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Le président Emmanuel Macron accueille le président chinois Xi Jinping, Palais de l'Elysé, mars 2018
02 May 2024

Xi Jinping’s Visit to France: Stumbling Blocks Pile Up on the Path of Bilateral Cooperation Ifri Memos, May 2, 2024

By: Marc JULIENNE

On May 6 and 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to France, his first to Europe since 2019 and the Covid-19 pandemic. Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping will celebrate Franco-Chinese friendship and the sixtieth anniversary of the...

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COSCO's container ship Cosco Gemini, Hamburg/Germany, April 8, 2020
29 Apr 2024

German Ports and China: How to Reconcile Openness, Resilience and Security? Ifri's Studies, April 2024

By: Marie KRPATA

Germany is dependent on its ports for the smooth running of its open economic model and has benefited from globalization in recent decades when the internationalization of its value chains strengthened its competitiveness. Yet, with today’s...

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Solar photovoltaic manufacturing chain
25 Apr 2024

European Solar PV Manufacturing: Terminal Decline or Hope for a Rebirth? Ifri Memos, 25 April 2024

By: Thibaud VOÏTA

While solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are booming in Europe (and in other parts of the world), the local industry is closing down. Over the past two years, the European installed solar PV capacity has been multiplied by two. On the other...

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16 Apr 2024

The Future of Nuclear Proliferation after the War in Ukraine Proliferation Papers, No.67, April 2024

By: Nicholas L. MILLER

In the context of deep changes to the international security environment, especially the war in Ukraine, the risks of nuclear proliferation seem quite high, especially in the Middle East and East Asia.

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Trafic circle Lusaka
15 Apr 2024

Decentralization and Its Effects on Urban Governance in Africa Ifri Studies, Ifri, april 2024

By: Lena GUTHEIL

The importance of African cities as economic, political and social actors is increasing. While Africa used to be perceived as a predominantly rural continent, it is estimated that by 2050, the urban population of the...

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Global Gateway corner at Mining Indaba Forum
11 Apr 2024

Global Gateway: Towards a European External Climate Security Strategy? Ifri Memos, April,11th,2024

By: Diana-Paula GHERASIM

Transport, energy, water and telecommunications infrastructures are vital for economic development. These infrastructures are also fundamental for the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have suffered a setback...

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The United States and its critical minerals supplies
09 Apr 2024

The United States’ Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Supplies: Can It Meet the Needs of the IRA? Ifri Memos, Ifri, April 9, 2024

By: Raphael DEBERDT

The United States (US) reliance on foreign supplies of raw and processed critical minerals is pressing Washington to devise a strategy to secure short-, medium- and long-term solutions. Pressure only increased with the booming demand spurred...

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Flag of Sweden is installed in NATO conference room, March 11, 2024
26 Mar 2024

Tailoring Deterrence for the High North: Nuclear Consequences of Sweden’s Accession to NATO Ifri Memos, Ifri, March 26, 2024

By: Karl SÖRENSON

The Finnish and Swedish accessions to NATO enable the Alliance to play a more active role in the Baltic region.

 

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Victory Day military parade, Moscow, Russia - 09 May 2022
22 Mar 2024

Russia’s Ideological Construction in the Context of the War in Ukraine Russie.Eurasie.Reports, No. 46, Ifri, March 2024

By: Marlène LARUELLE

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Russian government has been proactive in the ideological realm to ensure the sustainability of the war for Russian society. 

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Copyright : German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on X
18 Mar 2024

Germany’s Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy: Balancing Sustainable Development and Energy Security Ifri Studies, Ifri, March 2024

By: Jeanette SÜẞ

With the war in Ukraine, Germany’s “traffic light” coalition government has had to adapt its climate policy to the upheavals caused by this war, which has turned its economic, energy, and military model upside down. Against a backdrop of high...

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Gabrielius Landsbergis: "The Ukrainians have shown that they have the capacity to win this war"
The War in Ukraine and Rising Global Tensions: A Southeast Asian Perspective The War in Ukraine and Rising Global Tensions: A Southeast Asian Perspective (Replay)
European Strategic Autonomy and the Green Transition: What Industrial and Technological Strategies? European Strategic Autonomy and the Green Transition: What Industrial and Technological Strategies? (Replay)

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09 May 2024

Kishida deserved the warm embrace Macron gave Xi

Céline PAJON, for Nikkei Asia
Japan PM's low-key visit to Paris yielded significant bilateral initiatives French President Emmanuel Macron rolled out the red carpet to greet...
06 May 2024

Macron sets Ukraine as top priority as China's Xi Jinping pays a...

Marc JULIENNE, cited by Sylvie Corbet for Associated Press News
French President Emmanuel Macron will press China’s Xi Jinping to use his influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine during a...
04 May 2024

Japan sells itself as Global South’s China counterweight with...

Céline PAJON, cited by Maria Siow for the South China Morning Post
Madagascar, Ivory Coast and Nigeria were first on the itinerary for Tokyo’s top diplomat this week, with Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy front of...
03 May 2024

Xi Jinping's trip to Europe to center on trade as challenges 'pile up'

Marc JULIENNE, cited by Mailys PENE-LASSUS for Nikkei Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to embark on his first European diplomatic tour in five years, starting in France before traveling on to Serbia...
03 May 2024

EU turns up the heat on China as Xi Jinping readies for 3-nation...

Marc JULIENNE, cited by Finbarr Bermingham for the South China Morning Post
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen to meet Chinese President Xi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss China...
03 May 2024

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping are meeting in Paris on...

Marc JULIENNE, cited by Mailys Pene-Lassus for Nikkei Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to embark on his first European diplomatic tour in five years, starting in France before traveling on to Serbia...