Sylvie Kauffmann

I'm struggling to understand the present-day "peace through strength" concept — where some dictators are eliminated, while one particular dictator is offered generous business opportunities and full impunity for genocide.

I spent yesterday afternoon teaching my students about the Trump AI strategy that Dean largely wrote, with additional material from his substack. This is a remarkable statement for him to make.

Remember when Rubio criticised Hungary's democratic backsliding?

What changed? Certainly not Hungary's democratic backsliding

Marco Rubio says Viktor Orbán’s leadership is ‘essential’ to US interests US secretary of state hails ‘golden era’ in relations with Hungary and its pro-Russian premier

Voilà

Photo of Prime Minister Carney with President von der Leyen of the European Commission and President Costa of the European Council.

Canada is now the first non-European country to be granted a membership in SAFE. This is a gamechanger program that means Canada can rearm our Canadian Armed Forces members more effectively and scale up our defence industries with more contracts overseas.

In substance, Rubio's message in Munich was the same as Vance's NEWS ANALYSIS. While the US secretary of state struck a less aggressive tone toward Europe than the American vice president had a year earlier, the substance of the speech changed little.

Our takeaway from Munich and how that standing ovation came to happen @lemonde.fr

A la Conférence de Munich sur la sécurité, « le message de Rubio était le même, sur le fond, que celui de Vance » ANALYSE. Si le secrétaire d’Etat américain s’est montré, dans le ton, moins agressif vis-à-vis de l’Europe que le vice-président américain, un an auparavant, le fond du discours n’a guère changé.

Qui a lancé la standing ovation pour Rubio à Munich? Réponse 👇Mais elle n'a pas convaincu tout le monde @lemonde.fr

Relevant feedback on @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social, which reminds us that everything is already in The Beatles’ lyrics: woke up, got out of bed… (A Day in the Life)

Cash-strapped Kremlin is increasingly resorting to old nationalisation trick
• Russia confiscated record US$41bn worth of property in 2025, four times the 2024 amount
• High borrowing costs curb Moscow's ability to sell seized assets while also depressing prices
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

La France, sous un feu croisé de désinformation russe et américaine Depuis le début d’année, les réseaux prorusses et les comptes institutionnels trumpistes ciblent de plus en plus la France. Avec des méthodes différentes mais un récit convergent, ils représentent un ...

La France est la cible de campagnes de désinformation venant à la fois de Russie et de comptes trumpistes aux Etats-Unis

Share of Russian oil shipments to undisclosed buyers is rising sharply
• Many tankers are idling in India or Chinese waters in search of buyer among refineries
• Data highlight growing impact of tighter US sanctions on Russian crude exports - and thus Russian oil income
www.ft.com/content/ebf1...

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Six European economies vow to drive progress on stalled projects Ministers from six leading European economies including Germany and France vowed to be the drivers of European progress as they tackled how to advance projects stalled by the EU's complex decision-mak...

Six European economies vow to drive progress on stalled projects www.reuters.com/business/ger...

USS Cole bombing : 2000 - 26 years ago. Bali bombing: 2005.

Plus de 50 % des moins de 25 ans en France s’informent via les réseaux sociaux et outils d’IA Réseaux sociaux, plateformes vidéo et outils d’intelligence artificielle sont devenus le principal moyen d’accès aux informations pour 54 % des moins de 25 ans et pour un cinquième des Français de tous âges, selon un baromètre de l’Arcom.

Plus de 50 % des moins de 25 ans en France s’informent via les réseaux sociaux et outils d’IA

Don’t look down: How Europeans can escape China’s clean-tech gravity – European Council on Foreign Relations China’s manufacturing surge and trade tactics are dampening Europe’s clean-tech goals. Europeans need to forge coalitions across wary member states to secure th

Europe needs green tech.
Europe needs to be resilient against Chinese coercion.

Two imperatives, two camps. How to reconcile them? @byfordt.bsky.social just published the definitive study for @ecfr.eu. Read it ⬇️

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European imports of Russian uranium grew after full-blown invasion of Ukraine
• Russia supplies around one quarter of EU imports of nuclear fuel (at attractively low prices)
• US also continues to import Russian uranium ahead of full ban planned for 2028
www.ft.com/content/951d...

