Articles in the French edition of RDN this month

The unacceptable - Pierre Lacoste

Starting from Arab society’s rejection of governance that has become unacceptable, the author takes us on a retrospective tour of intolerable behaviour over the past century. He demonstrates that while collective red lines have ended up by preventing outbreaks of hostilities, the opposition to change, egotism and corruption of the privileged always lead to the unacceptable, and to uprisings.

The operational engagement of military families - Bruno de Saint Salvy

Support for the families of servicemen deployed on operations is a command responsibility. The author shows us how this mission is integrated into the military operation throughout the deployment emotional cycle.

Women in the defence and security domain - Irène Eulriet

The ambitions and contradictions of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security are the subject of this study. Among other subjects, it discusses the composition of intervention units operating under UN mandate, and the question of women and girls caught up in armed conflict.

Brazil’s stability and position in the world - Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha

Brazil’s external policy is based on its desire to reinforce international standards and institutions. The consolidation of internal stability, the promotion of regional integration and the reform of its defence sector have all given the country a new international role. Brazil views its defence sector as a contribution to South American security and to the renovation of the structure of world governance.

Brazilian cooperation with Africa - Sebastian Santander

Brazil uses international development programmes as its vehicle for its approach to Africa. It has two concerns: to consolidate its international posture of ‘generous diplomacy’, and to defend its interests as an economy which is already well positioned in the African market. By doing this it is looking to establish a natural outlet for its strategic expansion.

The Blue Amazon: Brazil’s maritime constraints and challenges - Marianne L. Wiesebron

Brazil’s defence strategy is currently rethinking the Atlantic maritime role of this great country. The Brazilian Navy not only acts as a planning and operational entity, but also as a global operator with an acquisition programme aimed at giving the country the means to fulfil its ocean-going ambitions.

Who wants to be my friend? - Roland Delawarde

Poland is an excellent example of the long and difficult march of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe towards a truly European system of defence. With its history giving the country a special sensitivity to the subject, Poland views the issue of its security on a different plane to the countries of Western Europe, but this attitude has been tending recently towards a more consensual approach.

The opening of the Serbian mission to NATO - Predag Kostic

The ten years following the end of the Cold War were more than eventful for Serbia. Its relationship with NATO still bears the scars. Without trying to hide these consequences, Serbian defence thinking today is aiming towards a progressive Euro-Atlantic integration, which assumes a partnership with NATO.

Africa and Asia in world geopolitics - Alain-Roger Edou Mwelle

The geopolitical coupling of Africa and Asia assumes a better understanding of their influence in the world. Any analysis of the identities of the two continents highlights the differences between their respective natural resources, and the different ways they adjust to the constraints of globalisation. But the author maintains that Africa and Asia can explore new strategies to combine their assets, correct the effects of Euro-American hegemony, and reinforce their geostrategic complimentarity.

The lure of disarmament and arms reduction - Henri Paris

Nuclear disarmament and arms reduction do not have the same aims. Confusing their definitions means misunderstanding the logic which currently drives the power calculations of yesterday’s Great Powers, and their associated approaches to the new strategic actor—China. The author knows the subject well from personal experience.