Macron carves out a place in history—far from France

If French voters won’t let him work his will on their nation, they can’t keep him from placing his stamp on the rest of the world.

You might perhaps be wondering why French President Emmanuel Macron held a two-day state visit last week with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyane, president of the United Arab Emirates, followed by a “working lunch” at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, and a “conversation” on July 5 before either…