'The race toward the geopolitical grotesque must be taken very seriously'
- Posted on February 4, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'The race toward the geopolitical grotesque must be taken very seriously'

OP-ED. Several heads of state – Donald Trump, Javier Milei, Nayib Bukele, Vladimir Putin – have continuously violated democratic norms through provocation, excess and spectacle. These are carefully calculated and dangerous strategies designed to stun and paralyze their interlocutors, warns lawyer Alain Garay.