europe

Europe is falling short as a single strategic actor and French President Emmanuel Macron never misses the opportunity to remind us. Sometimes in a barely diplomatic way. His recent statements have provoked intense controversy and debate. It was not so much their content as the use of specific words such as "vassal" and "follower," which he used to define what he did not want Europe to be.

Provocative wording aside, on substance the French president did not say anything that should be considered surprising. The quest for the famous "European sovereignty" remains unfulfilled. The war in Ukraine is having direct implications for Europe. And yet on all the critical questions of war and the day after, the weight of decision making lies in Washington, DC - not Brussels, Berlin or Paris. Understandably so, since the US is the largest provider of military aid to Ukraine. Macron is...