This article revisits the thorny issue of Franco-Thai relations at the start of World War II, examining French diplomatic archives (up till now strangely neglected) and comparing these with research on British, US and Thai sources and archives. It corrects a number of historiographical errors that have taken hold since the mid-20th century concerni...
Throughout most of Chinese history, leaders viewed the migration and movement of their subjects beyond state borders as a symptom of poor governance. As a result, record keepers generally avoided addressing the topic of Chinese people traveling or residing overseas. There is, however, an exceptional moment in Chinese history that provides valuable ...
As conflict dynamics become complex and escalate globally, especially identity-based conflicts, we are witnessing an unprecedented shift in the Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Peacebuilding field toward contextually innovative and effective community-led approaches. The inadequacies of liberal and neoliberal paradigms and the increase in ident...
Depuis les années 1980, le patrimoine kanak dispersé intègre les objets kanak anciens conservés dans des musées à l’extérieur du territoire calédonien. Poursuivant la pensée de Jean-Marie Tjibaou (1936-1989), chef de file du mouvement indépendantiste kanak jusqu’à son décès, ce projet est soutenu et reconnu par les institutions patrimoniales calédo...
In 2013, Oxford University Press published the Oxford handbook of modern diplomacy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013). Since then, 3.1 billion people have joined a social media network for the first time. This explosion of social media communication continues to dramatically and irreversibly shape human relations at the interpersonal, inter-co...
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To say that today’s international security environment has become highly complex is a truism. No one doubts this anymore, which is not to say that the efforts to argue such a reality have lost their relevance. On the contrary, the need and importance of scientific investigation are becoming critical as the international security environment becomes...
The government of Abdelmajid Tebboune, which took power in 2020, has wowed to renew the Algerian economy and diplomacy. This article argues that this quest will prove very difficult. Over the past two decades, Algeria has seen its diplomatic prowess, in terms of human and information resources, dwindle. While the obstacles are staggering, there is ...
Le réinvestissement de l’Asie du Sud-Est au tournant du XXIe siècle est un enjeu dont le Royaume-Uni n’a pas manqué de s’emparer pour maintenir son positionnement sur l’échiquier mondial. Qu’ils soient stratégiques, diplomatiques ou économiques, les objectifs britanniques sont intrinsèquement liés à la quête d’influence et de rayonnement poursuivie...
British Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dories proclaimed culture and sport the “third front in the Ukrainian war”. Russia, Ukraine but also national institutions in Western countries recognize this strong dimension in their own strategic conducts. Music is clearly part of this War whether on the side of belligerents...
Dans le cadre d'un table ronde sur la préparation, l'accès et le rapport au terrain en recherches asiatiques, l'objectif de cette communication était de proposer un retour d'expérience sur les recherches effectuées aux archives nationales du Laos (Vientiane), aux archives nationales du Cambodge (Phnom Penh), aux archives du Centre n°3 au Vietnam (H...
