1936-2026: 90th Anniversary of the Journal
Founded in 1936, Politique étrangère, France’s longest-running journal of international relations, is set to publish a special issue in early June 2026. Bringing together leading contributors from France and abroad, this issue aims to offer a panorama of an uncertain world and its possible futures. In an unprecedented initiative, Politique étrangère will bring together a broad range of international contributions in an effort to capture an international scene that is at once open and fragmented in all its diversity and dynamism.
LIVING IN THE FUTURE WORLD
The foundations (demography, food, health, etc.) and the frameworks (technological dynamics, faith and beliefs, etc.) of international coexistence in a time of profound transformation.
World Population in the Twenty-First Century, by Hervé Le Bras
Food Security: How Can The World Population Be Fed?, by Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann
From African Health Sovereignty to Global Health Security, by Jean Kaseya
Energy in the Era of the New Geopolitics, by Laura Cozzi and Thomas Spencer
How Technology Is Reshaping the World Order?, by Anu Bradford
Religion, Moral Order, and the Resacralization of International Politics, by Peter Mandaville
GOVERNING THE FUTURE WORLD
How to reconcile interests and strategies: the weight of power, the role of law, the impact of inequalities, the regulation of trade, the management of armed conflict, and the role of Europe.
What is An International Order?, by Thierry de Montbrial
Reflections on A Darkening World, by Jean-Marie Guéhenno
Law and International Order, by Philippa Webb and Daisy Peterson
The Crises Testing Arms Control, by Patricia M. Lewis
War and Technology: An Approaching Military Revolution?, by Hew Strachan
Governing World Trade: Plutus, Midas, or Agnostos Theos?, by Jean-Marie Paugam
Governability, Inequality, and the Welfare State, by Anton Hemerijck and Waltraud Schelkle
Finance and the World: A European Perspective, by Sylvie Goulard
DREAMS OF A FUTURE WORLD
Beyond political and diplomatic strategies, what can creators—writers from all backgrounds and all continents—tell us about the future of the world? From the narrowest communities to the broadest horizons?
The Jungle, by Tash Aw
A Time capsule: Future Experiences in Russia, by Mikhaïl Shishkin
Address by the 48th President of the United States of America, Davos, January 25, 2029, by Philippe Claudel
Intimate Cartographies, by Velibor Čolić
A Hundred Years of Uncertainty, by David Diop
The Tshakapesh School, by Naomi Fontaine
The Future Has Arrived, by Leila Guerriero
A Small Valley, by Charif Majdalani
The Year of Awakening, by Vikas Swarup
This issue is available in French only: Politique étrangère, vol. 91, n° 2, 2026.
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Digital Revolution, Economic Upheaval
The digital revolution is profoundly shaking up the economy, with the impact felt well beyond the digital sector itself. Indeed, it is transforming the very concept of value creation. Artificial intelligence represents a new phase that requires a colossal investment in physical infrastructure like data centers. Europe failed to grasp the scale of these changes in time, but it does have certain advantages.
Germany: The Return of Military Service?
Abolished in 2011, conscription returned to Germany in 2025, albeit in a new, voluntary form. The decision in 2011 was broadly supported. Public opinion, like the political sphere, is more divided now. The reintroduction of voluntary service for men reflects the demands of the geopolitical landscape and the Bundeswehr’s need for troops. It remains to be seen whether the model chosen will fulfill the requirements of defense chiefs.
Foreword
In this special issue of Politique étrangère devoted to the proceedings of the conference organized by Ifri on April 10, 2019, in the Grand Amphitheater of the Sorbonne, on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary, read the foreword by Thierry de Montbrial, founder and president of Ifri.
Europe and Africa
In this special issue of Politique étrangère devoted to the proceedings of the conference organized by Ifri on April 10, 2019, in the Grand Amphitheater of the Sorbonne, on the occasion of its fortieth anniversary, discover the conversation between Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary General of La Francophonie and Thierrry de Montbrial, Founder and Executive Chairman of Ifri.