We often talk about the Vatican's internal affairs, but less about its international activities. Yet the Holy See's diplomacy can count on the world's most effective network to carry out its very special mission in the concert of states.
En quête de reconnaissance internationale depuis plusieurs années, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, fraîchement réélu à la tête de la République de Turquie, conduit son pays sur la voie d’une politique extérieure ambigüe.
Inherited from the era of great power struggles in the 19th century, neutrality helped Switzerland through the wars of the following century. Since then, however, the country has failed to establish a new doctrinaire basis for its foreign policy.
In Switzerland, there is a growing tendency to relativize neutrality by using vague adjectives and linking it to defense alliances. This is a sign of inconsistency and a lack of historical awareness.
On February 28, 2022, Switzerland surprised everyone by deciding to apply the European sanctions against Russia. This de facto renunciation of a certain neutrality led to a crisis in political discourse, particularly at the highest level. Analysis.
Neutrality has never been subject to a corseted definition. Its entire history demonstrates this. It depends on the goodwill of the other powers, and only makes sense if it is understood in the context of the moment.
Published six years apart, Tom Clancy's anticipation novel «Red Storm» and Francis Fukuyama's essay «The End of History and the Last Man» offer a striking contrast: the fear of a world war is followed by euphoria at the victory of democracies. In his own way, Fukuyama also tells the story of an unfulfilled future.
Professeure d’histoire à l’université de Genève, Irène Hermann est spécialiste de la neutralité suisse. Si cette dernière est particulièrement scrutée aujourd’hui, elle n’a jamais été univoque pour l’historienne, qui la démythifie au regard du passé. Entretien.
While wokism is evident in academic and artistic circles, it is also permeable to the world of politics. In the front line: the European institutions. We take the temperature.
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