This is an anthology of analytical articles that help us understand the new world. Faced by the rise of emerging powers and by the modernization strategies of numerous democracies who are competing to see who can adapt best, France appears to be an isolated backmarker. Nicolas Bavarez attempts to defuse the blockages in our society by providing the keys to understanding the situation as well as solutions that will the bring about the renewal of France and of Europe.
(Perrin, 2006)