“Canada will not Stand Idly by ...”: Ukraine in the Foreign Policy of Canada

Ukraine has always had a special place in Canadian foreign policy. Currently, Canada is deeply engaged in supporting Ukraine to restore political and economic stability and to implement democratic reforms. The Government in Ottawa has condemned Russian aggressive policy and the illegal military occupation of Crimea and has taken a variety of steps and initiatives since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine in 2014 including imposing sanctions, economic and military assistance, and supporting of NATO measures

A Conceptualization of the Human Security Doctrine in the Post-Communist States in the Balkans

South and Eastern European post communist countries have for the last few years changed rapidly their national security concepts by including the so-called wide (complex) security theory elements. These non-military aspects of modern approach to the security are developed by the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Furthermore, some security experts and researchers state that nowadays a broad approach to security is transforming into a human security theory. The aim of the article is to show the impact of the evolution of the modern security theories towards the development of a human security doctrine in the selected Balkan post-communist states. Moreover, the article attempts to answer the main question: what kind of human security concept (Japanese or Canadian approach) in these post-communist countries will be adopted? Finally, a couple of proposals for the future conceptualization of the security policy in these countries are mentioned

Imprimer les émotions : stratégies du narrateur dans la quatrième Histoire tragique de Bénigne Poissenot

Bénigne Poissenot was the first author to introduce the theory of tragic tales reception, which was a vastly popular genre by the end of 16th and the beginning of 17th century in France. In the prologue of Nouvelles Histories Tragiques (1586) he emphasizes that the reason of his tales is to move the readers deeply and make them choose to go through a moral transformation and to live virtuous lives. This article’s objective is to investigate what methods and strategies the narrator uses to influence a reader’s emotions and to what extent those emotions help (or not) deliver the moral message, which can be found in his first-person declarations (the introduction and the conclusion of the tale). It is done by examining the fourth novel.Bénigne Poissenot was the first author to introduce the theory of tragic tales reception, which was a vastly popular genre by the end of 16th and the beginning of 17th century in France. In the prologue of Nouvelles Histories Tragiques (1586) he emphasizes that the reason of his tales is to move the readers deeply and make them choose to go through a moral transformation and to live virtuous lives. This article’s objective is to investigate what methods and strategies the narrator uses to influence a reader’s emotions and to what extent those emotions help (or not) deliver the moral message, which can be found in his first-person declarations (the introduction and the conclusion of the tale). It is done by examining the fourth novel

Analyse du refroidissement après minuit de la température de la chaussée en Wallonie

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A Dialectical Account of Development and the Future of Liberalism in Africa

Francis Fukuyama purported in 1989 that the world had reached the end of history, and that liberal democracy had triumphed as the teleological endpoint of governmental evolution. However, there is a looming question that enshrouds Fukuyama's assertion: what about Africa? Governance in Africa is a source of great interest to many international relations scholars, as the region is plagued with failed, failing, or inefficient governments, most claiming the title of democracies. While the sources and solutions are widely contested, I attempt to provide in my thesis a parsimonious account of the current situation in the region and assess its possible trajectories. I purport that liberalism has been and likely will continue to be insufficient in mitigating the shortcomings of governance in Africa. The three pillars of traditional Kantian liberalism, which allegedly produce peace and have been adopted by most developed states, are democratization, institutionalization, and free markets. In detailing how these principles have failed Africa, I also explain how they will likely continue to fail due to the astute logic of Hegelian dialectics. I use Hegel's law of unity and conflict of opposites to show that the African people are in a struggle between tradition and modernity which prevents the sustainability of liberal, Western-style governance and capitalism. Furthermore, Hegel's law of the passage of quantitative changes into qualitative changes suggests that without accumulation of a relevant good, like wealth or power, the African people are unlikely to embrace modern liberalism to a degree that would allow its successful imposition. Finally, I assess the future of liberalism in Africa, asserting that liberal democracy and capitalism are not the final destinations of all societies, and that alternate forms of governance and market structures need to be sincerely considered in Africa and perhaps elsewhere.No embarg

"L’Illustre philosophe" by sœur de La Chapelle (1663) : saint Catherine or Hypatia?

The paper focuses on one of the five tragedies that were dedicated in the 17th century to the character of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, martyred around 307. Some modern scholars dispute the existence of the saint and suggest that her legend was based on the life and murder of Hypatia, a Neoplatonist philosopher from Alexandria, who was massacred by Christians in 415. The author of the article proposes to demonstrate that in the tragedy L’Illustre philosophe the resemblance between these two martyrs – one pagan, the other Christian - becomes particularly flagrant. As a result, Soeur de La Chapelle’s work, while remaining an apology for the saint, also becomes a great plea for women’s access to education and participation in intellectual life

Joan Stavo-Debauge, Qu’est-ce que l’hospitalité ?

Cet ouvrage aborde le thème de l’hospitalité d’une manière déconcertante. L’auteur adopte une double approche : d’un côté, l’approche purement théorique, propre à la philosophie, et de l’autre l’approche empirique, propre aux sciences humaines, notamment à la sociologie. Il puise et s’inspire largement des théories de l’hospitalité des philosophes comme Jacques Derrida ou Marc Crépon, mais c’est surtout sa lecture des sociologues comme George Simmel, Alfred Schütz ou Isaac Joseph dans la vein..