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European Security: Perspectives from Latvia. Debate with the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Latvia, Andris Sprūds
How should European security be approached in the face of the challenges posed by the war in Ukraine?
Boosting Electrification in Europe and the Resilience of Critical Value Chains
Ifri is hosting a high-level closed-doors discussion aimed at creating a shared space for open and operational reflections on the future of EU’s technological and industrial resilience against the backdrop of ever-more fraught geopolitics, eroding energy intensive industries, mounting value chain vulnerabilities, and populism.
New geopolitical realities of the Arctic
Donald Trump’s announcement in January 2025 of his intention to seize Greenland has brought the Arctic back to the forefront of great power rivalries.
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.
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The Resurgence of Risk in Turkey
Turkey has entered a new phase of turbulence. The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on March 19, 2025, triggered a broad protest movement, which the main opposition party, the CHP, is attempting to organize. In parallel, the government continues its peace process with the PKK — a development that could profoundly reshape the country’s political landscape. These events, which underscore the fragility of Turkey’s current political balance, are expected to have far-reaching consequences for domestic governance, economic stability, social cohesion, and, by extension, the country’s foreign policy decisions.
Russia, Iran, China, North Korea: The Nuclear Dimension of the Axis of Upheaval
In an international context marked by the resurgence of power rivalries, cooperation between Iran, China, Russia and North Korea is attracting increasing attention.
U.S. Politics: Why Are Democrats Unable to Come Up with a Project?
As President Trump's approval rating stagnates in the polls and with 18 months remaining before the November 2026 midterm elections, why is the Democratic Party unable to offer a credible and compelling alternative to middle-class American voters? On what issues and around which figures could the radical left and the moderate left find common ground by then?
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