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Études internationales

Volume 19, Number 4, 1988

Table of contents (41 articles)

  1. Guérilla et terrorisme en Amérique latine

    Yvon Grenier

    pp. 613–627

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    Abstract

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    In this paper, we deal with the distinction between two specific forms of political mobilization in Latin America, guerrilla and terrorism. First, we try to identify and discuss the main historical events in the evolution of guerrilla mobilization. We emphasize the socio-political profile and the ideological dispositions which are usually related to the guerrilla mobilization. Then, we examine the two phenomenons in a comparative perspective. We argue that guerrilla is a form of political mobilization that entails a fundamental change in the political competition (which involves an internal war), whereas terrorism, by its scope, its goals and its objectives, may only affect, to some extent, one or many policies of a given government. Finally, we propose two definitions of guerrilla and terrorism, followed by some additional commentaries on their theoretical limits.

  2. L’expertise stratégique face aux développements de l’intelligence articielle

    Jean-Max Noyer

    pp. 629–649

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    In the first section of this paper, the author tries to demonstrate how the increasing importance of modelisation/simulation reveals the existence of a crisis in strategic thought, seen as a crisis in the management of complexity, even more so as a crisis regarding the fundamental concepts of strategy, and regarding its claim even (as the " triumph of the means over the end " ) to tell how the world should be managed and what must be its destiny. At the same time, it is suggested that the dominance of " technolanguages " is growing, that the various attempts to overcome this crisis through the use of " artificial intelligence " are extremely promising, provided however that we agree to " a criticism of the strategic time-space ". In the second section, the author deals with the main problems and constraints linked with the conversion of strategic expertise into information processing languages and recommends that research be done along five axes : an update of the " fundamental connectors ", a kind of synapse in the strategic thinking, a study of the " attributes " and a setting up of such elaborate typology as " linguistic atoms ", and finally analyses of " contexts " and " key questions ".

  3. L’encadrement juridique de la conditionnalité des accords de confirmation du Fonds monétaire international

    Clément Samson

    pp. 651–671

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    The International Monetary fund agrees on stand-by agreements with a large number of countries of the world, allowing these countries to obtain substantial lines of credit. These agreements are made up of a group of conditions, where the generic term "conditionality" originates. This notion has been all the more legally formulated since the Fund's decision taken on March 2"d, 1979. The author of this article looks into each one of the 12 paragraphs and underlying principles that constitute the decision. Afterwards, the author examines paragraph 3 in detail, which enacts that these stand-by agreements are not international agreements, and analyses the reasons motivating such a decision on behalf of the Fund. The author also deals with the underlying issue of the legal type of international convention that a stand-by agreement may constitute: the "gentleman's agreement" or the unilateral mandatory declaration or the unenforceable agreement. Finally, the text ends with the review of the principal sanctions linked to the infringement of the stand-by agreement standards.

  4. La politique arctique des États-Unis et le cas de la souveraineté du Canada dans le Nord (Note)

    Michel Frédérick

    pp. 673–691

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  5. L’inspection sur place, ou la transparence des relations internationales (Note)

    Éric Remacle

    pp. 693–702

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Chronique des relations extérieures du Canada et du Québec

  1. I- Les relations extérieures du Canada

    Hélène Galarneau

    pp. 703–724

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  2. II- Les relations extérieures du Québec

    Hélène Galarneau

    pp. 725–728

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Comptes rendus : Théories, idéologies et problèmes internationaux

  1. Biberaj, Elez, Albania and China: A Study of an Unequal Alliance. Boulder and London, Westview Press, 1986, 195 p.

    Emmanuel Neuman

    pp. 729–730

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  2. Mazeran, Hélène, L’océan Inden. Un enjeu pour l’Occident. Paris, PUF, 1987, 227 p.

    Jean-Roch Perron

    pp. 731–732

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Comptes rendus : Développement et assistance internationale

  1. Cole, John, Development and Underdevelopment: A Profile of the Third World, Londres et New York, Methuen, 1987, 111 p.

    André Joyal

    pp. 732–733

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  2. Cornia, Giovanni Andréa, Jolly, Richard, Stewart, Frances (sous la direction de). L’ajustement à visage humain: Protéger les groupes vulnérables et favoriser la croissance. Paris, Éditions Économica, 1987, 385 p.

    André Joyal

    pp. 733–735

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  3. Riddell, Roger C. Foreign Aid Reconsidered, Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, 1987, 319 p.

    Martin Rudner

    pp. 735–736

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  4. Ayoub, Antoine, Percebois, Jacques (sous la direction de). Pétrole: Marchés et Stratégies. Paris, Économica, Coll. « Bibliothèque des Matières Premières », 1987, 330 p.

    Jean-René Chotard

    pp. 736–737

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  5. Dehove, Mario et Mathis, Jean. Le Commerce International. Paris, Dunod, Coll. « Sciences économiques », 1987, 336 p.

    Roger Dehem

    pp. 738–739

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  6. Havnevik, Kjell J. (Ed.) The IMF and the World Bank in Africa : Conditionality, Impact and Alternatives. Uppsala, Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, Coll. « Seminar Proceedings no 18 », 1987, 187 p.

    Martin Perron

    pp. 739–741

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  7. Carrère D’Encausse, Hélène. Le grand défi. Bolcheviks et Nations 1917-1930. Paris, Flammarion, Coll. « Nouvelle Bibliothèque Scientifique », 1987, 334 p.

    Rémi Hyppia

    pp. 741–742

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  8. Hogan, Michael J. The Marshall Plan: America, Britain and the Reconstruction of Western Europe, 1947-1952. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1987, 496 p.

