This translation of the French bestseller Continuer l'Histoire brings
the powerful, articulate message of Hubert Vedrine to an even wider audience. With the astute analysis and acerbic wit for which he is famous, the former French foreign minister offers an overview of world politics since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Critical of both the United States and Europe, he calls for a return to a more realist foreign policy, rejecting the ideological notions of recent years. Vedrine takes issue with idealists who believe that states are no longer necessary and that globalization and free markets will automatically make a better world for all.