Opinion Papers 2022
« La Russie va-t-elle déclencher une guerre contre l'Ukraine ? », interview with Raphaël Glucksmann's newsletter, January 3rd 2022.
“Taiwan is the only Democratic China. Why this is not Trivial in Terms of Security”, Tenzer Strategics, January 8th 2022.
“Why the West Failed on Ukraine. How Can We Learn From Our Past Mistakes?”, Tenzer Strategics, January 16th 2022.
« Le poutinisme vise à la destruction systématique de tout ordre », interview with Reflets Info, January 21st 2022.
“Does France Have a Russian Policy?”, CEPA, January 25th 2022.
« Le poutinisme est un nihilisme », interview with Témoignage chrétien, January 27th 2022.
“Does the Notion of Populism Have Any Bearing on Foreign Policy? Cult of the People and Decline of Democratic Leadership”, Tenzer Strategics, January 29th 2022.
“Discussions, Dialogue or Negotiation? Is it Possible to Deal With the Russian Regime?”, Tenzer Strategics, February 4th 2022; translated in Polish under the title: „Dyskusja, dialog czy negocjacje? Czy można osiągnąć porozumienie z rosyjskim reżimem?”, Wszystko Co Najważniejsze, February 7th 2022.
« Macron à Moscou : quels rapports de force possible ? », interview with Ici Beyrouth, February 5th 2022.
“With Putin's Russia, the impossible status quo”, Desk Russie, February 11th 2022; in French, « Avec la Russie de Poutine, l'impossible statu quo ».
“Is Diplomacy Really Possible With Putin's Russia?”, CEPA, February 14th 2022.
“The Dilemma of Rationality in Foreign Policy. The Case of Putin's Russia”, Tenzer Strategics, February 16th 2022.
“How Propaganda Takes Advantage of our Cognitive Dissonance”, Wszystko Co Najważniejsze, February 18th 2022; translated in French, in Polish and in German.
“Prophecy and Anger: 'Useless Knowledge'”, Desk Russie, February 25th 2022; in French: « La prophétie et la colère : la “connaissance inutile” »; in Polish: “Zachód wobec Putina zgrzeszył naiwnością”, Wszystko Co Najważniejsze, Februart 26th 2022.
“Putin and His Cronies Must Face a Nuremberg Judgement”, CEPA, Fébruary 28th 2022.
“This Is Our War. If We Don't Fight it Now, We Will Lose it—Like All the Previous Ones”, Tenzer Strategics, March 5th 2022.
“Evil and Foreign Policy. Aporias, Aphasia and Reality”, Tenzer Strategics, March 15th 2022.
“The Medium Term Censequences of Attempts to Re-engage With the Russian Regime”, Desk Russie, March 18th 2022; in French: « Les conséquences à moyen terme des tentatives de réengagement avec le régime russe ».
“'Don't Be Emotional!" (About Putin's War Crimes). Why This Phrase is Actually the Zero Degree of Strategic Thinking”, Tenzer Strategics, March 20th 2022.
« Quels que soient ses défauts, il n'y a pas d'alternative à l'OTAN », interview with Atlantico, March 24th 2022.
“The only real security guarantee for Ukraine would be the end of the Putin regime” (in Ukrainian), interview with Defense Express, March 24th 2024.
“Joe Biden and the "Butcher": Truth and Exit”. Desk Russie #23, April 1st 2022; French translation: « Joe Biden et le "boucher" : la vérité à l'épreuve de l'action »,
“How the Kremlin's Narratives Are Still Influencing Some Western Leaders. Don't Think that Russian Influence Has Disapparead”, Tenzer Strategics, April 6th 2022.
« Guerre en Ukraine : faut-il continuer à parler avec Vladimir Poutine ? », cross interview with Pierre Grosser, La Croix, April 7th 2022.
« Massacre de Boutcha : “La hiérarchie de l'armée russe ferme les yeux sur les exactions” », interview with La Vie, April 7th 2022.
