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The Paradigms of American Diplomacy in 2026
American diplomacy in 2026 is governed by a paradox: the United States wants fewer obligations, but not less power. It rejects the role of permanent custodian of the international order, yet remains unwilling to let any rival determine that order in its place. It questions allian
The Great Economic Transformations Since the 18th Century: From Economic Doctrines to Empirical Reality
Global economic history is often presented as a succession of triumphant doctrines: mercantilism, liberalism, socialism, Keynesianism, neoliberalism, and, more recently, technological capitalism and state capitalism.
Behind the Middle East: The Strategic Rivalry Between the United States and China
The successive crises in the Middle East are often analyzed through a regional lens: religious rivalries, territorial disputes, or local power struggles. Yet at a broader strategic level, the region primarily represents a central node in the power competition between the United States and China.
The Five Fault Lines of the Middle East - 2026
The Middle East remains the epicenter of global geopolitics.
Sovereignty, Intervention and Hegemony : The Matrix of the Emerging World Order
International law proclaims the equality of states. Global power, however, determines their unequal capacity to act. Between asserted sovereignty, foreign interference and institutionalised hegemony, a more fragmented international order is taking shape—without yet having found e
Financial Markets in Emerging Economies : Engines of Development, Vectors of Vulnerability, or Instruments of Resilience ?
For decades, the rise of a stock exchange, the opening of the capital account and access to international bond markets were presented as almost automatic signs that a country had entered economic modernity. An economy capable of attracting foreign investors, financing its compani