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Commentary from 07/14/2026

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The Price of Blood - how quickly the language of war becomes socially acceptable again He was regarded as the antithesis of Europe's old power politicians. Emmanuel Macron - young, eloquent, educated, European. The president who wanted to build bridges, not trenches. The man who wanted to lead France into the 21st century. And now he too speaks of the "price of blood". How quickly words change. And politics with them. Only a few years ago, terms such as diplomacy, mutual understanding and European cooperation sounded like the foundation of ...

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