''Politique étrangère'' is the oldest French

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dedicated to the study of

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. 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 relations, international affairs, based in Paris, France. Overview Ifri was establi ...

— 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 ...

André Beaufre André Beaufre (; 25 January 190213 February 1975) was a French Army officer and military strategist who attained the rank of Général d'Armée (Army General) before his retirement in 1961. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine and entered the milit ...

, Jacques Berque,

Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 56th United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and the 7th National Security Advisor (United States), natio ...

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

Louis Massignon Louis Massignon (25 July 1883 – 31 October 1962) was a French 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 relatio ...

and

Jean-Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (, ; ; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary criticism, literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th ...

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 create ...

* Editors-in-Chief:

Dominique David Dominique David (; born 27 February 1963) is a French entrepreneur and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly in the 2017 elections, representing the department of Gironde. Political car ...

, Marc Hecker * Editorial board: Denis Bauchard,

Bernard Cazes Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It has West Germanic origin and is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern ...

, 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 Jolyon Michael Howorth (born 4 May 1945) is a British scholar of French history, European politics and defense policy. He is currently Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics and Professor Emeritus of European Studies at the University of Ba ...

, Ethan Kapstein, Jean Klein,

Jacques Mistral Jacques Mistral (born September 22, 1947) is a French economist and professor. He is a member of the Conseil d'Analyse Économique in France, a member of the Cercle des économistes, and as of October 2009, a member of the scientific council of th ...

Khadija Mohsen-Finan Khadija, Khadeeja or Khadijah () is an Arabic feminine given name, the name of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, first wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In 1995, it was one of the three most popular Arabic feminine names in the Muslim world, along wi ...

Dominique Moïsi Dominique Moïsi (born 21 October 1946) is a French 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 Professor'' at H ...

Philippe Moreau Defarges Philippe Moreau Defarges (19 April 1943 – 15 January 2025) was a French political scientist who specialized in international relations, geopolitics, pro-Europeanism, and globalisation. Moreau Defarges was an outspoken opponent of alter-globali ...

Eliane Mossé Éliane is a French feminine given name, also used as a surname. Eliane or Éliane may also refer to: * 1329 Eliane, a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on March 23, 1933 * Éliane, the name for Hill A1 in the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu taken by C ...

Françoise Nicolas Françoise () is a French feminine given name (equivalent to the English Frances or Italian Francesca) and may refer to: * Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress * Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventur ...

Valérie Niquet Valerie is generally a feminine given name, derived directly from the French ''Valérie'' (a traditionally female name). Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surna ...

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 u ...

* Scientific Committee: Thierry de Montbrial,

Hélène Carrère d’Encausse Helene or Hélène may refer to: People * Helene (name), and Hélène, a female given name, including a list of people with the name * Hélène (singer) (Hélène Rollès, born 1966), French actress and singer * Helen of Troy, a figure in Greek ...

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 "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by Belgian singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-born priest an ...

, Gérard Conac, Jean-Luc Domenach,

Jean-Marie Guéhenno Jean-Marie Guéhenno (; born 30 October 1949) is a former French diplomat who served as the United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations from 2000 to August 2008. Early life and education Guéhenno is the son of the Fren ...

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, Olivier Roy, Jacques Rupnik, Georges-Henri Soutou,

Maurice Vaïsse Maurice Vaïsse (born 7 May 1942 in Algiers
École doctorale de Sciences Po) is ...

, 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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