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US-China-Taiwan Relations: What to expect in the Trump II era?
As tensions in the Taiwan Strait continue to rise, what will be the US strategy under the new Trump presidency?
France and Germany Face the Challenge of the Trump Administration II
Conference with Anne-Marie Descôtes, Secretary-General of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Thomas Bagger, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office.
A New Security Landscape in Northern Europe: building up France-Finland partnership for the future
As security tensions mount in Europe's far north, particularly as a result of Russian destabilization and intimidation, France and Finland are developing their defense cooperation and strategic partnership. On this occasion, Ifri welcomes French and Finnish decision-makers and experts to discuss opportunities for strengthening Franco-Finnish cooperation, taking into account current strategic challenges and future prospects.
Paris Naval Conference 2025: Naval Power in support of Maritime Economy
This third edition of the Paris Naval Conference (CNP), bringing together high-level speakers from the military, industry and academia, aims to address the issues of securing the maritime economy for the world's navies.
European Competitiveness: Challenges for Germany and France
The competitiveness of the European Union (EU) has become one of the main challenges for the new European Commission. To ensure Europe's competitiveness, prosperity, and global role as a long-term geopolitical player, efforts must be made to bridge the gaps in growth, productivity, investment, and innovation between the EU and its main competitors.
Affirming European security in times of uncertainty. Poland’s priorities of its presidency of the Council
Poland will assume the presidency of the Council of the EU throughout the first semester of 2025, when geopolitical tensions are likely to peak.
Reading the Russian-Ukraine War: A Look at Western Analytic Failures
After three years of war, the situation in Ukraine is still dire, with a lot of uncertaineties on the battlefield. But this fog of war has begun from the very outset of the conflict. Strategic research and analyses have been marred with biases and misjudgments that tell a different story about Western perception and preferences in warfare. This is the claim of a CSIS report authored last September by Prof. Eliot A. Cohen, Prof. Phillips O'Brien and foreword by Prof. Hew Stracham.
70 Years of Franco-German Relations: Between Heritage and Future Challenges
The Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
The Cerfa was created in 1954 by an intergovernmental agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and France, against a backdrop of Franco-German reconciliation. Belonging to the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) since its creation in 1979 by Thierry de Montbrial, it is one of its pillars.
The Future European Space Law: a New Model of Development?
As a new European Commission prepares to define the Union's strategic priorities, the objectives and content of the future space law are being called into question. How can Europe respond to the new economic, geopolitical and ecological challenges posed by space?
17th edition of the World Policy Conference - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded in 2008 by Thierry de Montbrial, Chairman of the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), the World Policy Conference (WPC) will be holding its seventeenth edition on December 13-15, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Managing nuclear escalation: what's in intrawar deterrence?
Since the return of high-intensity warfare in Europe and the rise of strategic tensions in the Indo-Pacific, the issue of managing escalation between nuclear powers has taken center stage in U.S. strategic thinking and, to a lesser extent, in the European one.
"Paris Dialogue" - First Edition, June 2026
The first edition of the “Paris Dialogue” took place on 8 and 9 June. The initiative was launched by Ifri, France’s leading think tank, and AGDA, a center of excellence based in Abu Dhabi. It is co-chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, executive chairman of Ifri, and Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to H.H. the President of the United Arab Emirates, and deputy chairman of the board of trustees of AGDA.
AI and Systemic Risks: A Dialogue Between Geoffrey Hinton and Arthur Mensch
The Ifri Center for Geopolitics of Technology is pleased to welcome two leading figures in AI: Geoffrey Hinton (2024 Nobel Prize in Physics), often referred to as the “godfather of AI”; and Arthur Mensch (CEO of Mistral AI), a key player in the emerging European AI landscape.
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