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Michael Lind will join Ifri for this seminar on the current state of the United States as it approaches midterm elections and the country's longterm outlook.
Co-founder of the New America Foundation, Michael Lind is one of the most innovative thinkers on the evolution of conservative and nationalist thought in the United States. In one of his recent articles, he explains that American conservatism is in decline for demographic reasons. He also addresses the American conservative approach to foreign policy. (American Way of Strategy: U.S. Foreign Policy and The American Way of Life, Oxford University Press, 2006).
M. Lind has studied the history of his home state of Texas in Made in Texas: George W. Bush and the Southern Takeover of American Politics, Basic Books, 2002. More recently, as the Policy Director of the Economic Growth Program at the New America Foundation, he has written on economic issues. (Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States, HarperCollins, 2012).
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The United States and the World: what can we expect in the near future?
Michael Lind,of the New America Foundation, visited IFRI on September 29, 2014 for a seminar on "the beginning of a new pollitical term in Washington". In this video he disccusses the constraints on U.S. foreign policy, notably in its fight against ISIS in the Middle East.
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The EU–India Defense Partnership in an Evolving Security Environment
On 27 January 2026, the European Union and India signed a Security and Defence Partnership on the sidelines of the EU-India Summit. This agreement marks an important step in the evolution of the strategic partnership between the two sides, placing security and defence at the heart of a relationship that has until now been driven primarily by trade and economic cooperation.
One Month Ahead of the Midterms: Where Is Trump’s America Headed?
The November elections will be a test of President Trump’s grip on the U.S. political landscape and, by extension, on global geopolitics. As the political battle intensifies ahead of the vote, the U.S. economy remains resilient despite inflation and the twists and turns of trade policy, while the international order continues to be deeply unsettled by the war with Iran. The 24th edition of Ifri’s Annual Conference on the United States will examine the dynamics at play in the United States and their implications for Europe and the transatlantic relationship.