Russia’s war against Ukraine has brought the enlargement of the European Union back to the centre of European strategic debates. In this context, the Western Balkans have regained heightened visibility in discussions on the continent’s security, at a time when the international environment is marked by a growing number of destabilising factors. 

China's energy and clean tech sector developments are continuing to decisively impact the global energy system on the one hand, and to steer the country's economy towards rapid electrification on the other hand.

The 16th EU-India Summit, held on January 27th in New Delhi with European leaders António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marks a significant milestone in deepening EU-India relations. At the same time, official bilateral visits from EU member states are on the rise, including that of the French President, who visited India in February to participate in the Artificial Intelligence Summit. As India asserts its technological ambitions and seeks to reduce its dependence on China, Europe is stepping up its efforts to diversify its strategic partnerships.

Economic security aims to ensure the resilience of supply chains for key industries: the case of electric vehicle production in Japan and Europe will be discussed.

EU-US Energy Relations in Times of Global Reshuffling

The United States aims for global energy dominance and leading in the global IA race, using all available and competitive energy resources, notably natural gas and nuclear.

ITER was for long time the embodiment of fusion as an international, long standing R&D cooperation objective to seek a new way to produce safe, low carbon and abundant low carbon electricity. Yet over past years, fusion start ups, several governments and investors have decided to push fusion R&D and deployment to complement ITER. Major efforts are ongoing notably in the United States, China, Germany, Italy.

This fourth edition of the Paris Naval Conference (CNP), bringing together high-level military, industrial, and academic speakers, will address the challenges associated with general naval rearmament and naval operations in increasingly contested environments.

On January 28, 2026, Ifri hosted a debate with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, and the Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens Frederik Nielsen. The debate was chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, Executive President of Ifri and a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.

The Franco-German Day on January 22nd provides an opportunity to reflect on the capabilities and limitations of the Franco-German engine: is it still able to drive Europe forward, or does it need to recalibrate and rethink its ambitions profoundly?

From the growing size and diversification of the North Korean nuclear arsenal, and an open rhetoric in favor of nuclear proliferation in the South because of the loss of credibility of U.S. extended deterrence, the Peninsula is facing raising nuclear tensions.