The Turkish candidacy to the European Union
This candidacy has been considered for more than forty years, yet it only became concrete during the recent years, when the UE defined their accession […]
Studies
A new challenge for the Security Council : how to deal with deliquescent States, or States torn by intern conflicts
Considering that conflicts and crises irrupting within a State posed threats to international peace and security, the Security Council has progressively been brought to intervene […]
South Caucasus and the European Union
Within the context of broadening the European Union to include ten new member States on May 1st, 2004, the European Commission has created a new […]
Political responsibility on the international scene
The finality of this paper is not to analyse the principle of political responsibility in all of is dimensions. To opt for such a perspective […]
The Russian-Chechen War, an Endless Conflict
The Russian-Chechen war is far from being over; it is relevant task oneself about the mechanisms of such a situation : why does not the […]
Variations on the European construction
The European Constitution marks a new step in European construction; this summons a reflection on the latter, especially on the time of its beginnings. To […]
For a theory of the diplomatic discourse
Presupposing the concept of discourse (factitiveness, interactivity, contextuality and intertextuality), the diplomatic discourse is analysed in its specificity, that is as a set of structures […]
Security cooperations tackling transnational crime in Central Asia
In Central Asia, beyond tension over ethnic, gas or water disputes, low intensity conflicts against Islamic terrorists and drug traffickers are posing increasing threats to […]
What if Europe deconstructed itself…
Many scenarios could lead to a «deconstruction» of Europe : external shocks which do not appear to be very likely (such as a come back […]
The strategic illogic of preventive war
Between outspoken will and real will, the American strategy does rest on the preventive war doctrine, even if the Bush Administration prefers to name it […]
