Pierre Vimont, chief of staff to several foreign ministers under former President Jacques Chirac, served as France's ambassador to the European Union (1999-2002) and to the US (2007-2010). He was also the secretary-general of the European External Action Service in Brussels.

Yes, because his handling of foreign policy is uncertain and unpredictable. Donald Trump lacks strategic thinking. He does not view his counterparts as allies or adversaries. To him, they are interlocutors with whom he may or may not make "deals." His priority is not the transformation of the world order and multilateralism. These concepts do not speak to him.

The Kremlin leader primarily wants to take down the world order as it has existed since 1945, but he does not seem eager to rebuild anything. This is a difference from Xi Jinping's China, which wants to reform the international order to align it with its national interests. However, Beijing and Moscow share the rhetoric of many Global South countries who highlight how the West has ignored their interests for years. These states demand reforms of international institutions to secure a place at the high table of the world order.

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