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The organized multilateralism born out of the Second World War and the Cold War, and revived in the 1990s with the dream of a world of peaceful “global governance,” has fizzled out. The erosion of the large universal frameworks (United Nations, World Trade Organization, arms control and disarmament, international criminal justice, and so on) did not give way to a void but to an excess: a multitude of agreements and schemes that bore witness to the accelerated rebuilding of international relationships. Will institutional anarchy and the open competition of interests visible in uninhibited struggles for power be able to organize themselves around common fundamental interests in the future?

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Today, Lebanon symbolizes all the ambiguity resulting from almost two years of war in Gaza. Once again, the question relates to political and institutional recomposition, the reconstitution of a Lebanese army in charge of guarding its borders. But it is common knowledge that beyond its internal complexity, Lebanon’s future depends on the general fate of the region: Will Israel accept a political solution to Gaza, downgrading the aggressiveness of Hezbollah? Can Syria and Jordan retain a degree of stability? Can relations with Iran be normalized to an extent through a nuclear agreement?

Whether we focus on the complex issues of the Middle East or choose to observe the international system as a whole, the era has all the hallmarks of a time of change, with no certainty on what lies ahead.

 

MULTILATERALISMS: SURVIVAL OU REVIVAL?

Saving the UN, Saving Multilateralism, by Bernard Miyet

Navigating the Multilateral Seas: Lost in Decomposition?, by Frédéric Ramel

Preparing for and Responding to Pandemics, by Michel Kazatchkine

The Faces of Multilateralism: Arms Control and Disarmament, by Serge Sur

Digital Challenges: Fragmented Governance, by Benjamin Pajot

 

WHAT WILL POSTWAR LEBANON LOOK LIKE?

Lebanon 2025: Where Wars Intersect, by Joseph Maïla

Lebanon: How Much has Changed?, by Nabil el Khoury
 

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Syria: Post Assad, the Trap of Permanent Conflict, by Fabrice Balanche

The Baltic Sea and the War in Ukraine, by Philippe Perchoc

 

BAROMETERS

The “Europe of Internal Security”: An Unknown Quantity, by Jean Mafart

France and Chad: One Crisis after Another, by Nathaniel Powell

South Caucasus: History, Europeanness and Geostrategy, by Pierre Andrieu

 

REFLECTIONS

The IMEC: Trade Routes in a Multipolar World, by Simon Savary

 

 

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June 6th, 2025.

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The "Europe of Internal Security": An Unknown Quantity - Politique étrangère, Vol. 90, No. 2, Summer 2025

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06 June 2025
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The new European Internal Security Strategy, unveiled by the European Commission in April 2025, provides an opportunity to shine a light on a little-known policy. To mitigate the problems created by freedom of movement, substantial additions have been made to European internal security policy over the last few years. The European Union is constantly striving to become stronger in order to combat crime, terrorism, illegal immigration, and hybrid threats more effectively.

Jean MAFART
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Navigating the Multilateral Seas: Lost in Decomposition? - Politique étrangère, Vol. 90, No. 2, Summer 2025

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06 June 2025
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Institutionalized multilateralism seems to be under threat from power politics, especially within the UN system. There are continuing demands for the UN to be reformed. And flexible forms of consultation are being developed, such as club diplomacy and minilateralism. The reshaping of multilateralism is thus taking place mainly outside the institutional system, and its distance from the liberal international order and the multipolar order makes it less likely that the earth's habitability will be placed at the top of the multilateral agenda.

Frédéric RAMEL
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Trump 2: Challenges for the US Military Posture - Politique étrangère, Vol. 90, No. 1, Spring 2025

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04 March 2025
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The distribution of operational leverage points in US strategy has changed significantly over the past two decades, with a sharp reduction. Donald Trump's distancing and repeated criticism of traditional US alliances threaten to undermine the entire architecture of the US presence in the world, beyond the concrete, real and, in particular, industrial impasses of America's military posture.

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Ukraine: A Year of Uncertain Peace - Politique étrangère, Vol. 90, No. 1, Spring 2025

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04 March 2025
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During his election campaign, Donald Trump promised to settle the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. As the American president settles into the White House, different options are emerging for the future of this conflict. Some are more likely than others, but none can be ruled out. European countries appear increasingly divided over Russia, and the European Union risks paying a high price if it fails to come up with a solid common strategy.

Pierre VIMONT

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