Foreword

Moscow and Beijing have just affirmed that their tightened relationship is superior to any political or military alliance of the Cold War era, will have “no forbidden areas of cooperation” and is aimed at countering the influence of the US.

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AVERTISSEMENT

L'HÉGÉMONIE ET LA PUISSANCE GLOBALE 

LA PUISSANCE GLOBALE ET SES ATTRIBUTS. LE LINKAGE, LA DIPLOMATIE TOTALE, L’ « ALLIANCE GLOBALE » ET LA « GUERRE HORS LIMITE »

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Foreword

“Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world” is a quote widely attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, and it appears to have become a reality. For more than two decades, China has been the epitome of a rising power and the sole nation ready to challenge the US in its role as global hegemon.

Foreword

Once acknowledged that the timing and nature of the Afghanistan withdrawal were set in Washington without involving the Europeans, it was not a phone call from one of his American, Australian or British counterparts that informed the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell about a new Anglophonic defence alliance designed to tackle China.

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Paix et guerre, une coexistence historique

Gouverner la guerre?

T. Hobbes, de "l'état de nature" ou de l'insociabilité de l'homme

La "Loi contre le Séparatisme" en France et la "Guerre Civile" menaçante

Foreword

At the end of the face-to-face meeting in Geneva between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, Putin had the last word by quoting Tolstoy : "There's no happiness in life, only a mirage of it on the horizon."

Putin has seen off Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump, all of whom wanted a "reset" with Russia. Putin is still here and, if anything, is more powerful at home and abroad. He has revived Russian pride and influence in the world.

Le contexte général

Dans un contexte d'incertitudes, de tensions internationales et de désaccord de fond sur l'utilité de rencontrer le chef du Kremlin, aggravées par une pandémie politiquement douteuse, se sont tenus les Sommets du G7, de l'Otan, la Conférence USA-UE et la rencontre bilatérale Biden-Poutine.

Foreword

In 2012 the Chinese government set a long-term goal: build China into a fully developed and prosperous country by 2049, 100 years after the founding of the People’s Republic. While Xi Jinping is seeking control of world supply chains, China’s long-term success will depend primarily on addressing its internal challenges such as an aging population, a rural-urban divide, an ongoing innovation, and reliance on carbon-based energy sources.

Texte reparti en deux sous-titres:

I. LA CHINE ET SA STRATÉGIE DE SÉCURITÉ. UN NOUVEL ÉQUILIBRE ENTRE DÉFENSE MODERNISÉE. GUERRE ASYMÉTRIQUE ET STRATÉGIE MILITAIRE

(première partie)

II. LA QUÊTE DE POUVOIR DE LA CHINE ET LE DÉBAT SUR LA PUISSANCE NATIONALE. VERS LA PRÉÉMINENCE MONDIALE?

(deuxième partie)