“We no longer have the ability to impose Western values.”

Great diplomats Pirenne, the latest book by Hubert Védrine, has established itself as a reference work on international relations. With texts framed by long introductions and postfrontis.

Le Figaro. – How did you get the idea for this book about great diplomats? ?

Hubert Védrine. – It was Benoit Evert who came up with the idea of ​​teamwork for the great diplomats and negotiators of the 17th century.^H From a century to the present day, which proposed that I “direct” all this, introduce it and conclude it. We have created a list of the great figures who have marked the history of international relations over the past four centuries and have expanded it to include some great contemporary diplomats.

I accepted this project out of my passion for history, the one that nourishes us and that we can discuss, while the “duty to remember” is a reflection of the feelings of the moment. Returning to the twenty great and exciting characters depicted in the work, we can see what…