It is “important to nourish a common history” according to Marie-Cécile Naves, research director at IRIS

“It is important for presidents of two countries which have never been at war, which have been allies for a long time, to nourish a common history”said Marie-Cécile Naves, research director at IRIS, specialist in the United States.

Indeed, Joe Biden continued his visit to France in Paris where all the splendor of the Republic was displayed by Emmanuel Macron. This was symbolic of honoring the strong alliance between France and the United States. “It is about taking into account the past and sharing values ​​against oppression, for democracy and against another threat which is common to both countries: the very strong rise of the extreme right”she continued.

More than two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this visit by the President of the United States was also intended to strengthen ties. “Reaffirming cooperation between France, Western Europe more generally, and the United States is part of the message we are sending to Vladimir Putin.”, explained the research director at IRIS. According to her, it is also a message sent to other countries in the world.