« De la Syrie à l'Ukraine, les crimes de guerre de Vladimir Poutine », The Conversation, April13th 2022, republished on April 14th 2022 by Le Journal du Dimanche, Sud-Ouest, La Dépếche du Midi, Slate under the title « Ukraine, Syrie, Tchétchénie : il est urgent d'arrêter la folie meurtrière de Vladimir Poutine » and Up Magazine under the title « Les crimes de guerre de Poutine renvoient l'Occident face à l'histoire. »
« Un rapprochement entre l'Otan et la Russie est-il plausible, comme le suggère Marine Le Pen ? », Cross interview with Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean, Le Parisien, April 14th 2022.
« Face à la menace de l'extrême droite, "plus jamais ça" dans les rues, dans nos discours et dans les urnes », (collective op-ed with Marie Peltier, Antoinette Paix, Stéphanie Lamy, Isabelle Kersimon, Cécile Vaissié, Nicolas Hénin and Jean-Yves Pranchère, L'Obs, April 16th 2022.
“France : Sleepwalking on a Tightrope?”, CEPA, April 18th 2022.
“Back From Ukraine Where the Future Model For Europe Is Taking Shape”. Desk Russie # 27 , April 29th 2022; in French: « Retour d'Ukraine : là se dessine le futur modèle pour l'Europe »,
“In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe”, The Conversation, May 7th 2022; republished by Asia Times.
“Why We Must Design the Future of Ukraine Now. The Future Dictates Our Present”, Tenzer Strategics, May 8th 2022.
“No Ceasefire, No Freeze, Ukraine Must Win”, CEPA, May 17th 2022.
Interview (in Estonian) with Postimees : "We Must Help Ukraine to Win the War Fast", May 17th 2022.
“Ukraine: Let's Be Careful not to Divide Europe—and the Alliance”, Desk Russie # 31, May 27th 2022; in French: « Ukraine : Prenons garde de ne pas diviser l'Europe - et l'Alliance ».
“What the War in Ukraine Tells Us About Leadership—And the Lack Thereof. Will Western Political Leaders Ever Learn?”, Tenzer Strategics, May 29th 2022.
“Russian Mass Crimes in Ukraine. A Deliberate Political Will. Genealogy of State Terror”, Tenzer Strategics, June 1st 2022.
“In Europe, There Can Be no French Exceptionalism”., Desk Russie, # 33, June 10th 2022; in French: « En Europe, il ne saurait y avoir d'exceptionnalisme français »,
“We Must Save the Ukrainians at All Costs. An Immediate Strategic Imperative”, Tenzer Strategics, June 14th 2022.
“France: Parliament Changes but Foreign Policy Remains the Same”, CEPA, June 22nd 2022.
“After Emmanuel Macron's trip to Kyiv, the end of France's Russian illusions?”, Desk Russie, # 35, June 24th 2022; in French: « Après le voyage à Kyïv d'Emmanuel Macron, la fin des illusions russes de la France ? »
“Presiding over Europe in times of war” (with Adèla Gjuricova), Philippe Daily Inquirer, June 29th 2022.
“Is Putin Hitler? Is the Analogy Relevant and Useful? A Discussion”, Tenzer Strategics, July 2nd 2022.
“Will There be a New Strategic Reality After the Russian War on Ukraine? Is the West Ready for a Breakthrough”, Tenzer Strategics, July 11th 2022.
« Ukraine must win Russia on the battlefield. It's the only way to peace », interview with Noviny Live (in Ukrainian and in Russian), July 19th 2022.
“Putin's Russia is a Terrorist State: Should it be Written into Law? A Conceptual, Legal and Above All Practical Debate”, Tenzer Strategics, July 29th 2022.
“Sanctions and the Coherence of European Policy. Towards a New Foreign Policy Conditionality”, Tenzer Strategics, July 31st 2022.
« Déporter des enfants ukrainiens et les “russifier”, c'est amputer l'avenir de l'Ukraine » (with Sylvie Rollet, Véronique Nahoum-Grappe, Bernard Golse, Pierre Lévy-Soussan and Jonathan Littell), Le Monde, August 1st 2022 (print edition August 2nd 2022).
