The members of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for Political Sciences (FNSP), meeting this Wednesday, 13 January 2021, wished to express their shock and unanimous condemnation of the accusations brought against Mr. Olivier Duhamel. They wished to expressed their support for the victims of these criminal acts. They also took note of the severity of the resulting crisis for the institution.

The December 2020 issue of the European Review of International Studies (ERIS) on the Ethics of War offers an original range of contributions on the norms of warfare. The guest editors—Richard Beardsworth (POLIS, University of Leeds) and Ariel Colonomos (CERI – Sciences Po)—have attracted among the best authors in the field and have co-authored the introduction to the issue, available in open access. Professor Richard Beardsworth, the new director of the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Leeds, answered our questions on the special issue. Interview by Christian Lequesne and François Rocchi.

All began as usual, with full classrooms, attentive students, hallways humming with many languages, packed schedules, fresh new year’s resolutions. In January, Ban Ki-Moon spoke as a featured guest at the Paris School of International Affairs’ Youth and Leaders Summit 2020. Then, as part of our climate Make It Work initiative, Sciences Po welcomed traditional Amazonian leaders and Isabelle Autissier [FR], the president of the World Wildlife Fund France to campus. However, in mid-March, France went into lockdown, emptying our university of its students, professors, researchers, and staff. Nonetheless, our essence and mission remained steadfast.

A message from Frédéric Mion, President of Sciences Po, sent on 7 January 2021 to the student, faculty and staff communities of the institution.

Hosting the Asia-Pacific focus programme of the Sciences Po undergraduate degree, our campus in Le Havre is situated on a wharf looking out on the water while remaining steps away from the city centre.