Zaki Laïdi is Professor of International Relations at L'Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), and the author of Limited Achievements: Obama's Foreign Policy.
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Commentaries by Zaki Laïdi
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Following from Above
PARIS – France’s military intervention in Mali is proceeding apace, with the recent fall of Timbuktu representing a significant milestone in…
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France Alone?
PARIS – In less than two years, France has carried out three decisive foreign military interventions. In March 2011, its airstrikes in Libya…
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Bye-Bye, Middle East?
PARIS – For some time now, a certain strategic vision has been gaining traction: the United States is becoming energy-independent, paving th…
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Obama’s Underachieving Foreign Policy
PARIS – To evaluate an American president’s foreign-policy performance after one term is challenging, given the complex diplomatic and strat…
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Olympolitik
PARIS – Is there a link between economic power and Olympic medals? Is a form of multipolarity in sports emerging as political multipolarity …
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Hollande or Insurrection?
PARIS – For better or worse, Europe is now engaged in an insurrection against the fiscal pact condemning European Union member countrie…
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BRICS and Mortar
PARIS – Last week, the leaders of five of the world’s fastest-growing economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (the BRICS)…
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Obama’s Middle East Malady
PARIS – No sooner did US President Barack Obama welcome home American troops from Iraq and laud that country’s stability and democracy than …
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Olympian Economics
interesting . in line with my own piece on the topic published three days ago. you mentionned population i mentionned morphology, you refer to past performances i mentionned traditions and sport policies , you mention gdp per capita i mentionned level of development. The host factor is important but works by definition for one country.
Following from Above
Paul A. Myers: For over a thousand years the Mediterranean Sea has been an arena of contention between Christian (European) and Muslim (North African) societies. It continues today. West Africa and other regions bor…
Following from Above
Frank O'Callaghan: Perhaps! There should be mention that Niger's minerals are necessary for the future of electricity in France.