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Ifri is the leading independent research and debate institute 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.

Find the latest news from Ifri here, as well as resources dedicated to journalists and the media.

Highlights

Studies

October 2025

Russia's Nuclear Deterrence Put to the Test by the War in Ukraine

Moscow, Russia – May 2023: Nuclear weapons, Russian strategic missile system “Yars” on the city street before the Victory Day parade

Dimitri MINIC

Memos

September 2025

Moldova's Crucial Parliamentary Election. What's at Stake?

Florent PARMENTIER

Studies

September 2025

The New US Energy Policy: Energy Dominance or Fallback?

United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order.

Thibault MICHEL

Couverture de l'étude IFRI sur la nouvelle politique de l'énergie des Etats-Unis

Upcoming Events

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Seminar

Invitation-Only

24 October 2025

The Future of Space Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Trump II Era

The policy orientations of the Trump II administration profoundly challenge the foundations of international cooperation in space science and exploration. This shift reflects a broader trend of strategic disengagement and weakening of multilateral mechanisms in the space domain.

By invitation only

Conferences

Open event

06 November 2025

Strategic Autonomy and Asia amid Rising Geoeconomic Competition

Amid growing strategic and geopolitical uncertainty, Europe is grappling with the notion of its strategic autonomy. For Europe’s partners in Asia, the concept is also becoming increasingly salient as the world enters an era of structural transformation.

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Media

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Badr Abdelatty - Ministre des Affaires étrangères d'Égypte

Replay - Conference with Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt

October 2025

Invited to Ifri on October 2, 2025, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, highlighted Egypt’s doctrine of “strategic balance,” which is based on non-alignment and non-interference, while maintaining strong relations with major global powers such as the United States, Russia, and Ch

From left to right: Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Thomas Gomart, Director of Ifri, and Benjamin Haddad, Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Replay - France-Ukraine Forum 2025

September 2025

Replay of the France-Ukraine Forum 2025.

Tatiana KASTOUÉVA-JEAN

Dimitri MINIC

Thomas GOMART

Germany passes military service bill

August 2025

In the wake of the war in Ukraine, Germany and France are working to define security guarantees for Kyiv.

Jeanette SÜß

On June 25, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands, United States President Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the final day of the NATO Summit to discuss Alliance priorities and security.

The European Pillar of Security

July 2025

Leo Litra and Lesia Ogryzko are joined by Élie Tenenbaum and Oleksandr Sushko to discuss June’s NATO summit—and what Europe’s security step up means for Ukraine.