When Pan-Nationalism Veers Nationalist

Far-right gains in EU Parliament, and Macron's ensuing national gamble, paint a complex portrait of global politics in an already war-stressed world

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks earlier this year at a Nuclear Energy Summit. There will be no jokes about Macron “going nuclear” with his response to the European Parliament election results. // Credit: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Julien Nizet, CC BY-2.0 Deed

Even if we knew it was coming, it’s been hard to watch the…