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The campaign for the November election, now well underway, witnesses a number of key debates: Is the fear of a U.S. decline, so often mentionned in the press these days, a transient mood or a deeper trend? How do the economic difficulties impact public opinion attitudes? How are campaign tactics and the polarization of the public debate affected by a growing use of the internet and social networks?
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Bruce Stokes, Director, Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center
Frédéric Tardy, CEO, L"Atelier US BNP Paribas
Gilles Biassette, Reporter, specialist of the United States, daily newspaper La Croix
Présidence : Laurence Nardon, responsable du Programme Etats-Unis, Ifri
The seminar will be held in English with no translation
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?