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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.
Does Ukraine’s History Prompt Israel to Provide It With Special Support?
The defeat of Hamas and Hezbollah and the fall of the Assad regime open a new path for cooperation between the two countries.
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!
Since the beginning of time, people have loved to take stock of the year that is ending and sketch plans and forecasts for the one that is about to begin. It is pure superstition because, truth be told, the last day of the year is no different from any...
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...
Putin’s New Bluff
The Russian president's announcement to change military and nuclear doctrine is aimed at dissuading Western powers from supporting Ukraine.
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.
Lessons from Kursk
What does this daring operation tell us about the state of the Russian army? About the mentality of Russian leaders? About the state of Russian society?
Let Us Not Falter at the Last Minute
The Russian economy, including its military-industrial complex, is showing signs of exhaustion. It would be unfortunate if the West were to give in to the pressure of the peacemakers, while the Moscow autocracy itself is at the end of its rope.
Regarding the Washington Summit: A Plea to NATO
What is the future of the alliance in the face of the very probable election of Donald Trump next November, a flamboyant survivor of an attack against him?
Orbán’s “Peace Mission” and the EU
Viktor Orbán is clearly positioning himself as a European link between Putin and Trump, despite the EU's disapproval.
In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Moscow has chosen its side. A few days before the second round of the French legislative elections, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry published a message that leaves no room for ambiguity: "The people of France demand a sovereign foreign policy that serves their national interests and a break from...
Tomorrow: France Versus Ukraine? A Momentum Cut Short
While France has made remarkable conceptual progress in its support for Ukraine in recent months, a victory for the far right could call this into question at the worst possible moment.
A Shared Democratic Struggle in Ukraine and France
In France, the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly had the effect of a tsunami. In three weeks’ time, we risk seeing a cohabitation that would severely test French support for Ukraine and even the foundations of our democracy. However, even in these dark times, the struggle...
Return to Yahidne, the Ghosts of a Human Shield
The couple of writers and travelers, who have been living in Kyiv since 2023, tell us about the ordeal experienced by the inhabitants of Yahidne during the Russian occupation.
How to Explain the Yo-Yos of French Diplomacy?
Where does the idea come from to invite Russia, which did not participate in the Landing nor does it share the values that are the very foundations of our societies?
Russian Expansionism: Enduring Goals and Recurring Methods
Russia's messianic, expansionist and militarist propensity is inseparable from the autocratic matrix of Russian power.
Why and how Russia is Transferring Ukrainian Children
One of the goals of the Russian invasion is to capture and then Russify large numbers of Ukrainian citizens in order to support Russia's declining demographics.
Fighting an Uphill Battle
How to win when your enemy is superior in number of men and weapons? The Ukrainian political scientist calls for “reframing the fight”.
The Indispensable Return of America
The delay in the vote by the American Congress on a new tranche of aid to Ukraine is being paid very dearly in Ukraine and on the international scene. This delay having allowed Russia to strengthen itself, the war will still be long and costly.
When Soft Power Turns Hard
The Ukrainian political scientist calls on the West to be lucid, because Russian propagandists are using culture to give a more “humane” image to the genocidal barbarity of the Putin regime.
Ukraine’s Dark Clouds – and a Silver Lining?
By the end of last year, international news on Ukraine began increasingly to look like obituaries. “Kyiv on edge,” “Ukraine’s grim prospects,” “Ukraine braces for political disaster,” “Ukraine’s nightmare scenario is now a reality”: these are just a few headlines…
Where is the Will of the West?
In the confrontation between the West and Russia which started on February 24, 2022, the West and Ukraine had everything they needed to win: economic resources far superior to Russia's, a technological edge in military capabilities, and last but not least, the international law on their side. Despite this,...
The Second Front
Russia is carrying out undermining work among the Ukrainians themselves, but also by infiltrating Western decision-making circles, in Washington and in European capitals. Preventing Western support for a final victory for Ukraine and discouraging Ukrainians from fighting until victory, these are the Russian objectives that our author analyzes and denounces.
The war Against Ukraine Exposes the Shortcomings of International Humanitarian law: Together we can Remedy Them
Mikhail Savva, political scientist and expert at the Ukrainian Centre for Civil Liberties, calls for reform of international humanitarian law in the face of Russian authorities' misleading and deceitful behavior. In his view, the existing mechanisms are not sufficient to force Russia to respect the international conventions it has...
NATO, the Only Real Guarantee of Security for a Free and Independent Ukraine
After heavy tanks and long-range missiles, the lifting of the ban on the delivery of F-16 aircraft marks a new stage in the strengthening of the Ukrainian armed forces. In military and operational terms, this army is on a par with those of the main NATO member countries. When...
Dissent, Crime, and the Future of Russia
When Russia is free again, the Russian people will again have to face a reality: the massive crimes committed in their name by Putin’s regime in Ukraine, Syria, Georgia, several African countries and elsewhere. Of course, these crimes have not spared Russians themselves, within the country’s borders, but those...
And now? On the Possibility of an All-out War
The war in Ukraine is in full swing. The order for the "partial mobilization" of Russian army reservists and part of the male population to go and fight in Ukraine, and the concomitant organization of pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories, have aroused a mixture of indignation and denigration in...
China and India’s distance from Russia’s war on Ukraine may become a trap
Recently, Beijing and Delhi have shown a certain distance towards the Russian aggression against Ukraine and suggested to Moscow to stop it and accept negotiations. However, one should not look at these steps with naive optimism, because it is not a question of letting go of Russia, far from...
Why the Putin System Carries war Like a Cloud Carries a Storm
The trajectory of the current Russian regime was predictable from the first weeks of Putin's reign. It is immediately apparent that the absolute priority of the budding system is control. First the control of the elites and then the control of the society. It soon becomes clear that this...
Why do we Want Ukraine to Win?
Today, the Ukrainian army is being tested in the Don basin. Some people explain that it would have to consent to a Russian victory. Is this a mood swing or cowardly hypocrisy? It is important to realize that Russia's war against Ukraine is a long-term one and that we...
History, Geopolitics and Perspectives of the Baltic Sea
On May 17, 2022, Finland officially announced its candidacy for NATO membership. And this, in spite of Moscow's threats of future "military-technical measures". The same goes for Sweden, breaking with its historical neutrality (1814), which is much older than Finland's. Finland's and Sweden's entry into NATO will profoundly modify...
The special orthodoxy of Pope Francis
Historian Françoise Thom examines the relationship between the Russian Patriarch Kirill and Pope Francis and the latter's recent statements about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the author, these statements, welcomed by the Kremlin, show the ideological erring of the Pope and weaken Catholicism in Europe.
The turning point...
Alternative History Against History: the Case of Vladimir Putin
"It is in the nature of a despotic government to give rise, even inadvertently, to jealousy among those who surround it: since the will of a single man can change the entire fate of each individual, fear and hope have too much room not to constantly stir up this...
A Dr Strangelove in the Kremlin?
In his big election speech on March 1, 2018, to thunderous applause, Putin catalogs the new doomsday weapons Russia is working on. The Russian president makes it clear he is not bluffing. The West "has failed to contain Russia" and "will have to listen to it". Putin's speech was...