Terrorism, the role of the United Nations, multilateralism, and the emergence of new world societies in regions such as Africa and the Middle East are among the pressing issues addressed in this collection of speeches and writings by the French foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin. Widely known for his impassioned address to the United Nations against the impending war in Iraq, de Villepin's often controversial opinions raise questions about whether or not the war in Iraq has permanently damaged the relationship between the United States and Europe, how the war against terrorism will influence the future, and if the European Union will exist in cooperation or at odds with the United States. Rounding out this work are essays on de Villepin's impact on domestic and international issues by luminaries such as Carlos Fuentes, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Mario Vargas Llosa, Norman Mailer, and Susan Sontag.