I have been called the “bearer of bad news” far too often for me not to be on my guard about risks and opportunities. That being said, I am convinced that opportunities can only be seized once risks have been…
Even the most fervent optimist can’t deny that Europe, surrounded by predators, isn’t up to the challenge: we work much less than elsewhere, pensioners are treated better than working people, few new businesses are springing up, innovators are leaving, foreign…
The Trump presidency reminds the world, and Europeans in particular, of some obvious truths that are too often forgotten: Humanity remains subject to the rule of force: the strong only respect the strong, and they crush the weak. Nations never…
Let’s dream a little: 2026 could be the year of Good. Some will say that this is not the most likely scenario and that, given what has happened over the past year, we should expect much worse over the next…
Over the past few months, we have all come to understand the importance of not depending on a single source for agricultural products, energy, raw materials, components and weapons. And many other things besides. In the United States, Europe and…
The reluctance of Europe’s political leaders in the face of violent American attacks is unacceptable. At a time when a threat that has been implicit for decades (the United States no longer wants to take on the defense of its…
Brands say everything about the world, and their history is that of the nations whose values they embody. We love a brand because it represents the best of a country or culture, because we want to stand out, and because…
When studying the evolution of societies, historians, economists, sociologists, political scientists and geopoliticians too often reason as if all human decisions were taken on the basis of explicit interests, such as profit, ambition, honor or a taste for power. They…
There are times, in both public and private life, when people let themselves slide towards the abyss. Not because they want to, but because they’ve stopped wanting anything else; out of weariness, out of resignation, out of that mixture of…
