{
  "id": 3063980,
  "title": "MBS in the City of Light: In a world of realpolitik, does West value economic interests over values?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/mbs-in-the-city-of-light-in-a-world-of-realpolitik-does-west-value",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:26:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/mbs-in-the-city-of-light-in-a-world-of-realpolitik-does-west-value-economic-interests-over-values"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Susanne Koelbl, Der Spiegel's award-winning foreign correspondent. According to Koelbl,, Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Mohammed bin Salman at the Élysée reflects realpolitik in its purest form: 'Saudi Arabia had become too important for energy, regional security, investment and diplomacy in the Middle East to be permanently isolated. So Macron…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}