It was not meant to be this way for Tunisian President Kais Saied. Last July, he sacked the government and suspended parliament. He hoped his high-handedness would unclog a mixed parliamentary-presidential system often dogged by deadlock and nepotism.

The Black Sea is central to global food security. The region is responsible for the overwhelming majority of the production and export of cereals and cooking oils.

French President Emmanuel Macron quoted post-war statesman Robert Schuman as he addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week: “Peace can only be safeguarded through creative efforts that reflect the threats to us.”