Headquartered in the heart of
Paris,
France, Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics is an independent research center that analyzes
international relations, economic and political strategies as well as international cultures.
Theoretical background
The French
think tank contributes to the massive body of international relations studies by examining the new balance of global power prevalent in the
post–Cold War era from a
geoeconomics
Geoeconomics (sometimes geo-economics) is the study of the spatial, temporal, and political aspects of economies and resources. Although there is no widely accepted singular definition, the distinction of geoeconomics separately from geopolitics ...
perspective: a perspective which complements the traditional vision of the international order as primarily
geopolitical. In this respect, the institute conforms to the thought of French
philosopher
A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...
,
sociologist and
political scientist Raymond Aron
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, historian and journalist, one of France's most prominent thinkers of the 20th century.
Aron is best known for his 19 ...
.
Contribution to international relations
In 1997, then named the "European Institute of Geoeconomics", the Institute created an academic journal of the same name, entitled ''Geoeconomics'' (in French, ''
Géoéconomie''), that broadened the field of international relations in adding to the discourse a consideration for economics as a powerful force involved in shaping inter-state and political interactions. The research and activities
of the institute equally seek to link the theoretical world with current events, and also seek to provide a European vision into the major geopolitical and economic issues.
Pascal Lorot
Pascal Lorot (born 30 April 1960 at Clichy) is a French economist and geopolitician.
Biography
He earned an economics PhD from the l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris (1987).
He has been the president of Institut Choiseul for Internation ...
has been president of Institut Choiseul since 2003.
Publications
Institut Choiseul currently publishes five other academic journals, in addition to ''Géoéconomie'':
*''Maghreb-Machrek'' (
Northern Africa and
the Arab world
The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western As ...
)
*''Problèmes d'Amérique latine'' (
Problems of Latin America)
*''Monde chinois'' (
Sinophone world)
*''Politique américaine'' (
American politics
The politics of the United States function within a framework of a constitutional federal republic and presidential system, with three distinct branches that Separation of powers, share powers. These are: the United States Congress, U.S. Congre ...
)
*''Nordiques'' (
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmar ...
)
References
External links
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