Raison d'etat" the changing doctrine of French diplomacy

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Politics has different basis and requires some principles to functioning. The standard of balance of power imposes upon the authorities a purpose of fright and might subsequently effect in respect for different nations. Creating a reason of fright for the nations which policies might disrupt the harmony, the value of balance of power might form a real sanction for the universal order of nations. Anything historians evaluate currently as the European equilibrium of power system arise in the seventeenth century after the fall of medieval thought of the world order that symbolized the dying tradition of the Holy Roman Empire.

The world was ruled by emperors or monarchs, which were considered to be the rulers of the God in the secular world and one pope who was ruling the Church. A lot of contradictions were build up during this medieval period of time between the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy. These actual clashes granted several conditions for the change of the various feudal thoughts and brought the founding ideas for constitutionalism and democracy. As part of Europe, France, England and Spain did not bow to the Holy Emperor but were part of the Catholic Church.

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[...] But then, the configuration of a conception of justice, even if it is a procedural design, cannot be totally inclusive or ensure us, in these postmodern times, a completely harmonious order. In other words, any policy involves the choice of certain values and priorities; this choice is not neutral, fully inclusive, or absolutely rational not more that it is universal and perfect. (Tejerina, 2007) Bibliography Carmona, M. (2000). Richelieu. L'ambition et le pouvoir. Pyramide Espace François Ier. Paris . Colegrove, K. (Jul., 1919). [...]

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[...] With him The word and the concept of nation start to be imposed in a decisive way He broke the grip of the House of Austria on the Kingdom of France, giving the King the possibility of "now freely exercising an autonomous foreign policy." (Carmona, 2000) A practice of the “raison d'état” doctrine and the implementation in the system was achieved by Richelieu for the profit of his nation. This was the beginning for the change of the French policy, a concept which substituted the medieval operating principle. [...]