Politique étrangère
Democratic Deconstructions
Today’s democratic governments appear less legitimate and their longevity less assured than ever.
With Trump, Time to Reinvent the European Trade Policy
The new American administration’s protectionist tendencies need to be taken seriously.
Living with Russia
Russia’s power comes, in part, from the West’s errors and illusions in the wake of the Cold War.
Trump and the Crisis of American Democracy
Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election is an expression of the crisis of American democracy.
Kissinger, or the Last Diplomat
In the second half of the 20th century, Kissinger evokes the fundamental choices underpinning American diplomacy.
The Mediterranean: a Sea of Crises?
The Mediterranean is currently an intersection of upheavals and crises. Destabilization on its southern shores, uncontrolled migrations, simmering hostilities in the east surrounding exploitation of energy resources, military presence of all the great world powers (from Washington to Beijing, and Moscow of course), and increasing assertion of regional powers…
Brexit: What Happened? What is Going to Happen?
The Brexit referendum demonstrated the fundamental reticence of the British to embrace the ethos underpinning the European construction, the powerlessness of politicians to explain it clearly to the public, the particular difficulties of the main political parties involved, as well as the development of a specifically English nationalist sentiment.
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