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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.

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Papers

March 2026

The US’s Critical Mineral Offensive Strategy: How Can Europe Step Up?

Ge (Germanium) Ga (Gallium) on US dollar banknote, American flag and CPU computer

Thibault MICHEL Peter HANDLEY

Couverture de La note de l' IFRI sur la stratégie américaine pour les CRM

Papers

February 2026

European Union-India: Lasting Rapprochement or Partnership of Convenience?

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President, in India (January 2026)

Sylvia MALINBAUM

Studies

February 2026

Mapping the MilTech War: Eight Lessons from Ukraine’s Battlefield

Donbass, Ukraine, August 13, 2025 – A Ukrainian soldier pilots a Baba Yaga drone.

Élie TENENBAUM Bohdan KOSTIUK Daryna-Maryna PATIUK Anastasya SHAPOCHKINA

Mapping the MilTech War Eight Lessons from Ukraine’s Battlefield. Ifri

Papers

February 2026

Deathonomics: The Social, Political, and Economic Costs of War in Russia

Advertising banner promoting contract military service in the Russian Armed Forces, Russia, 24 August 2025

Vladislav INOZEMTSEV

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Seminar

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13 April 2026

From Signal to Noise, Assessing Nuclear Threats in the Twenty-First Century

The resurgence of crises involving nuclear-armed states, accompanied by increasingly visible military signaling and forceful rhetoric, has renewed concerns about nuclear risk

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Quel partenariat technologique avec l’Inde ?

Replay - From Ambition to Action: Exploring Technological Partnerships with India

March 2026

Replay of the conference at Ifri, March 18, 2026

Sylvia MALINBAUM

Chris Wright, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy and Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Director of Ifri's Energy and Climate Center

Replay - Conference with Chris Wright, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

February 2026

Welcomed at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), Chris Wright outlined his vision of American energy policy built around two core axes: the human reality of energy access, and a data-driven approach.