A former French ambassador on the paradox unveiled by the war in Ukraine
Michel Duclos explains its significance for the West’s liberal order
THE WAR in Ukraine has unveiled a paradox. On the one hand, it shows that the Western international order, created after the second world war and rebranded at the end of the cold war, is crumbling. On the other, the West has shown itself to be more cohesive and robust in its response than might have been expected. It is a paradox that Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden probably discussed when they met in Washington this month.
This article appeared in the By Invitation section of the print edition under the headline “A former French ambassador on the paradox unveiled by the war in Ukraine”
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