Richard Robert is the editor of Telos, a European think tank based in Paris. He started his career in 1995 as an assistant professor in University of Caen and University of Paris-IV Sorbonne. From 2002 to 2009 he was the chief editor of CFDT Cadres, a quarterly magazine published by a French labour union, and from 2012 to 2018 he was the executive director of Paris Innovation Review. His latest book, co-written with Elie Cohen, is La Valse européenne (Fayard: 2021).
Articles
22.02.2023
Narratives Meet Reality
Russian propaganda has long relied on the kind of anti-imperialists always ready to cast doubt on Western narratives. Over the years, public debate has been deeply damaged by a corrosive configuration whereby doubt opened the way to lies and lies reinforced doubt. But with the war in Ukraine the machine started to spin too fast. A bunch of gifted writers helped it reach its point of implosion.
Read more01.03.2022
The Return of the Brezhnev Doctrine
The worldview of Putin’s Russia reveals a long-standing disregard for the sovereignty and self-determination of its neighbours.
Read more07.09.2016
Elusive Sovereignty
The Brexit vote has been interpreted by some as demonstrating a desire to take back sovereignty and control. Yet defining exactly what this missing sovereignty amounts to, and what its place in the world of today is, seems to persistently elude us.
Read more