Editorials

Emmanuel Macron's speech marks a major shift in French nuclear doctrine in the interests of enhanced European security. The fundamentals of France's robust, effective and independent deterrent have been the subject of broad national consensus since the 1950s, as demonstrated by political responses...

No one will mourn the end of the Iranian regime, if it ever comes to pass, which is not certain. But the American president's choice of force and recklessness shows the difference between him and the Europeans. By unleashing a dangerous chain reaction, Trump is taking the risk of chaos. It is to...

Writing on 29 January 2026, Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics declared: "Europeans must stop repeating Washington's worst myths. Europe is not collapsing, it is not outdated, it has chosen a different balance.” He also condemns MAGA propaganda, which is like that of...

We knew that Europe was incompatible with the Russian dictator and the Chinese Communist Party regime. Trump has just joined the ‘illiberal’ camp of his opponents by neutralising the famous American counter-powers, long considered democratic criteria. It so happens that all three have...