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"Hunger Riots" in Senegal: A Pointer to the Current Governance Failure

Date de publication
28 February 2010
Accroche

"Hunger riots", a stock phrase used to describe protests at the end of 2007 / beginning 2008 in around thirty countries world-wide, mostly African States, places different phenomena into one group. In this paper, we will focus on the case of Senegal, a country in which "Hunger riots" were numerous.

Au coeur de l'Amérique ? Le mouvement des Tea Parties

Date de publication
27 February 2010
Accroche

Since the beginning of 2009, conservatism in America has morphed into a spontaneous and decentralized form called the Tea Party Movement. Anne-Lorraine Bujon, a distinguished commentator on U.S. policy and society, analyses this new phase in American history.

Violence in the Bush: How International Peacebuilding Faces Land-use Conflicts

Date de publication
26 February 2010
Accroche

Following the conflict in Ituri (1999-2003), the International Community deployed different peacebuilding programs in this north-eastern district of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Built around a concept of democratic transition at the national level, these programs have not always acknowledged the scale of local conflicts and the fragility of local institutions, which are both the targets and the relay of such programs.

Thierry VIRCOULON Florence LIEGEOIS

The Development of Road Networks in China: Miscalculations and Inequalities

Date de publication
25 February 2010
Accroche

China has some of the densest road networks of any developing country, accounting for the vast majority of paved roads among lower- and middle-income countries. However, statistical data at the national and provincial levels show two puzzling trends.

Kun-Chin LIN

Russia, China and the United States: From Strategic Triangularism to the Postmodern Triangle

Date de publication
15 February 2010
Accroche

Over the past decade, there has been much talk about a new world order, in which American "unipolarity" would be superseded by more equal arrangements between the great powers. One such idea is a return to the Russia-China-US triangle. In truth, however, the time for such geopolitical schemes has long passed.

Getting Carbon Out: Tougher Than it Looks. An Assessment of EU, US & Chinese Pledges

Date de publication
14 February 2010
Accroche

This paper intends to examine the emissions trajectories of the three largest emitters, China, the US and the European Union through the optics of indicators and assess the feasibility of their targets for 2020.

President Obama Snubs Europe: The US Perspective on the EU

Date de publication
11 February 2010
Accroche

Introduction

With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty completed the EU is undergoing profound institutional changes. How does the US perceive the EU and these changes?

To analyze American perceptions of the EU it is first necessary to distinguish between the general American public and the American political elite.

Devon WEIDEMANN

Russia, China and the United States: From Strategic Triangularism to the Postmodern Triangle

Date de publication
01 February 2010
Accroche

Over the past decade, there has been much talk about a new world order, in which American "unipolarity" would be superseded by more equal arrangements between the great powers. One such idea is a return to the Russia-China-US triangle.

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