The Paris-Berlin-Moscow axis
The Iraqi crisis in 2002-2003 is a founding crisis, after the turning point on 9/11. It has deeply modified international relations and divided the UN, […]
Diplomacy and security
September 11th : a new impetus in Russian-American relations ?
Just after September 11th, many analysts welcomed the U.S.-Russia rapprochement. Some of them even predicted that an alliance could emerge between the two countries, even […]
France and Germany through the Iraqi crisis
The Franco-German couple has established itself as a serious actor on the international scene, before the Anglo-American intervention in Iraq, as well as during the […]
The end of the United Nations ?
The United Nations (UN) were born from a weird union between empire and law. After the League of Nations’ failure, the USA created the UN […]
The ‘Iraqi Freedom’ campaign
In the Operation Iraqi Freedom – OIF (March 19, May 1st 2003) – the U.S. armed forces made a real achievement in warfighting. The right […]
Television coverings of ‘the war in Iraq’
All the French television and radio media came under careful scrutiny in March and April 2003, especially regarding their coverage of the Iraqi war led […]
The occupation of Iraq
Despite « the end of major operations » announced on May 1st, 2003, by the US president, the occupation forces in Iraq have to face […]
Smaller and greater history around the Iraqi crisis
The Iraqi crisis has been a concern on several « fronts » : Iraq and its leaders, the Security Council, the Atlantic Alliance and Europe, […]
The contradictions of the US foreign policy during the Iraqi crisis
During the Iraqi crisis, the contradictions of the American diplomacy were numerous, obvious and increasing. The various doctrines (Rogue States, preventive war…) presented a low […]
The UN and the Iraqi crisis
The Iraqi crisis from September 2002 to March 2003, and its aftermath, is the result of the impossible settlement of the after-Gulf War, as well […]