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A range of books & articles written by French security experts about the attacks of September 11 (2001) are surveyed; each proposes a key to understanding these events in discussing the larger context of terrorism in the world. These works variously treat September 11 as a historical event, as a possible new form of conflict & terrorism, & as having profound implications for security in the context of globalization & Islamism. T. Ernst

Since the end of World War II, relations between Canadian and US leaders have become difficult, as the absence of the unifying force of war led to different political visions. However, on the whole, and in spite of a power differential that has grown since 1945, relations between Canada and the United States have nevertheless been good. How is this explained? In this reflection, rather than taking a structural-realist approach, we build on a perspective proposed by Stephane Roussel in his theory on democratic peace between Canada and the United States. Roussel showed how the constructivist model could justify the absence of coercion and the relatively egalitarian cooperation between both states. While Roussel's studies refer only to the 1867-1958 period, we broaden the perspective to include the contemporary period and propose that the 'unsocial sociability' at the heart of Canadian-American relations is due to the recognition of the democratic nature of the other's regime and the implementation of institutional mechanisms and techniques. Adapted from the source document.