France's Call for Stronger Europe Finally Gains Traction

PARIS - For years, French President Emmanuel Macron has argued for a stronger, more independent European defense. "What Europe, Defense Europe, lacks most today is a common strategic culture," he said in a 2017 speech at Sorbonne University in Paris.

His address, just months after taking office, called for such unity in countering a raft of threats, including climate change. "Our inability to work together convin