Europe is finally waking up to the Trump threat Across the political spectrum, politicians are uniting in the face of an ally’s betrayal

@sylviekauffmann.bsky.social @lemonde.fr: Europe Is Finally Waking Up To The Trump Threat | @financialtimes.com

www.ft.com/content/4b48...

Europe is finally waking up to the Trump threat Across the political spectrum, politicians are uniting in the face of an ally’s betrayal

“The threat from the Trump administration is more unsettling; it is an assault on Europe’s identity, coming from its own ally…. To make things worse,by weakening the alliance,Trump heightens the security risk posed by Russia and increases China’s appetite.”
By @sylviekauffmann.bsky.social

'India and Europe are discovering new geostrategic affinities, an example of realignment amid global chaos' COLUMN. The warming of relations between Europe and the world's most populous country reflects a counter-strategy to the hostility of the Trump administration, writes Le Monde's columnist Sylvie Kauff...

The power of middle powers : as Canada's Mark Carney was going to China, India and the EU were working to find common ground amid the Trump chaos. My column in @lemonde.fr with comments from FM Jaishankar

« L’Inde et l’Europe se trouvent de nouvelles affinités géostratégiques, offrant un exemple de recomposition dans le chaos mondial » CHRONIQUE. Le réchauffement des relations entre le Vieux Continent et le pays le plus peuplé du monde reflète une contre-stratégie à l’hostilité de l’administration Trump telle que la conçoit le chef ...

Avant même le discours de Mark Carney sur le pouvoir des puissances moyennes et sa visite en Chine, l'UE et l'Inde se sont trouvé de nouvelles affinités dans le monde de Trump. Ma chronique dans @lemonde.fr avec interview du MAE Jaishankar

Paul Vazeux, humanitaire français que je connais personnellement, oeuvre consciencieusement à Soumy auprès de populations civiles dénuées de tout.

Si Paul en appelle aux dons pour des générateurs, c'est que la situation est particulièrement critique. Je relaie son appel. 👇

Trump's promises that tariffs would fuel US manufacturing revival are not materialising
• US factories are shedding jobs, with employment falling by 0.6% in the year to November
• Upcoming renegotiation of USMCA will not help as firms also suffer from uncertainty
www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Meanwhile, Russia knocks out Kyiv’s power, heating and water

Am in @Davos to talk about geopolitics, global Un-order, AI, China, Europe and Greenland among other things. I recorded a special issue of the World in 30 Minutes podcast with Finnish President Alex Stubb. Very much recommended: ecfr.eu/podcasts/epi...

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Pologne prévoit de livrer des avions de chasse MiG-29 à Kiev L’ambassadeur ukrainien à Varsovie a l’espoir que la livraison intervienne au cours du premier trimestre de 2026. En contrepartie, l’Ukraine envisage de fournir à la Pologne des moyens destinés à renforcer ses capacités en matière de drones.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Pologne prévoit de livrer des avions de chasse MiG-29 à Kiev

Gaza : les candidats à un siège permanent au conseil de la paix devront verser plus de 1 milliard de dollars, selon un document obtenu par l’AFP Les Etats qui souhaitent sécuriser un siège permanent au conseil de la paix proposé et présidé par Donald Trump devront s’acquitter de « plus de 1 milliard de dollars en espèces », précise ce document. Les autres exerceront « un mandat d’une durée maximale de trois ans » renouvelable.

Gaza : les candidats à un siège permanent au conseil de la paix devront verser plus de 1 milliard de dollars, selon un document obtenu par l’AFP

China is doubling down on de-risking - reducing reliance on EU and US as export markets
• In 2025 EU and US absorbeb just 25% of China's exports, down from ~40% 20 years ago
• Asean economies are now China's top export markets, with some of them acting as re-export hubs
www.ft.com/content/af1b...

Arctic hold‘em: Ten European cards in Greenland – European Council on Foreign Relations Europeans have real leverage in the face of Donald Trump’s threats towards Greenland—and time on their side. They must use it to raise the prospective costs of

Yes, Europe has cards on Greenland. Here are 10 of them. @ecfr.eu