Détroit d'Ormuz : comment l'Iran a piégé l'Amérique - Michel Foucher & Pierre Haski

Why did the world's leading military power fail against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz? For geographer Michel Foucher, the answer can be summed up in one sentence: the Iranians have made the terrain their ally, and the Americans no longer read maps. A geographer, diplomat, former French ambassador to Latvia, and author of "Fronts and Borders," Michel Foucher has dedicated his life to studying what borders reveal about power dynamics. In this in-depth conversation, he and Pierre Haski re-examine current crises through the lens of geography: the Hormuz trap, the resurgence of the American, Russian, Chinese, and Turkish empires, Putin's statement about the end of the USSR that we misunderstood, the 26,000 kilometers of new borders that have emerged in Europe and Eurasia since 1990, and his verdict as a geographer, contrary to the diplomats' views, on the territorial impossibility of a Palestinian state. An interview to understand why, from the coves of the Persian Gulf to the borders of empires, war always begins on a map. Michel Foucher will soon publish "The Great Bifurcation" with CNRS Editions. CHAPTERS 0:00 Opening Excerpt 0:55 Introduction by Michel Foucher 2:20 Hormuz: Geography's Revenge 7:18 Lacoste, Herodotus, and the Journey of a Geographer 17:05 A History of the Word "Geopolitics," from Haushofer to Roosevelt 22:23 The Resurgence of Empire: United States, Russia, China, India 29:45 The Europe of Nations: The Continent of Friction 33:00 Trump: Greenland, Cuba, Venezuela 35:04 Russia-Ukraine: A Protracted War 37:50 The Baltic Scenario in Question 41:39 Israel-Palestine: Geography Against the Two States 51:45 Sykes-Picot, ISIS, and the Solidity of Borders 55:48 Africa and the Wisdom of the Cairo Declaration 59:52 Napoleon, de Gaulle, and "The Great Bifurcation" In partnership with @lenouvelobs / @nouvelobs Find all of Pierre Haski's geopolitical columns on the "Nouvel Obs" website 👉 https://www.nouvelobs.com/la-chroniqu... Images: François Cauwel - Editing: Mathias Lavergne - Graphic Design: Lou Sanchez - Production Managers: Louise Pouchoulon and Nicolas Wiart - Produced by Anthony Dufour. Thanks to the Gaieté Lyrique where this conversation was recorded. Any reproduction, distribution, or use of this content, in whole or in part, without prior authorization is strictly prohibited. #Trump #Iran #geopolitics