THÉMATIQUE 3
RELATION AU MONDE
POWER, INFLUENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE, HERITAGE & DIVERSITY

AXE D'ÉTUDE 1
PUISSANCE ET INFLUENCE

Puissance et influence culturelles
Puissance et influence économiques
Rôle géostratégique
Action diplomatique

AXE D'ÉTUDE 2
RIVALITÉS ET INTERDÉPENDANCES

L’évolution des équilibres mondiaux
La fragilisation d’un certain ordre libéral
Une interdépendance de fait

AXE D'ÉTUDE 3
HÉRITAGE COMMUN ET DIVERSITÉ

La langue anglaise dans le monde et dans le monde anglophone
Les relations de partage culturel
La vie dans un monde post-impérial

SPACE : HISTORIC FRONTIERS

THÉMATIQUE 3 : RELATION AU MONDE
HISTORY : THE COLD WAR SPACE RACE

To what extent was the space race a struggle between competing political and economic models rather than a scientific competition?

REVISION : SPACE RACE & POWER STRUGGLES

THÉMATIQUE 3 : RELATION AU MONDE
FUTURE : THE NEW 21ST CENTURY SPACE RACE
A RACE FOR POWER

In what ways has the modern space race shifted from ideological rivalry to strategic, economic, and technological competition?

HOW IS THE U.S.A. RACING TO THE MOON... AND TO MARS

SPACE LAW

THÉMATIQUE 3 : RELATION AU MONDE
IS TRUMP'S NEW AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
A THREAT TO NATO ?

To what extent do Trump’s and Putin’s policies reflect a return to imperial forms of power, and how does BRICS challenge Western-led global governance?

WHAT IS TRUMP'S NEW IMPERIALISM ?

WHAT HAPPENED IN VENEZUALA?

POTENTIAL INVASION OF GREENLAND ?

WHY IS THE ARCTIC SO IMPORTANT ?

The Dispute: Canada claims these are "Internal Waters" (sovereign territory). The US (and EU) claims it is an "International Strait" (free for anyone to pass).

2026 Status: As traffic increases, the US is pressuring Canada to "internationalize" the waters, straining relations. | | Transpolar Sea Route (TSR) | The future "Holy Grail." A route that goes straight across the North Pole (outside anyone's territorial waters). It is only possible when the ice is almost totally gone, avoiding Russian or Canadian fees entirely.

Russia: Has 40+ icebreakers (including nuclear-powered ones).

USA: Has only 2 functional heavy icebreakers in 2026 (the Polar Star and a delayed new cutter). The US is frantically trying to build more to patrol its own northern border. | | The "Polar Silk Road" | China's strategy to integrate the Arctic into its Belt and Road Initiative. Despite having no Arctic coastline, China calls itself a "Near-Arctic State" to justify sending research vessels, building satellites, and investing in Greenlandic mining. | | Arctic Council (Zombie Status) | The primary diplomatic forum for the 8 Arctic nations. Since the invasion of Ukraine (2022) and the subsequent Russia-NATO split, the Council is effectively paralyzed in 2026. Cooperation on climate/rescue has stopped; the region has re-militarized. | | Svalbard Treaty | An odd 1920 treaty that gives Norway sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago but allows any signatory nation (including Russia and China) to conduct commercial activity there. In 2026, this is a hotbed of espionage, with Russia operating a "mining town" (Barentsburg) essentially as a listening post.