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States remain essential pillars of the international system, even if they are not the only players. Governance is a local, national and international issue.

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Date de publication
June 2025

Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China Rivalry

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Building on the 2020 European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) report, which assessed Europe’s positioning amid the strategic rivalry between the United States and China, this edition re-examines the geopolitical landscape in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s return to the White House. This report features 22 national chapters and one dedicated to the EU, analysing the evolution of Europe’s relations with Washington and Beijing, the range of approaches to dealing the US-China rivalry and how these are expected to evolve. 

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Understanding Intermediate Cities in Nigeria: The Cases of Ibadan and Abeokuta

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26 July 2024
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Nigeria is known for its rapid demographic and urban growth. 

Monsuru MURITALA
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The Artemis Accords: An American Strategy for Lunar Governance

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05 July 2024
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The Artemis Accords provide a framework for international cooperation in space exploration as part of the U.S. lunar program. They are part of a coherent strategy.

Anne-Sophie MARTIN Paul WOHRER
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France Adapts to an Era of Strategic Competition With China

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05 June 2024
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Under Macron, France is positioning itself as a "balanced power," carefully navigating the complexities of engaging with China. 
 
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First Year of Lula: Overview of the Political Situation in Brazil

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11 January 2024
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This Briefing offers an analysis of Brazil's political and economic situation and prospects at the end of 2023. It also examines Brazil's position on certain international relations issues, thirteen months after Lula's election.

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Between Inertia and Openness. Germany Reforms Its Labor Immigration System

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05 July 2023
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With its new Skilled Immigration Act (Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz) of 23 June 2023, Germany aims to become the country with "the most modern immigration law in Europe". A new points system and new entry rules for experienced workers having a degree from their home country demonstrate the willingness of the German government to open up its labor market to third-country nationals. While immigration law was already the subject of a previous reform in 2020, the new law is a real paradigm shift in Germany’s migration policy.

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France accepts a migrant rescue ship as relations sour with Italy

11 November 2022
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As a ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued at sea docked in a French port on Friday, a diplomatic crisis between France and Italy worsened, signaling further chaos in the European Union's already erratic handling of asylum seekers coming to Europe.

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France accepts migrant rescue ship rejected by Italy as tensions flare

11 November 2022
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A weeks-long ordeal for asylum seekers who had been stranded at sea concluded on Friday, as the French government granted safe harbor for the Ocean Viking rescue ship in the southern city of Toulon.

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Migrants rescued in the Mediterranean: What does international law say?

10 November 2022
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After several days of diplomatic wrangling with Italy, France decided to 'exceptionally' allow the humanitarian ship Ocean Viking to dock. While maritime law requires the rescue of migrants in danger, it does not state which country should welcome them.

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The Employment of Refugees – From Career Pathways to Company Recruitment Policies

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16 February 2022
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The issues of employment and work for refugees have received increasing attention from both the political, NGO and economic spheres in France since 2017, but few studies have yet to address this subject. This study was born out of cooperation between the Observatory on Immigration and Asylum and the “Work with Refugees” collective, that brings together several French NGOs supporting refugees and asylum seekers into employment.

Sophie BILONG Frédéric SALIN
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France: 'Precarious' employment conditions for refugees

24 December 2021
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Around 42% of refugees settled in France manage to find a job within a year of obtaining official status. But the jobs they find are often far below their skill levels, resulting in a "professional downgrade" that leads to discontent and exhaustion.

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