After Biden’s unsuccessful presidential debate, uncertainty has reached its peak not only in the United States, but also in “a shocked and frightened France,” according to The New York Times. The American debate and the upcoming parliamentary elections in France have emboldened nationalists to challenge NATO and undermine Ukraine’s defences.
The vulnerability of French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. leader Joe Biden has left Europe vulnerable, The New York Times reported.
Presidential debates in the US and early parliamentary elections in France have emboldened nationalists to challenge NATO and undermine Ukraine’s defences.
The US and France – pillars not only of the North Atlantic Alliance but also of Ukrainian defence and the post-war order of a united Europe – face nationalist forces that could overturn existing international commitments and push the world into uncharted territory, the article said.
Following Joe Biden’s “volatile and shaky” performance in the presidential debate with Donald Trump, uncertainty has reached a new peak not only in the US, but also in a “shaken and frightened France”.
As the publication notes, Macron’s unsuccessful bid for early elections is likely to weaken his position, making him unable to realise his bold international plans.
In particular, the problem for the French president is that his ability to create a Europe with integrated industry, a large defence capability and broad military integration may be limited or even nullified if he has to govern with Eurosceptics from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party.
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