Contenu du sommaire : Les nouvelles orientations de la pensée stratégique

François Mitterrand, Architect of the Great Europe : the European Confederation Project (1990-1991). On the 9th of November 1989, the Berlin Wall, symbol of Europe's division into two hostile blocks was brought down. An air of liberty whistled over Eastern Europe, still subjected to military and ideological domination. On the 31st of December of the same year, François Mitterrand commences his Confederation project. With the presentiment that Europe is getting ready for a radical change, he starts to sketch the outline of a pan European organization for cooperation and political dialogue. The project begins in June 1991 with the conference for the European Confederation in Prague organized with Vaclav Havel. This meeting did not produce the results hoped for. In the summer of 1991, war breaks out in former Yugoslavia, Gorbachev is undermined by the coup in Moscow and the European Community gives priority to strengthening its cohesion on enlargement. The Confederation will remain an unfinished grand project.`np pagenum="019"/b

NATO-EU : The Georgian Equation. Following the “Rose Revolution” (2003), Georgia embarked on the process to move closer to NATO membership, with a view of securing its independence from Russia. This being their primary concern, relations with the European Union became secondary in their priorities. The war in August 2008 obliged Tbilissi to rethink its schedule. Russia is in the position to block, de facto any rapprochement between Georgia and NATO. Once the Association Agreement is opened with the EU, Georgia will be able to submit an application for EU membership, a perspective that divides the current member states. While its relations with the EU are being clarified, Tbilissi is keeping its irons hot with NATO, its aim is to pledge and make the necessary reforms which would allow them to enter the EU and/or NATO should the strategic situation give them the opportunity.`np pagenum="031"/b

Toward a European Union Security and Defence White Paper : between “non-Identified Object” and Window of Opportunity`/titrebIt has become a necessity to draft a White Paper for European Union Security and Defence. Despite a long history of obstacles and hesitation around the subject, an operational, doctrinal and military-technological base for the European Security Strategy is very much needed. The White Paper will also be used to initiate a change of defence instruments with harmonisation of schedules and national defence policies. The economic environment has provided a window of opportunity with budget constraints requiring synergy, sharing and enhanced cooperation. It has also enabled the drafting of this useful document.`np pagenum="041"/b

Emerging Countries in the Current World Order : Changes and Political Legitimacy. Can emerging countries counterbalance the strategic weight of the G8 powers ? In this article, the author analyses the role played by the “emerging powers” in the prevailing international system. What will be the consequences of changing strategic representations on the western monopoly of world order ? Which individual or collective strategies for a change of the interstate and economic system are adopted by these countries – despite their differences in terms of international insertion or geopolitical interests ? By becoming the unavoidable actors of a South-South cooperation, of the development of the fight against poverty and of the reform of international institutions, emerging countries are questioning their role inside the established order and show their international ambition.`np pagenum="053"/b