To Be or Not to Be!
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is not just an energy crisis. It reflects America’s decline and represents Europe’s last chance to prove its autonomy. Refusing to take military action today means accepting submission tomorrow. The time has come for strategic Europe.
These strategic analyses by Admiral Christian Girard examine the major geopolitical consequences of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by 2026. The author highlights the failure of the Trump administration, whose inability to project land-based power limits the effectiveness of its technological superiority in the face of an Iran that has become a force to be reckoned with. This security vacuum threatens the stability of international maritime law and forces the Gulf powers to reevaluate their traditional alliances. For Europe, this text serves as an urgent warning about the need to achieve genuine strategic autonomy. The admiral thus urges the European Union to shake off its passivity and defend its economic and sovereign interests independently. In doing so, Europe could turn this crisis into a true test of its ability to act as a mature global power.