Germany and France could offer global leadership. Instead, they’re struggling with the weight of their own histories
While the world focuses on the many ways in which the Israel-Hamas war is reshaping the geopolitics of the Middle East, western powers are also contending with its impact on their societies and domestic politics. The worry is not only about an immediate regional spill-over, but about repercussions in Paris, Berlin, London and beyond.
Catherine Fieschi is a political analyst. She is is a fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence and author of Populocracy
