The French president’s frenzied diplomatic overtures

in recent months come as turmoil grips the world. 

The French president first used the words “strategic intimacy” in October 

Some of Macron’s success in taking center stage is, 

of course, due to France’s historical assets  

“Emmanuel Macron doesn’t like working bottom-up, where the 

political link is lost,” said one French diplomat.  

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