Thinking the Unimaginable, 3: A Revolution Ready for Tyranny
This article is the last of a triptych in which Philippe de Lara analyzes the singularity of the Trumpist revolution. The author explains what...
Russian Roulette for the Hungarian Media: When Will the Fatal Shot Be Fired?
The Orbán regime aims to silence any voice of opposition through repressive laws, but also through financial pressure, in the manner of Putin's Russia.
Standing Together From the Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific
The French president seems to want to revive "non-alignment." However, the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific theaters are interconnected; the Allies must stand together with sound political, strategic, and military understanding.
Thinking the Unimaginable (continued)
The Trumpist revolution has already resulted in a near-dictatorship in the United States. It is an enterprise of separating language from truth.
Just Say “No”
Occasionally, I receive apologies from my international friends for their government’s statements, steps or policies vis-à-vis Ukraine. Most often these friends are Hungarians, sometimes...
Death Economics: From the Egyptian Pyramids to the Battlefields of Ukraine
Humanity's economic choices have always reflected its deepest convictions.
From the Building Sites of Paris to the Vales of Donbas: The Unusual Journey of Andrzej Swiekosz, a Volunteer in Ukraine
The story of a young Polish man who left France to discover his true vocation.
In Central Asia, the Long Search for the “Missing” of World War II
In these countries, the memory of the "Great Patriotic War" has been particularly questioned since the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Being a Christian: the Pope, Agatha Christie, and Ukraine
At a time when we no longer know where to turn with the news coming at us from around the world, current affairs sometimes...
Technological Autonomy: A Strategic Imperative for Europe
What levers can enable Europe to strengthen its technological and military capabilities without depending on the United States?
Semiotic Parasitism and the Cult of the Soviet Victory Day
How the Allied victory over Nazi Germany became, in the Kremlin's discourse, an ideological weapon, that of the subversion of our values.
The Realtor Who Came in From the Cold
Trump's chief negotiator is acting in the service of a section of the elite, interested in restoring trade ties.
The Genealogy of Trumpism
Trump's policies seem to defy all logic. The closest parallel would be the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose entourage was riddled with Soviet agents.
Toward a Putin–Trump Pact?
Faced with the alliance of the forces of "peace", Russia and the United States, it is Europe which is now accused of being "fascist".
Ukraine: The Condition of Wounded Soldiers Raises Concerns
Rescuers are improvising to save the injured. A state of affairs that is also raising questions in Europe.
The Counterfeit Currency of Peace Without Justice
By making peace an absolute, Pope Francis failed to realize that he was actually encouraging Russian aggression.
On the Caspian Sea and the Ineptitude of Western Capitals: The “Forgotten” Eurasia
At the crossroads of Turkish, Russian, Chinese and Iranian ambitions, the Caspian Basin is once again becoming a strategic issue while Europe looks elsewhere.
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Negotiations: The Enduring Moscow–Tehran Axis
Seven years after Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA), the unpredictable U.S. president announced...
Meet Nemesis, the Armenian Military Brotherhood Fighting in Ukraine
Citoyens ukrainiens d’origine arménienne et volontaires venus de Russie ou d’Arménie, ils se battent pour la liberté.
ReArmed Europe: A Trump-Induced Strategic Awakening
Donald Trump’s return to power has shattered long-held certainties across the Atlantic. With NATO shaken and U.S. support for Ukraine suspended, Europe finds itself forced into a historic reckoning: stand together – or stand alone.
Do Ukrainian Lives Really Matter?
American public opinion is strongly pro-Ukrainian, so Trump would have difficulty abandoning Ukraine.
Ukraine: The Elephant in the Room
The tariff war is part of the war against the international order waged by Putin and his dictator friends.
The Danger of the Trumpian Revolution: Some Historical Analogies
The tariff war has diverted public attention from a deeper analysis of the Trumpian revolution. Indeed, a true revolution is happening before our amazed...
Russia’s plan for the United States
The goal of the Kremlin, along with that of the high-tech oligarchs, is to create an irreversible situation in the United States by making it ungovernable.
The Black Sea and its Stakes in the Ukrainian War
A "botched peace" imposed by Trump would cause a disruption of the balance in the Black Sea and change the geopolitical situation in the entire region.