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Admiral Christian Gérard

The Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz (1)

29 April 2026
Is the Strait of Hormuz truly closed, or are we witnessing a massive psychological warfare operation? In this hard-hitting analysis, Vice Admiral Christian Girard subjects the realities of the blockade to rigorous military scrutiny. Stripping […]
Poutone Double jeu — Illustration © European-Security
Françoise Thom

President Putin’s Final Battle

2 February 2026
Putin is locked in a race against the clock: he must crush Ukraine quickly to then vassalize European elites by exploiting their rejection of Trump. The conclusion is unequivocal: faced with this trap, Europe must choose neither the plague nor the cholera, but stand united against the “two gangsters” by continuing to support Kyiv.

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Hedy Belhassine — Photo © Joël-François Dumont
Hedy Belhassine

The Iran War Without Iran

30 January 2026
Before being strategic, war is geographical. The Arab-Persian Gulf—aptly named—is the demarcation line of imperial confrontation. It is a warm sea, very salty, never blue, rarely tumultuous, trapped between muddy beaches and charmless rocks stunned […]
Le baiser de la mort de Donad Trump — Illustration © European-Security
Special Reports

“Donroe” vs. “Russian World”

5 January 2026
There are mirror effects that history holds up to us, which we would prefer to ignore. Between Vladimir Putin’s chilling speech in February 2022 and Donald Trump’s thunderous address in January 2026 regarding Venezuela, there […]
HUMINT - Infoguerre — Illustration © European-Security
Jérôme Denariez

Information Warfare: Who Really Controls Your Company’s Narrative?

29 December 2025
Information warfare and narrative reputation have become vital issues for corporate survival. Jérôme Denariez explains that public image—shaped on social media and forums—can now take precedence over the reality of accounting balance sheets. Executives, and particularly Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), must master this narrative to maintain the trust of investors and bankers in the face of toxic rumors.

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Patriotic Meeting in Moscow
Françoise Thom

Total War, the Culmination of Putinism

22 December 2025
With surgical precision, Françoise Thom provides more than just a situational analysis; she offers an X-ray of a political monstrosity reaching its terminal stage. In this essay, Thom analyzes the imperialist and expansionist ideology of […]
Tsar Nicolas II, Staline, Potine, même combat — Illustration © European-Security
Françoise Thom

Economic Relations, an Underestimated Weapon in the Kremlin’s Hybrid War Against the West. II. Contagion

29 September 2025
In this essay, Françoise Thom demonstrates that Russia’s strategy of economic confrontation did not begin with Putin’s rise to power, but unfolded in a new form as early as the 1990s. Far from being aid, Western funds fueled systemic corruption. Billions from the IMF and the World Bank were massively siphoned off by oligarchs. This money was then laundered with the passive complicity of major Western banks.

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