Hot Takes
In a June interview with La Dépêche du Midi, President Emmanuel Macron said: "We must not humiliate Russia so that the day the fighting stops, we can build a way…
Hot Takes
A question has been raised since the beginning of the fighting in Ukraine on February 24, 2022: if the government were to fall, would Western states support an irregular war…
Books
Get the book The New Forms of War, the second volume of the new Rubicon collection! Please note that this book is available in French only. A new generation of…
Hot Takes
In an interview made to all the French regional daily press, French President Emmanuel Macron asserted that "[We] must not humiliate Russia so that the day the fighting stops, we…
Hot Takes
Is the conflict in the Sahel on its way to becoming yet another failure in the total war on terror? After months of tirade, the walls have finally fallen, as…
Hot Takes
The Russian invasion of Ukraine sent such a shock wave through Western capitals that it led to a military surge. This is marked, among other things, by massive reinvestments in…
Policy Briefs
The war currently raging in Ukraine has led to fears that a similar conflict could erupt in the Taiwan Strait. Tensions between Taipei and Beijing have not been this high…
Hot Takes
When an empire bids farewell, it can do so with a certain elegance, or by leaving chaos and desolation on its trail. This second scenario accurately describes Vladimir Putin's Russia,…
Hot Takes
It is now undeniable that Russia has become an influential and dangerous actor in the Sahel, which may be deliberately exacerbating the region's problems as Sahelian countries struggle to cope…
Hot Takes
Constructed as a heroic pilot, the ability of the Ghost of Kiev to make the Russian air force falter won over the minds of Western civilians. Surrounded by mystery, this…