L’Europe, un continent d’immigration malgré lui
L’Union européenne est aujourd’hui confrontée, avec les migrations internationales, à un double défi : celui de la réouverture de ses frontières à l’immigration, compte tenu […]
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What institutional future for the European Union ?
As the French presidency of the European Union reaches an end, and as its attempt to re-launch the Lisbon Treaty ratification process has been interrupted […]
Quel avenir institutionnel pour l’Union européenne ?
A la fin de la présidence française de l’Union européenne qui a tenté de relancer le processus de ratification du Traité de Lisbonne, interrompu par […]
A variation on sovereignty
The concept of sovereignty lies at the core of the international system ; yet it is far from having retained the same meaning during the […]
The ‘Westphalian paradigm’ as reflected by history. Europe Defined in Westphalian Treaties
The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 has given rise to interpretations that evolved over time. Il is still used to structure reflections over international relations’ […]
New soldiers of fortune in France: the end of taboos
– Abstract The development of private military companies goes beyond the perception and definition of the traditional mercenary activity. The outsourcing of certain tasks that […]
France and Europe: breach or continuity?
– Abstract The success of the simplified treaty promoted by president Sarkozy must not make one forget the traditional contradictions that exist in France on […]
Travels around France’s demotion
– Abstract Out of France and especially in Africa, do people perceive France as a declining country ? Does not this idea of decline grow […]
Western European minorities. The case of Spanish autonomous Communities
– Abstract There is no tradition of minority rights in Western Europe countries, since their fundamental principle is equality to the law. In certain cases, […]
Minority issue in post-Communist Europe
– Abstract The fall of the Soviet Union has had mixed consequences on the issue of minorities : on the one hand, it has allowed […]