    Daniel Perreault

    pp. 742–744

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  9. Kirschbaum, Stanislav J. et Roman, Anne C.R., (Eds.). Reflections on Slovak History, Toronto, Canadian Foundation of the Slovak World Congress, 1987, 193 p.

    Robert Michael

    pp. 744–746

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  10. Reid, Escott, Hungary and Suez 1956: A View From New Delhi. Oakville (Ontario), Mosaic Press Publishers, 1986, 163 p.

    Serge Bernier

    pp. 746–747

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Comptes rendus : Organisations internationales

  1. Beigbeder, Yves. Management Problems in United Nations Organizations: Reform or Decline? London (Engl.), Frances Pinter Publishers, Coll. « Studies in International Political Economy », 1987, 184 p.

    Guy Gosselin

    pp. 747–749

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  2. Schwob, Jacques. Les organes intégrés de caractère bureaucratique dans les organisations internationales. Bruxelles, Établissements Émile Bruylant, Coll. « Organisation internationale et Relations internationales », 1987, 412 p.

    Michel Bélanger

    pp. 749–751

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  3. Tolley, Howard, Jr. The U.N. Commission on Human Rights. Boulder (Col.), Westview Press. Coll. « Westview Special Studies in International Relations », 1987, 317 p.

    Paul Pilisi

    pp. 752–753

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Comptes rendus : Afrique

  1. Cahen, Michel, Mozambique: La Révolution implosée. Étude sur 12 ans d’indépendance (1975-1987), Paris, Ed. L’Harmattan, Coll. « Points de vue concrets », 1987, 176 p.

    Michel Houndjahoué

    pp. 753–755

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  2. Egero, Bertil, Mozambique : A Dream Undone. The Political Economy of Democracy, 1975-1984. Uppsala (Suède), Scandinavian Institute of African Studies (Nordiska Africaninstitutet), 1987, 230 p.

    Marie Lavigne

    pp. 755–757

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  3. Petersen, Kirsten Holst (Ed.) Religion, Development and African Identity. Uppsala, Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, Coll. « Seminar Proceedings », no 17, 1987, 163 p.

    Bertrand Nézeys

    pp. 757–758

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Comptes rendus : Amérique latine

  1. Chacel, Julian M. (Ed.), Falk, Pamela S., Fleischer, David V. Brazil’s Economic and Political Future. Boulder (Col.), Westview Press, Coll. « Westview Special Studies on Latin America and the Caribbean », 1988, 303 p.

    Michel Duquette

    pp. 759–761

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  2. Hartlyn, Jonathan et Morley, Samuel A. (Ed.) Latin American Political Economy: Financial Crisis and Political Change. Boulder (Col.), Westview Press, 1986, 339 p.

    Gilles Vandal

    pp. 761–763

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  3. Payne, Anthony. The International Crisis in the Caribbean. Baltimore (MD), Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984, 187 p.

    Claude Morin

    pp. 763–764

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  4. Thorup, Cathryn L. et al. The United States and Mexico: Face to Face with New Technology. Washgington (D.C.), Overseas Development Council, Coll. « U.S.-Third World Perspectives No. 8 », 1987, 240 p.

    J.P. Thouez

    pp. 764–766

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Comptes rendus : Moyen-Orient

  1. Braun, Aurel (Ed.) The Middle East in Global Strategy. Boulder (Col.)-London (Engl.), Westview Press-Mansell Publishing Limited, 1987, 288 p.

    Joseph Maïla

    pp. 766–767

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  2. Ellis, Kail C. (Ed.) The Vatican, Islam, and the Middle East. Syracuse (N.Y.), Syracuse University Press, 1987, 365 p.

    Léopold Battel

    pp. 767–769

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  3. Evron, Yair. War and Intervention in Lebanon: The Israeli-Syrian Deterrence Dialogue. Baltimore (MD), The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 256 p.

    Adnan Moussally

    pp. 769–770

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Comptes rendus : Union soviétique

  1. Lévesque, Jacques (avec la collaboration de Luc Duhamel). L’URSS et sa politique internationale de Lénine à Gorbatchev. Paris, Armand Colin, 1988, 405 p.

    Jean-Christophe Romer

    pp. 770–772

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  2. Lynch, Allen. The Soviet Study of International Relations. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1987, 197 p.

    Jean-Christophe Romer

    pp. 772–774

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  3. Niiseki, Kinya (ed.). The Soviet Union in Transition. Boulder (Col.), Westview Press-London (Engl.), Avebury, Publié en coopération avec « The Japan Institute of International Affairs », 1987, 252 p.

    Théofil I. Kis

    pp. 774–776

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  4. Tinguy, Anne de. Les relations soviéto-américaines. Paris : Presses universitaires de France, Coll. « Que sais-je? », no 2348, 1987, 128 p.

    Yakov M. Rabkin

    pp. 776–777

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Notices bibliographiques

  1. Fleiner-Gerster, Thomas, (avec la collaboration de Peter Hänni et de Germaine Morand), Théorie général de l’État, trad. De l’allemand par J.-F. Braillard, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1986, 519 p.

    Yvan Simonis

    p. 777

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  2. O’Donnell, Guillmermo, Schmitter, Philippe C. and Whitehead Laurence (Ed.), Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Prospects for Democracy. Baltimore (Md), The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986, Londres, 750 p.

    Yvan Simonis

    pp. 777–778

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  3. Vernant, Jacques. Les Relations internationales à l’âge nucléaire. Logique, histoire, politique. Textes réunis par Janet Finkelstein. Paris, Ed. La Découverte, Coll. Textes à l’appui, série Histoire contemporaine, 1987, 336 p.

    Jean Barréa

    p. 778

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  1. Ouvrages reçus

    pp. 778–780

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  2. Index du volume XIX-1988

    pp. 781–790

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