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Cycle of seminars about United States “The Obama Presidency - Year 2: A Defining Moment?”
Seventh seminar organised by IFRI and the French-American Foundation.
With Douglas Besharov, Professor, University of Maryland, Neil Gilbert, Professor University of California, Berkeley, Patrick Weil, Head of Research, University Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Chaired by Jacques Mistral, Head of Economic Studies at Ifri.
The seminar will be held in english.
In partnership with : les Services d"Information et de Relations Culturelles de l"Ambassade des Etats-Unis d"Amérique.
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One Month Ahead of the Midterms: Where Is Trump’s America Headed?
The 24th edition of the Ifri Americas Programme Annual Conference will examine the dynamics at play in the United States and their implications for Europe and the transatlantic relationship. will examine the dynamics at play in the United States and their implications for Europe and the transatlantic relationship.
France-Ukraine Forum 2026
More than four and a half years after the start of the full-scale war launched by Russia against Ukraine, the 2026 France-Ukraine Forum will bring together policymakers, experts, academics, and civil society representatives from both countries to discuss three main topics: the formats and conditions for a lasting diplomatic settlement; Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration, encompassing both the EU accession process and closer ties with NATO; and the societal transformations of postwar Ukraine, as well as its prospects for reconstruction.
The EU in a World of Economic Warfare: Trade, Geopolitics, and the Battle for Economic Sovereignty
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