Scholz and Macron, once hopeful allies shaping the Franco-German axis, now stand at odds. Scholz, rooted in local politics, clashes fiercely with Macron, fueling the battle of the (mini-) Napoleons.

Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, and Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, should be concentrating heavily on working together at a time when the European Union's strategic weight is quite pitiful and the continent's economy is in free fall.

Why do the two men lock horns so fierce...