François Heisbourg
@fheisbourg.bsky.social
Senior adviser (Europe), IISS,
Special adviser, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
Special adviser, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
Right side up. Dans le bon sens 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Right side up. Dans le bon sens 🙃
My Figaro interview
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My Figaro interview
Winter has come
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Winter has come
Winter has come
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Winter has come
The daily 9 AM minute of silence sounded this morning like a dirge for ebbing hopes of freedom
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The daily 9 AM minute of silence sounded this morning like a dirge for ebbing hopes of freedom
Spooky night in Lviv
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Spooky night in Lviv
The Lviv opera in a war darkened city, waiting to know what fate the US and Russia are trying to impose on Ukraine. The US delegation in Kyiv is holding rhe candle for Russia.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The Lviv opera in a war darkened city, waiting to know what fate the US and Russia are trying to impose on Ukraine. The US delegation in Kyiv is holding rhe candle for Russia.
Loin de Miami: cimetière militaire de Lviv
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Loin de Miami: cimetière militaire de Lviv
In my opinion, the most important book yet on this century's worst epidemic. See notably chapter 7 on the origins of the COVID 19 virus. The geopolitics of the pandemic have yet to fully play out. A highly convincing work.
September 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In my opinion, the most important book yet on this century's worst epidemic. See notably chapter 7 on the origins of the COVID 19 virus. The geopolitics of the pandemic have yet to fully play out. A highly convincing work.
Vichy Ex Hôtel du Parc. Where else?
August 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Vichy Ex Hôtel du Parc. Where else?
A remarkable book by Williamson Murray from 1984 with some useful lessons for the present day West even in a nuclear context. Alliances founded on trust key, institutional integrity (military and strategic)is vital, as is the integration of policy- and strategy-making, and access to global markets.
August 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A remarkable book by Williamson Murray from 1984 with some useful lessons for the present day West even in a nuclear context. Alliances founded on trust key, institutional integrity (military and strategic)is vital, as is the integration of policy- and strategy-making, and access to global markets.
See the chapter on the Trump-Putin Diktat imposed on Ukraine in Budapest under the auspices of Viktor Orbán. Not pretty
August 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
See the chapter on the Trump-Putin Diktat imposed on Ukraine in Budapest under the auspices of Viktor Orbán. Not pretty
A great smorgasbord of strategic thinking in the latest issue of Survival. Key words: time is of the essence. The piece on "NATO's vulnerable space assets" is ground-breaking (@IanBowers & Henrik Stålhane Hiim) re the baleful consequences for Europe of 🇨🇳space operations in a Taiwan crisis.
July 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A great smorgasbord of strategic thinking in the latest issue of Survival. Key words: time is of the essence. The piece on "NATO's vulnerable space assets" is ground-breaking (@IanBowers & Henrik Stålhane Hiim) re the baleful consequences for Europe of 🇨🇳space operations in a Taiwan crisis.
Interesting reading in today's FT with my Saturday morning coffee
June 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Interesting reading in today's FT with my Saturday morning coffee
Trump reaffirms article 5 but doesn't answer Dutch media question on how he interprets it. Much time spent at 45 minute presser on the outcome of Iran operations. Spain was threatened with trade retaliation for refusing the 5% commitment (which he expects to benefit US military hardware sales)
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trump reaffirms article 5 but doesn't answer Dutch media question on how he interprets it. Much time spent at 45 minute presser on the outcome of Iran operations. Spain was threatened with trade retaliation for refusing the 5% commitment (which he expects to benefit US military hardware sales)
For the time being, this is the best of several post-US campaign book I've read. The Epilogue is particularly useful to figure out why things turned out the way they did.
June 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
For the time being, this is the best of several post-US campaign book I've read. The Epilogue is particularly useful to figure out why things turned out the way they did.
Heureux d'écouter le vainqueur de l'élection présidentielle roumaine au Forum de sécurité de Bucarest. Happy to listen to the president-elect of Romania 🇷🇴 at the Security Forum in Bucharest
May 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Heureux d'écouter le vainqueur de l'élection présidentielle roumaine au Forum de sécurité de Bucarest. Happy to listen to the president-elect of Romania 🇷🇴 at the Security Forum in Bucharest
Mon article dans @grandcontinent.bsky.social sur le moment européen de la dissuasion française
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mon article dans @grandcontinent.bsky.social sur le moment européen de la dissuasion française
The tricky Polish lineup
May 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The tricky Polish lineup
Hard-right Chega party may be surging to number 2 slot in Portugal 🇵🇹 (see screenshot)
So three countries with 3 different moves: too early to talk about peak-populism even if pro-European mainstream made a huge comeback in Romania 🇷🇴. Poland 🇵🇱 will be tricky
So three countries with 3 different moves: too early to talk about peak-populism even if pro-European mainstream made a huge comeback in Romania 🇷🇴. Poland 🇵🇱 will be tricky
May 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hard-right Chega party may be surging to number 2 slot in Portugal 🇵🇹 (see screenshot)
So three countries with 3 different moves: too early to talk about peak-populism even if pro-European mainstream made a huge comeback in Romania 🇷🇴. Poland 🇵🇱 will be tricky
So three countries with 3 different moves: too early to talk about peak-populism even if pro-European mainstream made a huge comeback in Romania 🇷🇴. Poland 🇵🇱 will be tricky
Looks like Dan is winning big in Romania, with some 54% to 46% for Simion and the actual vote now counted . Eat your heart out, JD Vance
May 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Looks like Dan is winning big in Romania, with some 54% to 46% for Simion and the actual vote now counted . Eat your heart out, JD Vance
Kaja Kallas answering my question concerning the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine: "it's very very difficult"...
May 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Kaja Kallas answering my question concerning the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine: "it's very very difficult"...
In Memoriam,
Joseph S. Nye, jr.
Joseph S. Nye, jr.
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
In Memoriam,
Joseph S. Nye, jr.
Joseph S. Nye, jr.
Bottom-line of the day 🐴🐴🐴
April 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Bottom-line of the day 🐴🐴🐴
A great piece in today's @financialtimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A great piece in today's @financialtimes.com