Le monde au tournant du siècle - article ; n°4 ; vol.64, pg 813-821

Hubert Védrine

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Politique étrangère - Année 1999 - Volume 64 - Numéro 4 - Pages 813-821
The World at the Turn of the Century, by Hubert Védrine Far from being the end of history or a new international order, the post-Cold War world is characterized rather by turbulent transition. Two fondamental issues are looming on the horizon : the role and place of the American hyperpower and the relations between the West and the other parts of the world. In the face of the risks of unilateralism and uniformization, we should strive to achieve a multipolar, diversified and multilateral world based on cooperation and negotiation. The European Union must play an important role in such a world. Faced with the risk of rejection or the West and of its values, it is necessary to hâve more regard for the pace and stages of development of non-Western countries and not to demand that they convert to democracy overnight. This is a key condition for the emergence of a genuinely universal consensus and of an authentic international community.
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Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.

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• Publié par: POLITIQUE_ETRANGERE
• Publié le: 01 janvier 1999
• Nombre de lectures: 7
• Langue: Français

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Védrine

Le monde au tournant du siècle

In: Politique étrangère N°4 - 1999 - 64e année pp. 813-821.

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The World at the Turn of the Century, by Hubert Védrine

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relations between the West and the other parts of the world. In the face of the risks of unilateralism and uniformization, we should

strive to achieve a multipolar, diversified and multilateral world based on cooperation and negotiation. The European Union must

play an important role in such a world. Faced with the risk of rejection or the West and of its values, it is necessary to hâve more

regard for the pace and stages of development of non-Western countries and not to demand that they convert to democracy

overnight. This is a key condition for the emergence of a genuinely universal consensus and of an authentic "international

community".

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Védrine. Le monde au tournant du siècle. In: Politique étrangère N°4 - 1999 - 64e année pp. 813-821.

doi : 10.3406/polit.1999.5008

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