Tara Varma

J’attendais une analyse du discours du Mister Tatouage et je l’ai.
J’ai senti comme une angoisse de @taravarma.bsky.social , une émotion et en même temps une analyse froide de ce qui est un coup d’état au ralenti.

Pour apporter quelques précisions suite à cet épisode très intéressant du Collimateur avec @taravarma.bsky.social.

Dans l'extrait du discours de Pete Hegseth, on l'entend parler de deux choses importantes :
- La règle des vitres cassées (broken windows policy)
- Les soldats bien rasés.
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Il y a énormément de choses dans ce discours (et dans l'épisode qui en découle), mais — peut-être par déformation professionnelle — grosse fascination personnelle pour l'imaginaire historique qu'il déploie et la fixation sur la guerre du Golfe comme mètre-étalon pour les armées américaines.

Dernier en date ;)

Dernier épisode de « Zone de turbulences » avec @alexjubelin.bsky.social pour #LeCollimateur @lerubicon.bsky.social sur les discours de D. Trump et P. Hegseth aux officiers généraux américains cette semaine, soulignant le changement culturel qu’ils souhaitent apporter aux armées 🇺🇸
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Agathe Demarais, économiste : « Les Etats-Unis, plus que l’Europe, seront les grands perdants des guerres commerciales de Trump » TRIBUNE. Contrairement aux idées reçues, l’accord commercial entre l’UE et les Américains n’est pas si désastreux, analyse, dans une tribune au « Monde », l’économiste Agathe Demarais, qui a publié à ...

www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

The State of the Transatlantic Alliance US-EU relations face turbulence under Trump 2.0. Learn how trade, security, and digital policy shifts are redefining the Transatlantic partnership.

With @sophiabesch.bsky.social we pursue our exploration of the transformation of the transatlantic relationship in the Trump 2 administration, with a chapter called: "A new transatlantic axis: revisionism and realignment":
@brookings.edu @carnegieendowment.org

www.orfonline.org/research/the...

Don’t Overestimate the Autocratic Alliance Washington still has significant leverage over China, North Korea, and Russia.

“Instead of engaging on Washington’s terms, Kim, Putin, and Xi are now linking arms in Beijing, flaunting not only their growing willingness to challenge U.S. leadership but also their ability to do so in concert,” writes Patricia Kim.

Clickbait headlines are a major source of misinformation and misrepresentation.

Useful headlines would have been:

1. Young men support Reform less than other men.

2. Age is much more important for Reform support than sex.

3. Reform is most popular party among 50+ men and women.

A scary struggle with the Kremlin over Europe’s skies Russian air incursions are testing NATO’s will to resist

How does NATO monitor and defend its airspace? It operates a large, diverse & growing network of sensors & interceptors on air, sea and land—but also one with significant limitations when it comes to countering low-level drone incursions in peacetime.
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover | Nathalie Tocci Optimists cling to a faith in the old alliance, but the best we can achieve is an amicable divorce, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Trump or no Trump, Europe’s relationship with the US will never recover. My latest @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

After testing Poland’s drone defenses, Russia tested its disinformation response too Disinformation tried to blame the drone incursion on Ukraine and make out Poland to be weak and confused.

👀 It wasn't just Poland’s airspace that Russia entered this week. It was cyberspace, too.
Russian drones entered Polish airspace in the early hours Wednesday ... then NASK national research institute analysts spotted increased levels of disinformation.

NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe's eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Friday. https://cnn.it/47BO15e

Between Washington and Beijing: How Europe fits into US-China strategic competition | Brookings Six experts offer insights into the complexities shaping U.S.-EU-China triangular dynamics at a moment of global realignment.

Is transatlantic cooperation on China possible? Or will divisions push America and Europe in different directions on China?

The Global China Project convened 6 of us in the foreign policy program at @brookings.edu to weigh in:

www.brookings.edu/articles/bet...

1/ Poland has invoked NATO's Article Four, which triggers consultations among allies. It is highly unlikely this will be taken as an "armed attack" meeting the threshold of Article Five. So the question is what NATO does after these consultation. Some ideas below.

