Special Reports

Canadair survolant le port de Saint-Raphaël — Archives © Joël-François Dumont

When the Crisis Arbitrates in Our Place

4 August 2026

France does not always lack resources. What it sometimes lacks is a system capable of making them available, allocating them, and integrating them before the emergency takes that job on itself. But in the ordeal, […]

F-35A Lightning II de l’armée de l’air américaine survolant la zone de responsabilité du Commandement central des États-Unis le 19 juin 2026 — US Air Force Photo Aviateur 1e classe Adriana Jordan-Alcaniz

The Strait of Hormuz (3): The Immediate and Priority Strategic Stake of the Iranian War

14 July 2026

Dragged by Israel into an escalating war with Iran, without having analyzed all its strategic implications, the United States is learning a hard lesson. This lesson boils down to a simple, fundamental principle: one cannot […]

Hormuz: The Return of Reality

9 July 2026

In his striking first essay, Clausewitz at Hormuz: The Impossible Memorandum, Jérôme Denariez immersed us in the intricacies of an absurd diplomacy, demonstrating the impossibility of drafting a rational compromise when the logic of pure […]

Pétroliers à l'arrêt dans le détroit d'Ormuz — Photo © European-Security

Hormuz: Three Voices, One Diagnosis on European Autonomy

8 July 2026

Since April, three European Security bylines have each, in their own way, dissected the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz: Admiral Christian Girard across a three-part naval analysis, Jérôme Denariez in a two-part geoeconomic decryption, […]

Portrait du général major Claus von Clausewitz -- Dessin E/S.

Clausewitz at Hormuz: The Impossible Memorandum

2 July 2026

A ceasefire has just been signed between the United States, Iran, and Israel around the Strait of Hormuz. It was supposed to end a crisis. Yet, almost immediately, it has become one of its main […]

Vice-amiral (2s) Christian Girard - Photo © DR

Should We Save Soldier Trump? (2)

14 May 2026

In his hard-hitting first analysis, Admiral Christian Girard delivered an uncompromising assessment of the realities surrounding the Hormuz blockade. This led to three major conclusions: the blatant failure of the American security umbrella prompting a […]