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Memos

September 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Temptations. Lessons Learned from Regional Instability

Rencontre de Rafael Mariano Grossi, directeur général de l'AIEA avec le prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, ministre de l'Énergie du Royaume d'Arabie saoudite, 68e Conférence générale de l'AIEA, Vienne, septembre 2024

Nour EID

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

Studies

July 2025

Will the Western Nuclear Power Revival Take Place? The State of Extra-European Advances

Newport, Michigan, United States - Nuclear power plant Enrico Fermi II on the shore of Lake Irié

Cécile MAISONNEUVE

Couverture de l'étude de C. Maisonneuve sur le nucléaire extra-européen

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France and Germany boost defense ties amid global tensions

August 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on August 29 for the Franco-German Council of Ministers. They discussed Europe’s economy, support for Ukraine, and defense, with Merz pushing for German leadership on security.

Marie KRPATA

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.