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Philippe

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MOREAU DEFARGES

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Research fellow, RAMSES co-editor.

Biographie En

Philippe Moreau Defarges, born in 1943, is a former diplomat. He is a senior fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). He has been the co-editor of its yearly survey RAMSES (2002-2015). He has taught International Relations and Geopolitics at SciencesPo, Paris.

 

Fields of expertise :

 

        International relations, European construction, global issues (globalization, environment, law in the international system…).

 

Main publications :

 

- Relations internationales (International Relations), collection « Points-Essais », Le Seuil, 8th edition : 2010-2011.

- Introduction à la géopolitique (Introduction to geopolitics), collection « Points-Essais », Le Seuil, 3rd edition : 2009.

- Dictionary of Geopolitics, Armand Colin, 2002.

- Repentance et Réconciliation (Repentance and Reconciliation), collection « La bibliothèque du citoyen », Presses de Sciences Po, 1999.

- La mondialisation (Globalization), Que sais-je ? n° 1687, Presses Universitaires de France, 9th edition : 2012. CD, 2013.

- La gouvernance (Governance), Que sais-je ? n° 3676, Presses Universitaires de France, 5th edition : 2015.

- Constitution européenne, Voter en connaissance de cause (The European Constitution, voting with full knowledge of the text), Éditions d’Organisation, 2005.

- Droits d’ingérence (Rights of Intervention), Presses de Sciences Po, 2006.

- La Géopolitique pour les Nuls (Geopolitics for Dummies), First Editions, 2nd edition : 2012.

- La guerre ou la paix demain ? (War or Peace To-morrow ?), Armand Colin, 2009.

- L’Histoire du monde pour les Nuls (World History for Dummies), First Editions, 2nd edition : 2015.

- L’Histoire de l’Europe pour les Nuls (European History for Dummies), First Editions, 2013.

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Publications

Kissinger, or the Last Diplomat

Date de publication
10 March 2017
Accroche

In the second half of the 20th century, Kissinger evokes the fundamental choices underpinning American diplomacy.

The "War to End All Wars": Total War, Total Peace?

Date de publication
20 March 2014
Accroche

The Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920 marked the end of the First World War whose purpose was to establish the conditions for enduring, if not perpetual peace.

The EU and the Crisis: Do We Need More Integration?

Date de publication
07 December 2011
Accroche

The European Union is facing a tremendous challenge: coming out of the crisis unified. Every summit is both labeled the one of all hopes and the one of the last chance. Information keeps coming in, which hampers a good comprehension of the situation. 

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RAMSES 2010 - Crise mondiale et gouvernance globale
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RAMSES 2007 - L'Europe et le monde
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RAMSES 2006 - 60 ans après la guerre, un monde en recomposition