Macron’s remarkable nuclear proposal faces culture clash

Financial Times: This is where Macron’s plans may run into obstacles. France has long protected the independence of its nuclear deterrent, choosing to stay out of Nato’s nuclear planning group in 1966. The French nuclear doctrine is therefore distinct from Nato’s. Yet Merz, in Munich, pointed out that Germany’s dialogue with France will be led in accordance with the Nato framework. One may assume that this is what Poland and others also have in mind. How this potential contradiction amid different strategic cultures will come into fruitful harmony so that “Europeans take back control of their own destiny”, as Macron wishes, is another story…