New notions have appeared in the dialectics of North-South relations since the mid-1970s, and have eventually deeply modified the traditional approach to international action for development through the last two decades. Whereas until the first petrol disaster, Third-World countries development was regarded an essentially economical process in nature, a certain number of other parameters have been taken into consideration throughout the years, so much so that eventually, there has been talk (...)  lire suite

The events on September 11^th prove that globalization not only endorses an economic character, but also an important political dynamics. This dynamics transforms the nature of the international system, by making a world social system where an increasing number of heterogeneous actors, whose reciprocal relationships are asymmetrical, interact. The events also reflect the necessity of a world governance, at the opposite end of the fragmented governance practiced until now. This world (...)  lire suite

Multilateralism is a recent phenomenon (beginning of the 21^st Century), somehow unknown. It is both a historical and theoretical concept that evolved after World War II. The multiplication of international exchanges and of various international organizations has made this concept and method of international cooperation increasingly complex to grasp. It is instrumentalized or bypassed by Member States who are supposed to promote it. Nevertheless, in a globalized and transborders world, (...)  lire suite