“Six Months, Eight Years... Reversing Twenty-Three Years of History. Our Duty Is to Give Ukraine a Total Victory", Tenzer Strategics, August 26th 2022.
“An Inconvenient Truth: We Are Still Not Helping Ukraine Seriously. Western Misconception and Strategic Irresponsability", Tenzer Strategics, September 10th 2022.
“EU Doors Must Be Open When Belarus Will Get Rid of Lukashenka", interview with Charter 97, September 16th 2022,also in Belarussian and in Russian.
« Discours à l'ONU : Derrière la fermeté renouvelée à l'égard de la Russie, le long chemin d'Emmanuel Macron pour restaurer la crédibilité française », interview with Atlantico, September 21st 2022.
“Post-Putin: Between Collapse and Liberation. Part 1: Structural Facts and the Advent of the New", Tenzer Strategics, September 23rd 2022.
« Guerre en Ukraine : Derrière l'exil et la contestation contre la mobilisation, le Kremlin peut-il trembler ? », interview with 20 Minutes, September 26th 2022.
Post-Putin: Between Collapse and Liberation. Part Two: How the West Will Have to Deal With the Russian Question After the War Against Ukraine", Tenzer Strategics, September 29th 2022.
“China and India's Distance From Russia War on Ukraine May Become A Trap", Desk Russie #41, September 30th 2022 ; in French: « La distance de la Chine et de l'Inde par rapport à la guerre russe peut devenir un piège ».
“Ukraine: The Real Lesson of Realism. The Long Agony of Classical Diplomacy", Tenzer Strategics, October 9th 2022.
“What Would the (Necessary) Total Strategic Defeat Mean For Russia? Why the West Must Define Its War Aim", Tenzer Strategics, October 15th 2022.
"Intermezzo Doloroso: On the Art of Resistance, and the Meaning of Music... and Death. A Tribute to Yuriy Kerpatenko: A Ukrainian Hero", Tenzer Strategics, October 18th 2022.
« Pourquoi la Russie accuse-t-elle l'Ukraine de vouloir utiliser une “bombe sale" ? », interview with Ouest-France, October 25th 2022.
“The Heavy Clouds of Peace. Why a Precipitous Peace in Ukraine Would Be a Major Threat to Our Security", Tenzer Strategics, October 31st 2022.
“Dissent, Crime, and the Future of Russia", Desk Russie, # 44, November 14th 2022 ; in French: « La dissidence, le crime et l'avenir de la Russie ».
“West Must Craft a Russian Strategy. How not to lose democracy's war", CEPA, November 17th 2022.
“How Russia Hinders the Balanced Development of the World. The Ukrainian Victory Is Indispensable for a New, Just Economic and Social Order", Tenzer Strategics, November 21st 2022.
“The 'Peace' Camp Versus the Victory Camp. The Intellectual and Strategic Origins of a Division", Tenzer Strategics, November 29th 2022.
« Guerre en Ukraine : qu'attendre de la conférence sur la reconstruction du pays ? », interview with 20 Minutes, December 12th 2022.
« Pourquoi les démocraties ont-elles longtemps ignoré ce qu'annonçaient les crimes de masse commis par le régime russe ? », Terra Nova, December 13th 2022.
“At the Root of the Russian Regime's Misunderstanding: The Ignorance of Mass Crimes. Have the Democracies Truly Overcome Their Past Blindness?", Tenzer Strategics, December 14th 2022.
“We Must Win Our War Against Putin's Russia Now. Any Delay Would Prepare Our Own Defeat", Tenzer Strategics, December 22nd 2022.
“Security in Europe After Ukraine's Victory. How To Reconsider Our Strategy of Deterrence?", Tenzer Strategics, December 24th 2022.
“The Year 2022: Crime in Majesty and Hope in Deception. Will the Mass Graves of Mariupol Be a Vain Memory?", Tenzer Strategics, December 30th 2022.