Publications

'Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is an Algerian reality. Its Maghrebine, or even Maghrebine-Sahelian dimension, that appears obvious in the Western security line, is actually questionable'.

'By pushing for a reform of the French foreign policy without any taboos, the president opened Pandora's box. Reflection on necessary changes has begun and has now to be pursued to the end'.

Since independence, a decision-making system has been built which monopolizes different levels of decision in the hands of 'the pretorian'. At the end of the 1980s, having been opposed by the temporary alliance between those who were in power and the Islamic movement, reforms failed. After the...

French European policy suffers from a set of inadequacies: it is not clearly designed from an institutional point of view, and the division of labour between the different governmental services is not clear-cut. France should intervene earlier within the European institutions and improve the...

In 2003, many calls were made in favor of an economic boycott both in the United States and in some European countries that disagreed with the Iraq war, but they had no serious economic consequences. Several factors can explain why trade was not sensitive to transatlantic tensions, the first...

The new American administration offers a window of opportunity to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The United States and the European Union will hold a prominent position in the negotiations, but they must draw the lessons of past failures. Mediators must be active, international...

Far from mirroring the perversity of the financial system, the current crisis reflects the complexity of social practices. Wrong interpretations that are seemingly obvious must be kept at arm’s length, as they are misleading and hide real dangers. Risk aversion, which engenders insecurity, is...

American and European positions on climate change are based on historical choices concerning energy use as well as on different international and economic strategies. 

After a rather long span of high growth rates, slow inflation and financial stability, the world faces a period of prices volatility, economic uncertainty, social instability and loss of confidence. In order to implement anti-deflationist and fiscal pro-growth policies, and to organise...

Will the new American government be able to clarify the conditions under which it will engage with Asia? Washington must bring an answer to the fears and expectations of different actors. What will the American position be before China’s difficulties due to the crisis? How could Japan be...