Dominique Moïsi
Dominique Moïsi (b. 1946) specialises in geopolitics and international politics. He is a senior adviser to the French Institute of International Affairs (IFRI), a professor at Harvard University and holds the chair of European geopolitics at the College of Europe. He regularly contributes to the French and international press, particularly the Financial Times, New York Times and Die Welt. His latest book is entitled The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope Are Reshaping the World (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010).
Updated: 14 September 2010
French leader may come to be seen as the victim of a revolt against modern elites, says Dominique Moïsi. 
The divisions threatening the integrity of Belgium, the heart of Europe, have dire repercussions on the stability of the Union and its image overseas. And yet, argues political scientist Dominique Moïsi, Belgium and the EU need each other to survive.