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OPINION — The multiplication of wars and the return of imperial logic require us to think through a new international...
En savoir plusAppearances had to be saved. France had to be seen to matter still in the great affairs of the world, including...
En savoir plus“Woe to you, O land whose king is a child.” (Ecclesiastes 10:16–18) “We have plenty of oil. We don’t need the Gulf…...
En savoir plusUnintentional humor? Donald Trump chose April 1st—April Fool’s Day—to try to reassure the American people about...
En savoir plusTuesday, April 7, Donald Trump finally found the way out he had been desperately seeking for several weeks. That...
En savoir plusIn my latest book, Engrenages, (Spirals in English, to be published) I described how the war in Ukraine risked...
En savoir plusThis is a fight to the death: on one side, the survival of Trump’s second term; on the other, that of Tehran’s...
En savoir plusTwo simultaneous wars, Ukraine and Iran; staging worthy of Kubrick or Coppola, with the presidential Falcon escorted...
En savoir plusCitizens of Western democracies, in the United States but especially in Europe, do not like war; and when there...
En savoir plusNo flowers. No wreaths. No grand speeches either: last Wednesday at midnight, the very last agreement limiting...
En savoir plusThe “zombie” regime in Tehran feeds on the blood of its own people, held hostage for 47 years. Cornered by a massive...
En savoir plus“There is no scenario, in my view, in which the United States would violate Danish sovereignty. That does not exist.”...
En savoir plusThe EU summit of December 18–19 was announced as a decisive rendezvous for Europe, one meant to test its credibility...
En savoir plusIn the space of just a few days, an entire world has collapsed before the stunned and panicked eyes of Europe’s...
En savoir plusIt was just before meeting his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Korea on October 30 that President Donald Trump...
En savoir plusLast Tuesday, November 4, Hamas announced it would return the body of an Israeli soldier buried in a tunnel north...
En savoir plusIt’s already been a year since Donald Trump’s re‑election — yet the war in Ukraine, which he once claimed would...
En savoir plus“Whenever the wise man points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger.” In recent days, many have been “the fools”...
En savoir plusOPINION - France's recognition of Palestine comes at a time when the isolation of Israel, its denunciation, and...
En savoir plusIn Anchorage, President Donald Trump abandoned the Europeans, marking the end of a seventy-five–year era in transatlantic...
En savoir plusThe question is threefold: will the unilateral decision by the President of the French Republic—declaring a sovereign...
En savoir plusFor last week’s state visit of the French President, King Charles III spared no royal splendor: forty‑one gun salutes,...
En savoir plusAlas, the coincidence tells us much about French paralysis on immigration, while Europe and the world are evolving...
En savoir plusThe Six-Day War, from 5 to 10 June 1967, marked Israel’s first major military triumph over the Arab armies (Egypt,...
En savoir plusThe Israeli–Iranian war that began on October 7, 2023, in Gaza—now intersecting with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,...
En savoir plusJune is lovely on the French Riviera. And on this Pentecost weekend—before a particularly packed travel schedule...
En savoir plusThe idea had been debated in Israel for decades—at least thirty years: to destroy all of Iran’s nuclear facilities...
En savoir plusDonald Trump does not appreciate the nickname "taco" recently bestowed upon him by the English-language press,...
En savoir plusNow entering its fourth year, the war in Ukraine is tragically mired in a triple impasse. First, the military one:...
En savoir plusAmidst an interminable negotiation over Ukraine, another for the release of an American-Israeli hostage held by...
En savoir plusOn his first official visit to Europe since taking office, President Donald Trump spent just fourteen hours in...
En savoir plusMr. President, I am writing you a letter, Which you may read, If you have the time… Rest assured, Mr. President,...
En savoir plus"End this horrible war in 24 hours": Donald Trump’s promise seems more illusory than ever in the wake of the long...
En savoir plusSeizing on the panic spreading across Europe following Trump’s sudden about-face on Russia and Ukraine, Emmanuel...
En savoir plusFrance, and several other key European countries, are in a state of deep domestic crisis, at a time when the war...
En savoir plusI have repeatedly stated—long before it even began—that the war in Ukraine could have been avoided. That it could...
En savoir plus"A great television moment," predicted Donald Trump, an expert in the field, after his astonishing reception of...
En savoir plusUnlike Emmanuel Macron, who was elected on the promise of a "Revolution"—the title of his campaign book published...
En savoir plusFebruary 14, 2025 – Pierre Lellouche Le Figaro Trump had vowed to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours.” He...
En savoir plusTRUMP, ALGERIA, AND US… François Fillon, briefly emerging from his silence, found the right words to describe Donald...
En savoir plusInvading Panama or Greenland? Annexing Canada? “A joke! Ramblings of a man with no limits to his claims. He makes...
En savoir plusDonald Trump does not like wars and was elected on the promise to “end them.” His vice president, J.D. Vance, goes...
En savoir plusIn an interview with L’Opinion, the situation between France, Morocco, and Algeria is analyzed. Reconciliation...
En savoir plusBy unleashing his pogrom on October 7, 2023, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, pursued three main objectives:...
En savoir plusLast week in Pakistan, renewed violence between Shia and Sunni Muslims in the country’s northwest claimed 82 lives...
En savoir plusWhat was bound to happen has happened. Panic has gripped European capitals: Trump is back, and now what? What will...
En savoir plus“I will stop the wars.” In his victory speech in Palm Beach, President-elect Donald Trump summarized his foreign...
En savoir plusAs the suspense of the U.S. elections draws to a close, Europe’s challenges are just beginning. Regardless of who...
En savoir plusAs a keen observer of international relations, Pierre Lellouche delves into the complexities of the war in Ukraine...
En savoir plusAfter spreading to the Middle East, where the same Iranian, Russian, and Chinese actors align against the United...
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