| 来源类型 | Article
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| 规范类型 | 评论
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| Emmanuel Macron’s critique of pure liberalism |
| Paul Zajac
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| 发表日期 | 2018-04-20
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| 出版年 | 2018
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | It is tempting to categorize next week’s visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the United States as a meeting of opposites: Macron the “globalist” supporting free trade and the European Union versus US President Donald Trump, the nationalist and populist. And it’s clear their discussions will include tough issues over which they disagree, from the fate of the Iran nuclear agreement to the fight against climate change, all against a background of looming trade wars. But the reality of the two presidents’ close relationship has been misinterpreted — mostly because Macron himself has been misunderstood.
Despite their radically different platforms at home, both presidents see themselves as insurgent outsiders who have rewritten existing political rules, landed unexpected victories despite pundits’ predictions, and shaken the old political establishment. But their similarities aren’t simply a matter of style. Macron has never been the knee-jerk postmodern “globalist” many accuse him of being. Instead, both in domestic and foreign policy, he has systematically tried to channel populist appeals for protection back into a liberal framework, while never letting anyone outbid him in claims to patriotism.
Observers have often characterized Macron as the French heir to the Clinton-Blair “third way” of governing that split the difference between the existing left and right. In fact, he is attempting to transcend that difference by charting a third way between the nationalist temptation and the globalist creed. The French president is keenly aware that the overarching task of his mandate — the outcome of which will determine his success or failure — will be to restore trust in liberal democracy by reforming not just the EU, but globalization as a whole.
To read the full piece at foreignpolicy.com, click here. |
| 主题 | Foreign and Defense Policy
; Europe and Eurasia
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| 标签 | Donald Trump
; Emmanuel Macron
; France
; NATO
; trans-atlantic
; What to Do Policy Recommendations for Europe
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| URL | https://www.aei.org/articles/emmanuel-macrons-critique-of-pure-liberalism/
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| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/263973
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Paul Zajac. Emmanuel Macron’s critique of pure liberalism. 2018.
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