Economy
Economic issues are covereded from a political economy perspective: changes in the global economic system, governance and institutions, dynamics and trends in different economic zones (USA, Russia, China, Emerging ...). European problems are given special attention.
25/03/2020
South Korea is a hydrogen (H2) frontrunner. The world’s first commercial fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) was launched by the South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai (Tucson i×35) in 2013.
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23/03/2020
Middle Eastern geopolitics is currently undergoing structural changes: the regional order is in transition in the aftermath of the Arab Spring that undermined authoritarian governance, and triggered the competition for power against a backdrop of American withdrawal.
10/03/2020
The economies of the Persian Gulf are highly dependent on their petrol exports, particularly to Asia.
26/02/2020
The multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been of the utmost importance for Japan’s trade policy.
27/01/2020
China is rapidly emerging as a formidable power in the development of technical standards, transforming the international standard-setting landscape and reintroducing an element of geopolitics into what are too often considered as benign, technical processes.
23/01/2020
Sanctions have become the dominant tool of statecraft of the United States and other Western states, especially the European Union, since the end of the Cold War.
10/01/2020
Through development assistance and economic engagement, South Korea has sought to project itself as a different kind of partner for Africa. In reality, it is not so unique.
18/12/2019
“Smart city” development has become a fashionable policy and research topic. A growing number of central and local governments in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, in partnership with companies from diverse sectors (construction, transport, energy, water, etc), consulting firms, NGOs and...
12/11/2019
Digital power refers to any actor’s ability to exploit digital data to help influence the behavior of other actors on the international stage and to achieve its own ends. It is about understanding how it influences events in the real world, despite its “intangible” nature.
09
Jul
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
COVID-19 in Latin America: a crisis catalyst Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A videoconference around Francisco DE SANTIBAÑES, Secretary general at the Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI).
02
Jul
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
The Political Consequences of Economic Sanctions on the Transatlantic Relationship Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A videoconference around Rawi ABDELAL, Professor at Harvard Business School.
11
Jun
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
U.S.- EU relations and the November 2020 elections Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A videoconference around Charles P. RIES, vice-president, International at Rand Corporation.
04
Jun
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
Where is Donald Trump taking the United States? Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A videoconference around James M. LINDSAY, senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
28
May
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
The EU after Karlsruhe and the Franco-German Initiative on EU Debt: Is it a Hamiltonian Moment? Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A videoconference around Guntram B. WOLFF, Director of Bruegel.
04
May
2020
from 18:00 to 19:30
- External Events
Coronavirus crisis - What approach for a Europe of solidarity? Webinar, French Institute of Germany, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Discussion with Birgit Sippel, MEP, and Éric-André Martin, Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) at the French Institute of International...
16
Apr
2020
from 14:30 to 15:30
- Videoconference
Russia in the Triple Storm: Constitutional Reforms, Economic Crisis, Pandemic Management Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A videoconference "Les jeudis de l'Ifri
03
Feb
2020
from Monday 3 February 2020 14:00 to Tuesday 4 February 2020 14:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
4x4 Directors Forum 2020 African-European Think Tank Dialogue
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19
Nov
2019
from 14:00 to 17:00
- Ifri Conferences
Division or Reconciliation: The Changing Political Agenda and Role of Think Tanks in the Next Decade? Council of Councils Twelfth Regional Conference
The 12th regional conference of Council of Councils (CoC) will take place at Ifri from November 17 to 19, 2019. An initiative of the Council on Foreign Relations, the CoC strives to define major foreign policy challenges by...
05
Jun
2019
from 09:30 to 18:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
G7 / Think Tank7 Summit G7 Engagement Group
The Think Thank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
18/06/2020
The European Union’s chief antitrust official, Margrethe Vestager, has made her name tackling big corporate fish in pretty unconventional ways. A ruling on Alphabet Inc.’s Google, which came with a seven-figure fine, argued free services weren’t always good for the consumer, while...
04/06/2019
China believes its near-monopoly gives it leverage over the US but supply cuts would spur rival producers.
Economy - Energy & Climate - United States - Asia - China
06/05/2019
The Think Thank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
06/05/2019
Since the financial crisis of 2008, has the balance of power between France and Germany shifted in favor of Berlin? Does Angela Merkel alone decide on the conduct of the European Union? The answer obviously deserves to be nuanced.
20/01/2019
When France and Germany sign a treaty on Tuesday in the historic border town of Aachen, it will be the culmination of 16 months of work by French President Emmanuel Macron to bring the anchors of Europe closer.
15/12/2017
3 questions to Karlyn BOWMAN, Senior Fellow, American Entreprise Institute
15/12/2017
Is the American economy doing well? Will the Tax Reform change this? How could the bond markets evolve in 2018?
01/07/2017
20 years after its retrocession to China, the 1st July 1997, what are the political and institutionnal autonomy guaranties for Hong Kong, while Carrie Lam is about to take its lead? How long will Hong Kong youth claim its own identity? What challenges for the World City?
Economy - Asia - China - Economy and Society
08/10/2015
John Seaman answers questions from the China Daily on the recently concluded negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and their consequences for China and for Europe.
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24/08/2015
All the European stock exchanges declined on Monday, as concerned investors looked with pessimism at China’s slowing growth. Paris lost 5.35 %. Claude Meyer discusses what consequences can be expected.
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