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Since 1983, the QUAD gathers every year, the SWP, RAND Corporation, Chatham House and Ifri. The QUAD was set up during the Euromissile crisis and brings together European and American diplomats, military officers, journalists and research fellow to debate on current geopolitical issues. Ifri will be represented by Thomas Gomart, director of Ifri.
The debates will focus this year on topics such as: US policy towards China: Implications for transatlantic relations / European policy towards China: Implications for transatlantic relations / China, Europe, US and the future of multilateral and regional / Russia - China relations, Belt and Road: US and European responses.
Closed-door seminar - by invitation only
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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?