Defence diplomacy and environmental security: prospects for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Mélissa Levaillant Based on the initiatives taken by France in the field of environmental security, Mélissa Levaillant examines possible areas of multilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. This article is part of a collective publication by the Young Fellows of the Raisina Dialogue, organised by India on 14 and 15 April 2021. [...]

ALLIANCES AND COALITIONS SINCE 1945

Olivier SCHMITT This fourth volume marks the end of the history of Worlds at War: from 1945 onwards, nuclear weapons changed the situation and security challenges became global. This period is sometimes referred to as the "long peace", but that does not mean that there were no major, deadly conflicts: from the first [...]

WarTime. Temporality and the Decline of Western Military Power

Olivier SCHMITT The end of the Cold War has locked the Western world into a new wartime paradigm, with two characteristics: a praise of speed over patience and a reduction of war to a simple expeditionary risk management tool. Largely supported by the [...]

The sword and the map

Olivier SCHMITT Global power or European player? World cultural reference or forgotten nation? France's position in the world and its room for manoeuvre raise many questions today. Recent geopolitical upheavals, such as the rise of Asia, Brexit and the development of illiberal populism, mean that we need to [...]

French Defence Policy Since the End of the Cold War

Olivier SCHMITT This book analyses the evolution of French defence policy since the end of the Cold War. The authors identify the motivations, representations and objectives of French defence policy. Over the last thirty years, French defence policy has undergone major changes as a result of several [...].

Private security in West Africa

Enzo Fasquelle Anyone who has ever walked the streets of Dakar, Abidjan or any other metropolis in West Africa cannot fail to notice the presence of private security guards, security guards or "stand-up" workers: there have never been so many of them per square metre. Why are there so many of them? What is their relationship with the state and the police?

War and peace

Olivier Schmitt The great powers are resuming their strategic competition, Donald Trump is spreading his isolationist vision of the world, terrorism is going global, China is becoming the new giant, Russia is regaining its aggressive stance, wars are going cyber... All these are signs that the international order as we know it has had its day. If one term had to sum up the [...]

Football in the chaos of Yugoslavia

Loïc Trégourès This book is the story of the end of Yugoslavia and its reconstruction, through and by football, from the 1980s to 2000. It features players who are familiar to all football fans (and many Yugoslav players have played in France), from the mane of Vahid Halilhodžic to the [...].

The ups and downs of defence cooperation between the Baltic States since the 1990s

Živilė Kalibataitė Stratégique devotes its latest issue to the Baltic Sea: a maritime area whose importance is little known despite its geographical proximity. Edited by Matthieu CHILLAUD, the dossier is presented by Georges-Henri SOUTOU, President of the ISC and a member of the Institute. In his editorial, Mr SOUTOU recalls the importance of this sea since the Middle Ages, which [...].