analysis
On the Axis of Evil and Naming the Powers Hostile to the West
Their level of coordination is already much higher than that of the Axis powers before WWII.
Going along with Trump
With the new American president, Ukrainians can hope for a decent peace, but must prepare for the worst.
Vladimir Putin’s Role Models
If the Russian president has almost rehabilitated Stalin, he has mainly drawn inspiration from Andropov and Primakov.
The Election of Donald Trump, the “Pivot” to Asia, and the Europeanization of NATO
How to avoid a geostrategic decoupling between the two shores of the North Atlantic?
Russia: Converging Boomerang Effects
This text is an expanded version of the presentation at the symposium “China-Russia: Affinities and Differences” (Sorbonne, May 10, 2024), in the roundtable “Stability and Fragility Factors of the Two Regimes.” Françoise Thom provides a masterful description of the current state of the Russian regime, its strengths and weaknesses,...
Moscow and Pyongyang’s Alliance and Maneuvers on the Eurasian Stage: Let Us Stop Being in Denial
When Vladimir Putin welcomed Kim Jong-un to the Russian Far East from September 13 to 15, 2023, and the North Korean leader visited the Vostochny cosmodrome, a number of commentators said these were futile maneuvers. However, the delivery of North Korean munitions enabled Russia to make up for the...
The Sino-Russian Axis and its Extensions: The Challenge of Naming Reality
Putin's Russia-Eurasia and Xi Jinping's neo-Maoist China are maneuvering together.
Toward a Munich-Style Agreement, Slowly but Surely, and the Return of Feudalism
The lost time makes it increasingly difficult to thwart the project of world vassalization pursued by Xi Jinping and Putin.
Ukraine’s three fronts
It must fight not only against the Russian enemy, but also against the fears, prejudices and procrastination of the West.
Russia-Mongolia: Constraints Weighing on Mongolian Diplomacy
This country, a signatory to the Treaty of Rome, welcomed Putin despite the international arrest warrant. In truth, Mongolia's latitude for action is limited.