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Changes in the Lebanese society, combined to the political evolution in the region, have led Paris, under Jacques Chirac’s presidency, to attempt a « come back » to Lebanon. After a decrease of its global...
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Like any international agreement, the NPT includes a withdrawal clause. North Korean withdrawal, which was announced in 1993 and became effective in 2003, shows howdifficult it is to preserve this possibility...
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The Israeli leaders had declared that global military threat was over, and then focused on military operations aiming only to maintain the public order by means of targeted attacks in the occupied territories....
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Washington/Moscow relationships are based today on the heritage of the last 15 years. They have undervalued the idea of a much-needed strategic partnership. The fact that new administrations are coming to power...
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Mongolia is a large country, thinly inhabited, endowed with large mineral resources. It has succeeded rather smoothly a democratic transition. Surrounded by two giants, Russia and China, it adopted an original...
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Two reasons explain why the French influence in Brussels is on the decline: first, because French elite do not fully understand how the European institutions work; second, because Brussels’ Europe is going...
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Since the collapse of the USSR, NATO/Russia relationship is based on a long lasting misunderstanding. Yelstin, as well as Poutine, tried to establish close links with NATO and secondly, to co-operate in practical...
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Iran declares to aim at developing nuclear energy andmastering the whole cycle of nuclear combustion. After the withdrawal ofWestern experts, Russia took over the...
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The first World Policy Conference (WPC) organized by the French Institute for International Relations (Ifri) was held in Evian, on October 6, 7 and 8 2008. It aimed at helping to single out the main elements for...
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Before and during his presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy wished to improve the French policy in Africa. Nonetheless, quarrels among « ancient » and « moderns » seem to survive, sending mixed signals:...
