France’s €6.5 Billion Defense Boost: Macron’s Gamble on Military Sovereignty

French President Emmanuel Macron had already pledged to add 6.5 billion to the French defense budget in two years and to reach the level of 64 billion per year of military spending in 2027. Such speeding up of the modernization of French defense, which was to have taken place in 2030, is a key indicator […]