- «La Dislocation : Conversations avec Diane Lagrange» is a book published on 24 September 2026 by French historian and anthropologist Emmanuel Todd Gallimard, in conjunction with journalist Diane Lagrange *.
- The most prominent themes and idea of the book: - Business Idea: The book represents a deeper extension and analysis of his earlier book The Defeat of the West (La Défaite de l'Occident). It is a series of regular year-long dialogues and discussions between Emmanuel Todd and Diane Lagrange.- Geopolitical diagnosis: * Todd raises a fundamental question about whether the West has turned into "ghost ships lost in history", and tries to explain phenomena such as the rise of Donald Trump, the state of chaos and nihilism in the West, and the separation of Western policies from reality.
- A holistic vision of countries: The book analyzes and criticizes the situation of several powers and countries on the world stage such as: the United States, Germany, France, Russia, China, Japan, Israel, and Iran.- Religiousism and Nihilism: In his analyses, Todt links the decline or “zero state” of religion in Western societies (especially defunct Protestantism) with the pervasiveness of financialism, nihilism, and the deification of emptiness.
