Macron and Meloni Meet, Searching for Unity in a World of Conflict

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy and President Emmanuel Macron of France met recently amid growing public tension reflecting their ideological divides and the pressing need for European unity on shared global challenges like ending the shooting war in Ukraine, avoiding a trade conflict with the U.S., and managing relations with unpredictable Donald Trump. Their dysfunction raises questions about whether cooperation remains feasible at this juncture.