On December 6, 2023 during the COP28, Germany presented its new Strategy on Climate Foreign...
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The Future of Nuclear Proliferation after the War in Ukraine Proliferation Papers, No.67, April 2024
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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Decentralization and Its Effects on Urban Governance in Africa Ifri Studies, Ifri, april 2024
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: Towards a European External Climate Security Strategy? Ifri Memos, April,11th,2024
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’ Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Supplies: Can It Meet the Needs of the IRA? Ifri Memos, Ifri, April 9, 2024
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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Tailoring Deterrence for the High North: Nuclear Consequences of Sweden’s Accession to NATO Ifri Memos, Ifri, March 26, 2024
The Finnish and Swedish accessions to NATO enable the Alliance to play a more active role in the Baltic region.
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Russia’s Ideological Construction in the Context of the War in Ukraine Russie.Eurasie.Reports, No. 46, Ifri, March 2024
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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Germany’s Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy: Balancing Sustainable Development and Energy Security Ifri Studies, Ifri, March 2024
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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Cross-border Dynamics in Terrorist Mobility and Infiltration along the East African Coastlines Ifri Studies, Ifri, March 2024
This paper looks at how terrorism has thrived in the East African region, the evolving nature of criminality and terrorism, and the crime-terror nexus in the coastal and maritime areas of East Africa. The emphasis of the analysis is on the...
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Why Chinese Fintechs Have Failed to Reshuffle International Finance Ifri Memos, Ifri, March 4, 2024
New Chinese financial technologies, including unparalleled electronic payment systems, have so far failed to threaten U.S. financial dominance.
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Electric Vehicles: A Strong and Still Understated Performance Ifri Memos, Ifri, March 2024
Electric vehicles (EVs) are better for the climate – even in worst-case scenarios. Across its life cycle, a typical European electric car produces less greenhouse gas (GHG) and air pollutants or noise than its petrol or diesel equivalent....
The United Nations' 2030 Agenda is organized around the climate and development nexus. The...