Emmanuel Macron (World Economic Forum/swiss-image.ch/Photo Michele Limina)

Joshua Cole, professor of history and affiliate of the Center for European Studies and Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about French President Emmanuel Macron's speech at the 2018 World Economic Forum. The president appealed to fellow leaders to counter nationalism and instead work together for the economic and social good of all. Read the article here.

Joshua Cole joined the University of Michigan faculty in 2004 and is a past director of the Center for European Studies. His research focuses on the social and cultural history of France in the 19th and 20th centuries.