Commentary
For all its domestic chaos in the lead-up to the June parliamentary elections, France has reemerged as the great power of continental Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a plenary session at the European Parliament to present the program of activities of the French presidency as France currently holds the European Union rotating presidency, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Jan. 19, 2022. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images
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Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
