''Politique étrangère'' is the oldest French

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dedicated to the study of

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

. Created in 1936 by the French Council on Foreign Relations, this

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was taken over and published by the

Institut français des relations internationales The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri; English ''French Institute of International Relations'') is a think tank dedicated to international affairs, based in Paris, France. Overview Ifri was established in 1979 by Thierry d ...

— French Institute for International Relations — when it was founded in 1979. Open to world debates, ''Politique étrangère'' is the first distributor of French analysis for foreign countries. ''Politique étrangère'' is a long-term reference for academics, opinion leaders and members of civil society. It aims at highlighting all the key elements as to foreign affairs and offering deep analyses of today's international context. Each edition offers at least two dossiers about an event or an aspect of the international debate, as well as several articles deciphering the emerging issues. ''Politique étrangère'' also places great interest in the latest French and foreign publications dealing with international relations. Among those who have written articles for ''Politique étrangère'' are

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 ...

, André Beaufre, Jacques Berque,

Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger (; ; born Heinz Alfred Kissinger, May 27, 1923) is a German-born American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presid ...

Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss (, ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social An ...

Louis Massignon Louis Massignon (25 July 1883 – 31 October 1962) was a Catholic scholar of Islam and a pioneer of Catholic-Muslim mutual understanding. He was an influential figure in the twentieth century with regard to the Catholic church's relationship w ...

and

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism (and phenomenology), a French playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and lit ...

Editorial staff

* Director of publication:

Thierry de Montbrial Thierry de Montbrial (born 3 March 1943) is the executive chairman of the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), which he founded in 1979. He is also the founder and chairman of the World Policy Conference (WPC), which he created in ...

* Editors-in-Chief: Dominique David, Marc Hecker * Editorial board: Denis Bauchard, Bernard Cazes, Etienne de Durand,

Thomas Gomart Thomas Gomart (born 13 March 1973) is a French historian of international relations (History – Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) and the director of IFRIInstitut français des relations internationales since 2015. He was previously vice-president for ...

, Jolyon Howorth, Ethan Kapstein, Jean Klein, Jacques Mistral, Khadija Mohsen-Finan,

Dominique Moïsi Dominique Moïsi (born 21 October 1946) is a French Political science, political scientist and writer. He was a co-founder and is a senior advisor of the Paris-based Institut Français des Relations Internationales (IFRI), ''Pierre Keller Visiting ...

, Philippe Moreau Defarges, Eliane Mossé, Françoise Nicolas, Valérie Niquet,

Hans Stark Hans Stark (14 June 1921 – 29 March 1991) was an SS-''Untersturmführer'' and head of the admissions detail at Auschwitz-II Birkenau of Auschwitz concentration camp. Life and SS career Stark attended the Volksschule in Darmstadt from 1927 unt ...

* Scientific Committee: Thierry de Montbrial, Hélène Carrère d’Encausse,

Jean-Claude Casanova Jean-Claude Casanova (born 11 June 1934 in Ajaccio) is a French economist, educator and public intellectual with a lifetime involvement in French civic life. He was the chairman of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques between 2007 a ...

, Dominique Chevallier, Gérard Conac, Jean-Luc Domenach,

Jean-Marie Guéhenno Jean-Marie Guéhenno (; born 30 October 1949 in Paris) is a former French diplomat. Guéhenno served as the United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations from 2000 to August 2008. He was elected Chairman of the Henri Du ...

François Heisbourg François Heisbourg (born 24 June 1949) is currently Senior Advisor for Europe at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and Special Advisor at the Paris-based '' Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique''. He was director of the ...

Jacques Lesourne Jacques Lesourne (26 December 1928 – 1 March 2020) was a French economist who was the director of the daily newspaper ''Le Monde'' from 1991 to 1994. Biography Lesourne studied at the École Polytechnique and Mines ParisTech. His most notable p ...

, Jean-Pierre Rioux,

Pierre Rosanvallon Pierre Rosanvallon (born 1 January 1948) is a French historian and sociologist. He was named a professor at the Collège de France in 2001, holding the chair in modern and contemporary political history. Career His works are dedicated to the his ...

, Olivier Roy, Jacques Rupnik, Georges-Henri Soutou, Maurice Vaïsse, Alain Vernay

External links

* Presentation of ''Politique étrangère'' on the IFRI websit

* Wikipedia page of Ifri :fr:Institut français des relations internationales * Official blog of ''Politique étrangère'

* ''Politique étrangère'' on the Cairn.info porta

* ''Politique étrangère'' on the Persée.fr porta

* ''Politique étrangère'' on the France Diplomatie websit

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