Not a surprising development but will be interesting to hear various takes on this at @eissnetwork.bsky.social summer school & annual conference in sunny Stockholm!
France and Germany have abandoned a plan to jointly build a next-generation fighter jet over deep industrial disagreements — a major blow to French President Emmanuel Macron's vision of closer European defense integration.
Paris and Berlin are pulling the plug on a key defense program in a decision likely to tarnish French President Emmanuel Macron’s legacy.