International relations twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989-2009)
This article first analyses the international consequences of the bipolar system collapse in the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It then deals […]
Enjeux globaux
Degrowth or the philosophy of degross : intellectual lineage of a political ideology
Degrowth has invaded the media and even the associative and political scenes. This article adopts perspective different from the sociology of militancy and aims at […]
Reform of the security sector. A useful tool in the post-crisis stage?
The phrase « Security Sector Reform » (SSR) crops up frequently in texts on crisis management and peacekeeping operations. Yet it is just mere words. […]
Emerging countries and industrial countries : an insufferable rivalry or a compulsory common future?
Emerging countries and their transnational corporations will lead growth and the global GDP in 2009, and their influence at the Copenhagen Summit confirms that they […]
The evolution of the diplomatic profession
The diplomatic profession cannot be limited to social activities, neither to a pure exercise of bilateral representation. This job develops itself today in a multipolar […]
2008 : the season of the crisis
Our planet, which seemed to have been dozing, brutally awakened in 2008 to the shock of finding itself assaulted by a series of blows. One […]
2007 : clouded skies, bad visibilities, same temperatures
– Abstract 2007 did not bring any changes to the trends of previous years, which have been spent waiting. The weight of problems from the […]
Variations on non-governmental organizations
– Abstract The NGOs’ influence is outstanding in the humanitarian field, as well in the difficult question of intervention. The main NGOs are more and […]
The WTO and the tribulations of the Doha Round
– Abstract Despite the official name given to the Doha Round negotiations, designated as the Development Round, development matters are neither at the core of […]
What is the use of the United Nations?
– Abstract Without losing all hope in the UN, which is understood as a mere meeting place or a forum most of the time, one […]
