03/03/2015
The alliance born of the Korean War trades the assurance of security for Seoul with a certain alignment with Washington.
Security and Defense
The relative simplicity of the Cold War has given way to a series of crises and conflicts involving heterogeneous actors and unpredictable situations. Today, security studies require an integrated approach that takes into account both regional and global dimensions, as well as political trends (coalitions, pressure from the media, strategic rivalries and limited wars) and military dynamics (nuclear and conventional capabilities, reduced force structures, types and methods of intervention).
Since the 1990s, Ifri’s Security Studies Center has stimulated debate and contributed to the improvement of strategic thinking in France through its conferences and widely read publications (in French and English). The Center also works on behalf of public and private policymakers through briefs and closed-door seminars.
Ifri's Security Studies Center analyzes traditional defense issues as well as the evolution of the broader field of security. The Center’s programs are designed to be enduring and cross disciplinary, and are conducted with the help of other Ifri research units. Through its innovative work, the Center has two objectives: influencing a wide public with its publications – in particular its two electronic paper series “Focus stratégique” and “Proliferation Papers” – and making recommendations to all the actors involved in public security. Accordingly, various reports and projects are realized on behalf of the Ministries of Defense, the Interior and Foreign Affairs.
Elie TENENBAUM
Research Fellow, Director of Ifri's Security Studies Center
...
Jérémy BACHELIER
Military Fellow, Security Studies Center
...
Héloïse FAYET
Research Fellow, Security Studies Center
...
Amélie FEREY
Research Fellow, Head of the Defense Research Unit - LRD, Security Studies Center
...
Léo PÉRIA-PEIGNÉ
Research Fellow, Security Studies Center
...
Amélie ZIMA
Research Fellow, Head of European and Transatlantic Security Program, Security Studies Center
...
Marc HECKER
Deputy Director of Ifri, Editor-in-Chief of Politique étrangère, and research fellow at the Security Studies Center
...
Pierre NÉRON-BANCEL
Military fellow within the Defense Research Unit of IfriI’s Center for Security Studies.
...
Guillaume GARNIER
Associate Research Fellow, Security Studies Center
...
Jean-Louis LOZIER
Advisor, Security Studies Center
...
Jean-Christophe NOËL
Associate Research Fellow, Security Studies Center
...
03/03/2015
The framework nations concept, elaborated in Germany, was endorsed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Wales in 2014. It attempts to organize defense cooperation between a limited number of countries which share a certain cultural proximity.
03/03/2015
New configurations in Asia suggest to Canberra, as a middle-size power, that it should employ its external strategy as a means to bolster its security and regional stability.
03/03/2015
“Minilateralism”: A New Form of Defense Cooperation Politique étrangère, Vol. 80, No. 1, Spring 2015
Multilateralism has played a significant role in international cooperation.
03/03/2015
Having reportedly helped topple Ben Ali, the Tunisian Armed Forces enjoy substantial support from the population.
03/03/2015
Differentiated integration, which brings some member states together on common means and strategies, appears to be the only route possible to circumvent obstructions to a Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) for the 28 member states.
03/03/2015
FOCUS European Defense Revisited
...
03/03/2015
Afghanistan’s transition has been, politically speaking, slower than first expected; militarily, it has been difficult with the Taliban increasing its attacks in many provinces, compromising the possibility of dialogue with the new power; and a diplomatic transition in which partners and...
14/01/2015
About a decade ago, the U.S. started to examine options to develop and acquire Conventional Prompt Global Strike capabilities. This move fits in an effort to conventionalize deterrence, an effort initiated decades before and undertaken for profound and diverse motives. Although it has been...
17/12/2014
The use of chemical weapons (CW) in Syria and the decision to award the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reminded the international community that these weapons continue to represent a serious threat. The number of incidents of chemical...