Von der Leyen backs ‘drone wall’ to resist Putin The European Commission president also announces a drone alliance with Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to help front-line countries monitor and defend their borders against potential Russian aggression — backing a long-standing request from Poland and Baltic nations.
www.politico.eu/article/von-...

Emmanuel Macron Facing A New Political Headache After Devastating Blow The French president named one of his loyalists to succeed Francois Bayrou, who resigned after just 194 lawmakers of the 577-seat National Assembly voted in his favor.

In case you haven't heard, there's yet another political crisis in #France.
This @huffpost.com article tackles what is ahead for Paris, with comments from me and others:

@brookings.edu

www.huffpost.com/entry/france...

Imperial President at Home, Emperor Abroad American foreign policy in an age of unrestrained executive power.

As SCOTUS hands this particular president more and more power to suspend rights and use force, remember that SCOTUS helped (w/Congress) dismantle checks on the presidency, and then gave this president immunity. Enablers at the destruction. @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Bayrou's tenure as PM was the fourth shortest of France's Fifth Republic François Bayrou stayed in office for three times longer than his predecessor, Michel Barnier.

Bayrou's tenure as PM was the fourth shortest of France's Fifth Republic

Un épisode avec @taravarma.bsky.social qui ressemble un peu à une partie de Taboo où on aurait pioché le mot "fascisme".

(en vrai j'ai perdu tout de suite après)

C’est la rentrée et avec @alexjubelin.bsky.social nous reprenons nos échanges sur les développements stratégiques à Washington - et ils sont nombreux…! - dans ce dernier épisode de « Zone de turbulences » @lerubicon.bsky.social #LeCollimateur

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INTERVIEW: Europe’s armies at ‘50% of what we need’, says defence commissioner - Euractiv The commissioner sat down with Euractiv to discuss EU defence policy priorities

Lots in this interview with EU Defense Commissioner Kubilius. Says EU spending on US weapons down from 60% to 40% of EU procurement. “If we manage to incentivise member states also to spend more on European products, it means less for American products, slowly.” www.euractiv.com/section/defe...

I, like many others, sincerely struggle to discern any (economic) China strategy from the Trump administration.

Some of his advisors are in the decoupling camp but US president Trump is, well, somewhere else. And mainly all over the place.

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An excellent update and deepening of prior statements and undertakings (Chequers déclarations, Lancaster House treaties)

Trump, l'engrenage autoritaire ? En mettant de côté les alliances internationales, et en affaiblissant le rôle des contre-pouvoirs aux États-Unis, Donald Trump mène une politique intérieure et extérieure qui met en lumière la force d...

Ravie d’être intervenue aujourd’hui dans les Matins de @franceculture.fr aux côtés de @fheisbourg.bsky.social et @astriddevillaines.bsky.social pour parler États-Unis, admin du Trump, OTAN et sécurité européenne :

Trump, l'engrenage autoritaire ?
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Beyond the NATO summit, key questions remain for European security | Brookings After the NATO summit, Europeans must understand that they are now responsible for defending Ukraine as well as themselves.

Now, that the NATO summit is over, Europeans must focus on unresolved key security issues I write for the @brookings.edu :
www.brookings.edu/articles/bey...

The end of the “imperial republic” and the future of the transatlantic alliance The end of the "imperial republic" might be lasting, transforming the transatlantic alliance; it could also be a moment in a cycle.

The end of the “imperial republic” and the future of the transatlantic alliance. My “Raymond Aron lecture” @brookings.edu is now available online as a paper. www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

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On 10 June, I testified before the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific at a hearing titled ‘Building Bridges, Countering Rivals: Strengthening U.S.–ASEAN Ties to Combat Chinese Influence’.
@houseforeign.bsky.social

Deux jours après, les 3 interventions de @hfayet.bsky.social dans l'émission de C dans l'air post 1ère attaque israélienne restent une bible : opérations de décapitation commdt aéroterrestre et défenses sol-air, opérations destruction prod balistique, opérations anti-nuc mais "de surface" seulement.

Merci, encore et toujours de ce soutien précieux 🙏🏽