Adrien Simorre, Chercheur associé au Centre Asie de l'Ifri

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Adrien

Nom de l'expert

Simorre

Associate Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri

Research Areas :

Energy and industrial policies in the Chinese-speaking world
Cross-strait relations
Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region.

Center for Asian Studies

Adrien Simorre is an independent journalist and analyst based in Taipei. He holds a master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris and a first-year master’s degree (M1) in Environmental Sciences from Aix-Marseille University. His work focuses on energy and industrial policies in the Chinese-speaking world, cross-strait relations, and broader geopolitical issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

He spent four years as a correspondent in Taipei, contributing to L’Usine Nouvelle and Libération, and one year as an economic correspondent in Beijing for AFP.

Papers

October 2024

Taiwan's Energy Supply: The Achilles Heel of National Security

Tunghsiao Thermal Power Station, Miaoli, Taïwan, 18 July 2016

Adrien SIMORRE

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Presentation of Ramses 2026, Ifri, Paris

Analysis from Adrien Simorre

Publications

Memos

Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. A Stress Test for Taiwan with Global Implications

17 April 2026

The large-scale military operation carried out by the United States (US) and Israel against Iran triggered an Iranian retaliation that resulted in the partial destruction of natural gas liquefaction infrastructure and severe disruption of maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The economies of East Asia—South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in particular—are highly exposed to this crisis due to their reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports for electricity generation.

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