While America Bombs, China Builds
At China’s annual Two Sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) approved the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan and set the economic […]
Publications
A Grand New European Security Strategy
When a basic assumption of one’s strategy is no longer valid, one writes a new one. That is the case of Europe today: we assumed that the United States would […]
Towards a Credible EU-India Strategic Partnership?
The outcomes of the most recent EU-India summit, the 16th of its kind, on January 27th 2026, were significant in many regards. They signal that the relations between Brussels and New […]
Not One War but Three Wars in the Middle East
From a strategic perspective, the currently labelled “Iran War” is in fact three distinct wars, inter-connected no doubt, but with distinct aims and characteristics. These are: the US war on […]
Dissuasion avancée: Macron’s Realistic Complement to NATO Nuclear Deterrence
On 2 March 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech on nuclear deterrence at the Ile Longue nuclear submarine base. The speech was made in a vastly different geopolitical […]
War on Iran: Tactical Success, Strategic Risk?
Today Turkey, not Iran, is Israel’s main strategic rival. If we agree on this, as strategists, the brilliance of the spectacular tactical display of military might, intelligence, and technology in […]