Laurent Cohen-Tanugi

International Lawyer

Laurent Cohen-Tanugi is a Paris-based international lawyer and public intellectual, and a recognized expert on European affairs and international relations. He has published several influential books, including An Alliance at Risk: The United States and Europe Since September 11.

He is a regular columnist for Le Monde and Les Echos, sits on the boards of several international think tanks, and was recently appointed by the French government to reflect on Europe's strategy in the global economy ahead of the French presidency of the European Union.

Featured Work

The Shape of the World to Come: Charting the Geopolitics of a New Century

NOV 4, 2008 Podcast

The Shape of the World to Come: Charting the Geopolitics of a New Century

French intellectual Laurent Cohen-Tanugi argues that economic globalization exists in a complex dialectic with the traditional geopolitics that it has, ironically, helped to revive.