On Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 5:14:39 PM UTC, A. Filip wrote:
ltlee1 wrote:
"French President Emmanuel Macron faced accusations Tuesday of making
a major foreign policy reversal after an apparently cordial encounter
with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on the sidelines of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
[…]
In 2019, Macron had recognised Guaido as acting president, describing Maduro's election as "illegitimate" and calling for "a restoration of democracy" in the country
[…]
Asked if the encounter represented a change of policy by France, the French foreign ministry said all questions should be addressed to the Elysee."
https://news.yahoo.com/macron-accused-u-turn-over-151243946.html
Difference between "not consulted single U-Turn" and "double U-Turn" is
not so big :-)
<cynicism> Principles do not stop (French) "Realpolitik" *for long* . </cynicism>
Don't what you really mean. Assuming you mean Macron had U-turned on
Maduro first. And he is currently making another U-turn.
US led world order is the criteria,
U-turn 1: Macron refused to recognize Maduro to conform to US led world order. U-turn 2: Macron is U-turning from the US led world order, at least from the earlier edition.
Future:
Can the US can persuade France and other nations to conform to the US led world
order again?
Realpolitik is the criteria:
U-turn1: More profitable for France not to recognize Maduro.
U-turn2: More profitable for France to recognize/befriend Maduro.
Future:
What world politics would convince France to U-turn again?
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