Putin’s Russia: Between the need for security and the desire for (all) power
Russia is a unique country in the world! Indeed, with an area of 17,125,191 km2, more than four times the geographical size of the European Union and its 27 Member States, Russia is the largest country in the world but with a population of only 146,170,015...
Identity issues, separatist tendencies and international security issues
In the context of the "International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures" (2013-2022) and the "Nelson Mandela Decade for Peace" (2019-2028), established by the United Nations, it is certainly important to discuss one of the recurring phenomena affecting the field...
Invasion of Ukraine: Russia makes use of its “veto” in the United Nations Security Council
Russia, which is a permanent member state of the United Nations Security Council, has just vetoed, in the light of its logic, a resolution of this institution which deplored its "aggression against Ukraine" and asked it to withdraw "immediately" its troops from this...
Youth of Central Asia, Challenges for Peacebuilding: a comprehensive research review
The estimations are that by 2030, the world will be home to 1.3 billion young people. This speaks about the importance of the youth for development in various parts of the globe, particularly in developing countries which constitute 90% of the global youth population....
The reform of the United Nations Security Council: the need to rationalize the debate for appropriate solutions
In the context of the "Nelson Mandela Decade for Peace" (2019-2028), established by the United Nations, it is appropriate to return to one of the most recurrent issues within the international community over the past four decades. This is the perennial question of the...
The perennial question of the reform of the United Nations Security Council
In the context of the "Nelson Mandela Decade for Peace" (2019-2028), established by the United Nations, it is appropriate to return to one of the most recurrent issues within the international community over the past four decades. This is the perennial question of the...
The UN Security Council is highly criticized. Justifiably?
The Council is the only global institution that addresses the issue of peace. But should it be reformed? A carte blanche from Professor Roger Koudé, holder of the UNESCO Chair "Memories, Culture and Interculturality". In the context of the "Nelson Mandela Decade for...
From the ad hoc International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremberg to the International Criminal Court (ICC): international criminal justice as a civilizational bulwark against barbarism
The year 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Nuremberg Trials, as part of the activities of the related Ad Hoc International Military Tribunal, established by the Allies at the end of the Second World War. This historic trial, which lasted...
Proceedings of a Conference in Local History
The 7th Annual Readings in Local History took place in Toksovo, a town in the Karelian peninsula in the vicinity of St.Petersburg, Russia, earlier this year. The Readings are an event which is organized and conducted independently, by a group of local historians,...
Sung resistance: the songs of resistance against apartheid
In the context of the "International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures" (2013-2022) and the "Nelson Mandela Decade for Peace" (2019-2028), instituted by the United Nations, it makes sense to...
5th National Congress of Cultural Studies
On November 9, 2021, fellows of the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue took part in the 5th National Congress of Cultural Studies, the key topic of which sounded ‘Cultural Heritage: from...
The syndrome of the third mandate or unlimited mandates: an additional factor of political instability in Africa
This reflection follows a communication by Professor Roger Koudé at the international symposium held at the French National Assembly on the theme: "Dialogue between enemies: Needs and obstacles to the resolution of armed conflicts in the world" (Paris, May 25 &...