“Europeans are beginning to understand that the Ukrainian war is the business of a generation” – Liberation

For Thomas Comart, director of the French Institute of International Relations, the restructuring of Europe is necessary and urgent, but it must go hand in hand with the consolidation of strategic and environmental solidarity.

Ahead of the vote in the National Assembly on March 12, the President met party leaders at the Elysée on Thursday March 7 to discuss the situation in Ukraine, confirming that Kiev does not have French support. “Borderless”. In the two years between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Hamas's attack on Israel, Europe has seen its strategic environment shaken and weakened. Thomas Comart, historian and director of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) and author Acceleration of history. The geostrategic fronts of an uncontrolled world (“Essais”, Tallandier), emphasizes the need for intellectual and material preparation to face the world's new contradictions, without hiding the importance of strategic and environmental similarities that always underlie international relations.

For two years, the planet seems to have undergone an “acceleration of history,” according to the title of your book. Is there a negation form in France?

Through communication, we mask the inadequacy of our analyses. However, it is important to fully understand the side effects between different theaters rather than treating each conflict in isolation. The 2024-2030 Military Programming Act was created in an optimistic geopolitical scenario that is not immediately invalidated by the facts. Since it was voted, France has been kicked out of the cha