It cannot be denied that what happened today is precisely that which Jacques Chirac had feared and indeed articulated in support of his decision not to get involved in Iraq: the implosion of the entire region.
When it comes to terrorism, the link between America and the 'nonradical' Islamists is that they both think they are able to profit from this terrorism.
Will the country benefit from the competition of interests and become more powerful, or will that competition turn into conflict, as happened during the American Civil War?
The best of all possible friends: America and Germany remain so in spite of the conflict around American espionage. Merkel’s visit in Washington could be the occasion to reassure ourselves of that.
From the formulation of codes of conduct to the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, the U.S. is vying with China for the authority to lead in the political and economic arenas.