Lorsque l’Histoire se fait illusion, l’illusion devient Histoire. Dans ce théâtre mondial où les géants de l’Occident, drapés dans l’armure de la démocratie et du progrès, orchestrent des jeux de pouvoir et d’influence, il semble que l’unique vérité réside dans la manipulation. Derrière les discours enflammés et les gestes grandiloquents …

A new U.S. president enters office vowing to reach out a hand to a bitter enemy. He pledges to resolve a long-burning crisis through diplomacy, despite widespread skepticism that it’s possible. When his early efforts stall, Congress—including members of the president’s own party—loses patience and advances sweeping sanctions to break …

President Donald Trump has tried both to impose the United States on the world and to distance the country from it. He began his second term by brandishing American hard power, threatening Denmark over the control of Greenland, and suggesting he would take back the Panama Canal. He successfully wielded …