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Gérard Araud

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The author believed that Trump's persistent leniency towards Russia raised legitimate questions. #Trump #Russie #Politique #RU #US (translated)

The author believed that populism was transforming politics into a spectacle, where reality mattered little. According to him, it was enough to convince voters that one was acting differently from others for the truth to take a back seat. He cited Trump as an example. #populisme #politique #vérité #US (translated)

The author of the message indicated that while he was posted to the United Nations, he had advised against the submission of such a text, believing that it had no chance of being adopted and that its failure would set back ten years. He had deemed it preferable to move forward indirectly, step by step. (translated)

The author wrote that the Commission deliberately submitted budget proposals it knew member states would cut because they were too costly. #Budget #Commission #MemberStates #EU

The author claimed that he was acting on behalf of the Croatian Ustaše, who, according to him, were armed and financed by fascist Italy. #Histoire #SecondeGuerreMondiale #Fascisme #HR #IT (translated)

The author recalled that the signing of the agreement in Mecca between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan had sparked irony from those who, according to him, could not conceive of a post-American world. He stated that this was now an activated alliance. #Diplomatie #Alliance #MondePostAméricain #SA #TR #PK (translated)

The author claimed that she knew that, in the current populist climate from which she would benefit, the realism of the programs and the accuracy of the figures mattered little to her voters. The publication added that Trump demonstrated this every day. #Politique #Populisme #Trump #US (translated)

The author wrote that neither Russia nor Ukraine had wanted to implement the agreement and that both sides had undermined the negotiations. They described the parties as honest brokers. #Diplomacy #RussiaUkraine #Negotiation #RU #UA

The author argued that populists’ success stemmed from opposition to the status quo, which they associated with traditional parties.

The author wrote that Central Asia and Siberia were probably the source of the great plague epidemics in history. He added that the bacillus remained present in some large rodents and that epidemiological surveillance was therefore attentive and constant. #AsieCentrale #Sibérie #Épidémie #CN #KZ #RU (translated)

The author indicated that the plague bacillus was circulating among rodents in Central Asia and Siberia. He explained that Russia had established a network of laboratories and observation centers to monitor the phenomenon. #peste #SantéPublique #Russie #KZ #RU (translated)

The author wrote that this situation primarily concerned all countries that, according to him, had excessively borrowed to take advantage of abnormally low rates. He added that in France, it resulted from political paralysis between the dissolution and the election campaign. #Économie #Politique #Endettement #FR (translated)

The author wrote that the heart of the conflict did not reside in Ukraine's accession to NATO, which he believed was excluded by the organization's rules. He added that Putin had laid out his position in a long article signed in July 2021, where he denied, according to the author, the existence of a Ukrainian nation. #Conflit #Ukraine #Poutine #UA (translated)

The author wrote that the radicalization of political debate had already strained friendships and families in the United States, and that there was no reason for France to escape it. #politique #radicalisation #France #US #FR (translated)

The author accused "them" of lying without trying to appear credible, asserting that the woman in question had herself stated the opposite. He added that, like Trump, they knew that the truth no longer mattered. #Vérité #Mensonge #Politique #US (translated)

The author estimated that with a national currency, the markets would have quickly reminded of the budgetary constraints and that the euro had allowed them to forget by protecting the country from their verdict. #Euro #Économie #Budget #FR #EU (translated)

The author wrote that this policy had not been imposed by the occupier and that it had been launched on the initiative of the Vichy regime, where Pétain had aligned himself with the hardest line. #Histoire #Vichy #Résistance #FR (translated)

The author believed that France's shortsightedness had made it dependent on irrational financial markets, where a herd movement without immediate justification could prevail. #France #Finance #Économie #FR (translated)

In a column published in Le Point in early August, the author estimated that several factors were destabilizing the global sovereign debt market and that a major crisis could occur at any moment, placing France on the front line. #Économie #MarchéFinancier #DettesSouveraines #FR (translated)

The author estimated that if the state could not refinance itself at a bearable cost, it would have to either draw from the savings of the French or significantly reduce spending on social services and pensions, probably combining the two. According to him, these measures would lead to a recession. #Économie #ServicesPublics #Retraites #FR (translated)