By reading this article you will learn from the French geopolitical analyst, among other insights, how well-connected people are chosen to lead the various nations that make up the US-led Empire.
Emmanuel Macron did not feel destined for a career in politics. As a young man, he hoped to become a philosopher, then a senior civil servant, then a business banker. To help him on his way, he frequented Uncle Sam’s fairy godmothers - the French-American Foundation and the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
It was in this milieu that he met Henry and Marie-Josée Kravis, in their residence on Park Avenue in New York.