The rise of civilian self-defense groups in various states across Mexico since 2011 bear witness to the powerlessness and corruption of state bodies confronted with the pervasiveness of organized crime.
Publications
With over 150 publications issued each year
under an open access policy in French, English, German and Russian,
Ifri enriches the international debate with a constant concern for
objectivity, intellectual rigor, transversality, openness, and support to public and private decision-making.
The Internet Governance debate opposes multilateral thinking, favoring the role of State and interstate bodies, with a multistakeholder model, which aims to unite all concerned actors: states, business, experts, academics and internet groups, among others.
The increasing judicialization of external military action is encouraging military law to fall into line with common law.
This introduction is in French only – Introduction : internet, une gouvernance inachevée
...Big Data is changing our view of the world by changing our modes of approach, moving from analogue systems to digital-based knowledge.
The Indian People’s Party (BJP) coming to power in the 2014 legislative elections raises many questions about the country’s governance.
Many Israelis and Palestinians contest the ‘two-state solution’.
Since 1932, Thailand has been the stage of regular coups d’états and constitutional changes, with the most recent in May 2014.
The strategic position and economic value of hundreds of small islands in the South China Sea have provoked claims of sovereignty from most of the neighboring states.
FOCUS China: A New Diplomacy?
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