Sarkozy: Temper tantrum

Nicolas Sarkozy isn’t used to not being the centre of attention. On the eve of the London G20 summit, Barack Obama’s first presidential trip to Europe is in the limelight. So the French president is trying to grab the headlines with a petulant threat to walk out of the meeting of the world’s top leaders if he’s not satisfied with the progress. Sarko’s threat shouldn’t be taken too seriously. He’s mostly playing to his domestic audience. If he stays at the G20 till the end, the French can then b...