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"Whenever and however Russia's invasion of Ukraine ultimately ends, the U.S.-Russia relationship is likely to remain hostile in its aftermath. Over the long term, however, the United States will have incentives to reduce the risks and costs of its relationship with Russia in order to focus on other challenges, such as China. Future U.S. policymakers might therefore wish to again consider a limited less-hardline approach toward Russia. Supporters of such approaches contend that limited less-hardline approaches can reduce an adversary's insecurity, moderate its behavior, and reduce the costs and risks associated with competition between the two countries. Critics are reluctant to make concessions to U.S. rivals and worry that softening the U.S. stance could embolden a rival to become more demanding and aggressive. The authors used four historical case studies of limited less-hardline approaches with strategic similarities to the U.S.-Russia relationship before the war in Ukraine to evaluate these competing claims. These cases were (1) negotiations between Britain and Russia over Central Asia from 1899 to 1914 (2) U.S.-Soviet negotiations on the post-World War II order from 1945 to 1946, (3) the U.S.-Soviet détente from 1969 to 1975, and (4) the U.S.-Russia reset from 2009-2013. The authors found that such approaches have led to durable but narrow gains without emboldening the rival to be more demanding or aggressive. These limited policies also have limited effects. They only reduce a rival's threat perceptions modestly and do not prevent future deterioration of the relationship over outstanding conflicts of interest."

Dans cette complexité d'éthiques environnementales, il convient de réhabiliter la dimension de la création. C'est une approche qui rend l'homme responsable en maintenant l'harmonie et l'équilibre cosmique. Devant ces problèmes environnementaux d'une ampleur inédite, l'homme ne doit jamais occulter son appartenance à la création. C'est pourquoi, la pensée philosophique et éthique s'impose comme passage obligé pour la prise de conscience que tout dépend de tout et que rien n'est isolé du tout. C'est la renaissance de la vocation existentielle de l'homme : sa responsabilité envers toute la création. C'est le nouvel humanisme capable d'opérer une révolution sur les bases d'une nouvelle éthique non pas environnementale mais celle de la création

« Le 21 février 2022, Vladimir Poutine reconnaissait l'indépendance des territoires séparatistes ukrainiens. Trois jours plus tard, la Russie envahissait l'Ukraine. Une fois de plus, l'Histoire, au cœur du discours du président russe, avait servi à justifier la guerre. Au sein des sciences humaines, l'Histoire a cela de particulier d'être non seulement celle de la connaissance du passé, mais également un outil au service de la structuration des identités et de la construction des imaginaires nationaux. Sa puissance argumentative en a fait un instrument de choix dans l'action politique. Au cours des siècles, différents groupes et chefs d'État l'ont mobilisée, dévoyée ou manipulée afin de préparer leurs opinions publiques, de convaincre les indécis, d'encourager l'engagement militaire ou de légitimer, aux yeux de la communauté internationale, le bien-fondé du recours à la force et du passage à la violence. Entre rigueur historique et enjeux sociaux, au cœur du rapport entre pouvoir et société, les textes réunis dans ce volume reviennent sur les usages belliqueux de l'Histoire. De l'Antiquité à nos jours, de l'Orient à l'Occident et du Nord au Sud, chaque chapitre rappelle que la connaissance du passé reste incontournable pour comprendre le monde actuel et ses dynamiques, mais aussi pour se protéger de l'instrumentalisation de l'Histoire et de la désinformation, tant par le passé qu'à l'âge des réseaux sociaux. »--Quatrième de couverture

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