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With Jacques de Larosière, former managing director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), former governor of Banque de France, former president of European Bank for Reconstruction and Developpment (EBRD), member of Académie des sciences morales et politiques, advisor to the president of BNP Paribas, and Gueorguy Mathiukhin, former governor of Central bank of Russian Federation.
Meeting chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, President, Ifri.
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?