When Empires or Great Powers Fall, Chaos and War Rise Wars are historical hinges. And misbegotten wars, when serving as culmination points of more general national decline, can be fatal. This is particularly true for empires. The Habsburg empire, which ruled over central Europe for hundreds of years, might have …

The Chinese have proved in word and deed their intent to dominate the rest of the 21st Century. Unlike like the gruesome tactics of Vladimir Putin, the Chinese apparently seek to the acquire that global position without the need to fire a shot. Nuclear weapons in their arsenal? No question. …

Consciente du recul de son influence, la France a réactivé sa politique maghrébine, notamment via la visite d’Emmanuel Macron à Alger fin août. Mais, dans un contexte de grandes tensions régionales, Paris navigue en eaux troubles. FRANCE – MAGHREB : L’ÉQUATION IMPOSSIBLE (1/4) – « Malentendu : divergence d’interprétation entre …