Paru le 04/02/2021 | Broché 164 pages
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and with the contribution od Pauline Cherbonnier | preface by Jean-Yves Le Drian | translators Lucy Arbuckle, Diane Bertrand, Meegan Davis
Reconstructing Europe, 45 years after Yalta
The Charter of Paris (1990)
Some thirty heads of State, including George Bush, Mikhail Gorbatchev, Helmut Kohl, François Mitterrand, and Margaret Thatcher, met in Paris from November 19-21, 1990, to sign the Charter of Paris for a new Europe.
Coming on the heels of German reunification and the treaty on conventional forces in Europe, the Charter of Paris marked the triumph of the « spirit of Helsinki ». Forty-five years after Yalta, the Charter turned its back on the cold war and ushered in a new phase in European history, based on democracy and respect for human rights.
Built on a foundation of unpublished archives, interviews with key actors of the time and the work of historians, this volume provides a fresh look at an exceptional moment in history. It also sheds light on changes in Europe in the past thirty years and outlines future perspectives for the continent.
Nicolas Badalassi, senior lecturer at Sciences Po in Aix-en-Provence, expert on the cold war and the process of Helsinki. Amongst other works, Badalassi has published: En finir avec la guerre froide. La France, l'Europe et le processus d'Helsinki, 1965-1975, Rennes, PUR, 2014 ; The CSCE and the End of the Cold War : Diplomacy, Societies and Human Rights, 1972-1990, with Sarah B. Snyder, New York, Berghahn Books, 2018.
Jean-Philippe Dumas, chief curator of the Department of Archives at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, director of oral archives. Amongst other works, Dumas has published : Gambetta, le commis-voyageur de la République, Paris, Belin, 2011 ; Trésors du Quai d'Orsay, un siècle d'archives photographiques, with Marc Lambron, Paris, Flammarion, 2014.
Frédéric Bozo, professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle university, expert on the history of international relations and the end of the cold war. Amongst other works, Bozo has published ; Mitterrand, la fin de la guerre froide et l'unification allemande. De Yalta à Maastricht, Paris, Odile Jacob, 2005 ; La Politique étrangère de la France depuis 1945, Paris, Flammarion, 2019.
Pierre Grosser, associate professor posted at Sciences Po Paris, expert on the history of international relations. Amongst other works, Grosser has published : Les temps de la guerre froide. Réflexions sur l'histoire de la guerre froide et les causes de sa fin, Brussels, Complexe, 1995 ; Traiter avec le diable ? Les vrais enjeux de la diplomatie au XXIe siècle, Odile Jacob, 2013.
