We thought revenge was relegated to the margins of History, disqualified after the horrors of the Second World War. A world of rules, international law and diplomacy had to be imposed. And yet… she comes back. Brutal. Assumed. Structuring. Israel and the United States make it the heart of their action in Iran, Lebanon, or Palestine. Everywhere, the same language: strike to respond, punish to dissuade. Behind the words security or stability, another mechanism is at work. That of an emotion, of an impulse, revenge, which has become a strategy. A strategy that justifies everything, that makes a war a morally just war. But a strategy which contains a major risk: that of an endless sequence, where each blow calls for the next. So is revenge becoming a rule of the game between powers? Can we still escape it? And refusing it, is today being in the camp of the weak?
– Laurence DEVILLAIRS, Philosopher, accredited in philosophy, author of “Vengeance. The right not to forgive »published by Stock (25.03.26)
– Gaïdz MINASSIAN, Journalist at Le Monde, author of “The paths of victory. Can we still win a war? » published by Passé-Composé (first edition 01.09.20)
– Dominique MOÃ SI, Geopolitologist, founding member of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), special advisor to the Montaigne Institute, author of “The triangle of world passions – Understanding the chaos that is coming” published by Robert Laffont (03.26.26)
– Myriam BENRAAD, Political scientist specializing in the Middle East, author of “Conflict Mechanics. Cycles of violence and resolution » published by Le Cavalier Bleu (29.08.24)
– Denis SALAS, Essayist and former magistrate
