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Ifri is the leading independent research and debate institution in France, dedicated to analyzing international issues and global governance. Ifri offers French and foreign media a forum to meet and dialogue, providing an independent platform where ideas and analyses can be shared and further developed.

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Publications

September 2024

Gulf States: A Paradoxical Economic Lifeline for Sudan

Photo aérienne de magasins de nourriture et de récoltes à l'ouest de la ville d'Omdurman (Soudan) pillés et brûlés en juin 2023.

Selma EL OBEID

Memos

September 2024

Deployment of the French Frigate Bretagne in the Indo-Pacific: Implementing French Strategy in the Region

Marc JULIENNE Céline PAJON

Papers

July 2024

Russia in the Arctic: The End of Illusions and the Emergence of Strategic Realignments

Florian VIDAL

Media

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Ditching U.S. Nuclear Protection in Europe: Will It Trigger a Nuclear Arms Race?

What if France takes over the U.S. role in providing nuclear deterrence for Europe? What happens to U.S. nuclear weapons stationed on the European continent? Could France’s increased nuclear security role lead to proliferation and a new arms race?

Heloïse FAYET

Replay - Paris Naval Conference 2024: The Evolving Role of the Carrier Strike Group

January 2024

This second edition of the Paris Naval Conference, bringing together high-level speakers from France, the UK, the USA, Italy and India, and organized by Ifri and the French Navy, aimed to redefine the role of CSGs in a changing strategic context, particularly in terms of the future threats it fac

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War in Ukraine: what prospects after the counter-offensive?

November 2023

Interview between Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, and Thierry de Montbrial, Founder and Executive Chairman of the French Institute of International Relations, Founder and Chairman of the World Policy Conference.

Thierry de MONTBRIAL

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Gabrielius Landsbergis: "The Ukrainians have shown that they have the capacity to win this war"

June 2023

On 8 June, Ifri welcomed the Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis. Isabelle Lasserre, diplomatic correspondent at Le Figaro, conducted a video interview with the minister.

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03 October 2024

NATO: 75 Years of Strategic Solidarity

The war in Ukraine, burden-sharing between Allies, U.S. disengagement from Europe, new areas of conflict... At a time when the Alliance has just celebrated its 75th anniversary and the Stoltenberg era is drawing to a close after ten years at the head of the organization, NATO's agenda bears witness to the diversity of its areas of action, as well as to the different perceptions of the Allies on these issues.In the wake of the Washington summit, this conference of diplomats, military officers and researchers aims to analyze the short- and medium-term prospects for the Atlantic Alliance.

Conferences

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26 September 2024

Governing the urban fringes: the impacts of Africa’s urban growth on peri-urban areas

The rapid expansion of Africa’s cities is considered as one of the continent’s main socio-economic challenges.Unlike in Europe, North America and East Asia, the spatial trend of urban expansion in sub-Saharan Africa is horizontal. Rather than growing upward through taller buildings, Africa’s cities expand into their peri-urban rural outskirts. Thus, peri-urban areas are undergoing considerable spatial, socio-economic and administrative change: farmland is absorbed by buildings and commercial activities, land prices are spiking and new class dynamics can be observed.

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Press Releases

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Podcast : The European Green Deal in Central and Eastern Europe – quo vadis in times of crises

03 April 2023

Despite some shouting and hiccups here and there, the European Green Deal has become the common framework for any discussion on energy and climate in Europe.

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2022 French Presidential Election - Discover Ifri's new interactive platform

29 March 2022

The 2022 French presidential election is of particular importance: given the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the exacerbation of international tensions, the next five years will be decisive for France's rank, sovereignty, and security.

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Ifri launches its Geopolitics of Technology program

09 November 2020

Ifri launches its Geopolitics of Technology program which takes a resolutely European approach to international issues related to so-called critical technologies. Artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, cybersecurity, robotics, semiconductors, space... Technology, especially in the digital domain, is now deeply affecting all human activities and, by extension, international relations.

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In Memoriam – Prof. Aileen S.P. Baviera

22 March 2020

We were deeply saddened to learn that our friend and colleague, Professor Aileen S.P. Baviera from the University of the Philippines, passed away on March 21, 2020 due to complications resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19).