The 'Macron Miracle' Could Transform France Into a Global Powerhouse
The challenge now is for France to build up credibility and gain a reputation of reliability, for startups often die from failing to transform an idea into a working business model.
Boris Toucas is a visiting fellow with the Europe program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), expressing his own views. A French diplomat, he previously served at the Strategic Affairs Department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He can be found on Twitter at @boristouc.
Celia Belin is a visiting fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution and a scholar with the Centre Thucydide in Paris. She previously served for five years as an advisor on U.S. affairs in the French foreign ministry’s Centre d’Analyse, de Prévision et de Stratégie (policy planning staff). She can be found on Twitter at @celiabelin.
Image: French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a news conference during European Union leaders informal summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo