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Zaki Laïdi, a Professor at Sciences Po, is a former special adviser to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

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  1. Trump vs. Europe
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    Trump vs. Europe

    Mar 31, 2025 Zaki Laïdi warns that the European Union has no place in Donald Trump’s illiberal worldview.

  2. Europe Can and Must Resist Trump
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    Europe Can and Must Resist Trump

    Feb 7, 2025 Zaki Laïdi explains how the European Union should respond to American imperial nationalism.

  3. The Geopolitics of Olympic Medals
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    The Geopolitics of Olympic Medals

    Aug 23, 2024 Zaki Laïdi highlights the strong correlation between sporting achievements and economic development.

  4. The Most Incredible Election in French History
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    The Most Incredible Election in French History

    Jul 9, 2024 Zaki Laïdi thinks the winnerless outcome only adds to the sense of chaos that has come to define the country’s politics.

  5. Why Macron Is Risking an Election
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    Why Macron Is Risking an Election

    Jun 12, 2024 Zaki Laïdi points out that the French president has little to lose by dissolving parliament after two years of paralysis.

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    Opposing Trump

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross

    With Donald Trump's administration constantly commanding the news cycle and throwing the entire world into chaos, what are the Democrats and the rest of the American opposition to do? The first step, former Polish dissident Adam Michnik says, is to understand what gave rise to the regime.

     about the new US administration and how pro-democracy forces can best confront it.
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    Will Qatari Gold Sink Netanyahu?

    Konstanty Gebert

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to fire the country's internal security chief has raised suspicions, given that the move comes just after the launch of an investigation into a new scandal involving his own aides. Israelis are right to worry that they could now be heading for a constitutional crisis.

     explains the latest scandal to hit Israel's increasingly illiberal, norm-breaking government.
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    The US and Russia Are Negotiating in Bad Faith

    Nina L. Khrushcheva thinks the Kremlin is laying the groundwork for a highly favorable deal on the Ukraine war.
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    Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness

    Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun warn that the European Union’s deregulatory push could undermine its autonomy and fundamental values.
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    How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts?

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor touts the potential of foreign remittances to sustain public services as external support shrinks.
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    How Should China Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

    Huang Yiping urges Chinese policymakers to fill the leadership vacuum created by America’s protectionist turn.
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    Who Will Drive the Post-American Global Economy?

    Jim O'Neill considers what other large economies can do to offset the effects of the Trump administration's trade warfare.
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    Health Is Wealth in a Geriatric World

    Hippolyte Fofack explains why increasing “healthspans” to match lifespans is a moral and economic imperative.
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    Europe’s Democrats Must Forge a Will to Fight

    Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski think European leaders' most urgent security task is to nurture citizens' resolve to defend their countries.

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