"L'Empire de l'Ombre", the last annual "Le Grand Continent" magazine

"On stage: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping. A global excitement – the risk of a global explosion. The spectacle is impressive, but what is really happening behind the scenes?

A profound transformation is underway. It has become urgent to understand it. From Kremlin ideologues to Silicon Valley techno-Caesarists, new elites are seeking to forge empires. The firepower, both material and intellectual, of the project being imposed from the White House is undeniable. As always in such cases, its supporters tend to present it as inevitable.

But the relentlessness with which they attack Europe tells us that they still consider it an obstacle to the implementation of their plans. Realizing this means recognizing that we have more power than we imagine and building an alternative future.

The starting point must be the refusal to submit. Since the challenge is philosophical and cultural, any resistance begins with knowledge.

This is what makes this fourth volume of the journal a necessary handbook for any citizen convinced that happy vassalage cannot be their destiny.
Giuliano fra Empoli