Abstract This analysis is written on 19 April 2026, after Emmanuel Macron held separate calls on 18 April 2026 with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and after he convened a French defense and national security council on the situation in Iran and the Middle East on 15 April 2026. The most … Leggi tutto Macron, Lebanon, and the Franco-Israeli Equation: A Primary-Source Geostrategic Abstract on Brokerage, Sovereignty, Energy Optionality and the Politics of Controlled Escalation