Frédéric Ramel is professor of universities in political science at Sciences Po, specialist in international relations, he published Benevolence in international relations. Another political look at world space (CNRS Editions, 2022) and Global spacein collaboration with Aghiad Ghanem (Presses de Sciences Po, 2024).
On February 24, 2025, the United States and Russia voted together a resolution on Ukraine in the Security Council, while Europeans abstained. Four days later, incredible tensions in Washington between Presidents Trump and Zelensky. Finally, a truce is under discussion between Americans, Russians and Ukrainians without the participation of Europeans. What does that inspire you?
Donald Trump confirms his trademark in foreign policy: excess. He continues to confuse media spectacle and diplomatic work. His statements reveal a fracture of the West, since democratic values no longer have the same meaning between the two banks of the Atlantic. This fracture leads to marginalization of Europeans, that recent leaks on conversations at the top of the administration have highlighted in a raw manner. Be more annoyed by your friends than by your reactive enemies here a Jacksonian tradition in diplomacy.
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