In 1898, as the United Kingdom joined other powers in carving up the once mighty Qing empire, British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury warned a London audience that the world was dividing into “living” and “dying” nations. The living were the rising powers of the industrial age—states with growing populations, transformative …

For the fourth time since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine has his European counterparts in a state of shocked consternation. What’s striking this time around is that it hasn’t been accompanied by the previous string of bravado-laced statements …

Trump et Poutine se retrouvent à Budapest : un sommet chargé de symboles où se joue bien plus que le sort de l’Ukraine. Derrière la mise en scène diplomatique, c’est l’équilibre des puissances qui se renégocie. L’Europe, elle, observe – mais pourra-t-elle encore peser sur les règles du jeu ? …