15/07/2021
In France, the prospect of the Greens entering the German government this fall raises both hopes and fears.
Europe
European issues are transversely covered by most of Ifri's centers and programs.
Some programs pay particular attention to these themes: the Study Committee for French-German relations (CERFA), the French-Austrian Center for European Convergence (CFA).
All European themes — institutional, economic, citizenship, security — are subject to specific studies and debates.
Dominique DAVID
Advisor to the Executive Chairman, editor-in-chief of Politique étrangère and co-director of RAMSES
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Claude-France ARNOULD
Special Advisor to the President for European Affairs
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Éric-André MARTIN
Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
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Marie KRPATA
Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
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Paul MAURICE
Research Fellow, Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
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The Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ) is a French-Austrian intergovernmental organization, founded following an initiative by then Prime Minister Jacques Chirac and Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky having the objective to develop economic relations...
13/07/2021
Just like most of the European Social-Democratic parties, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) has been going through a major crisis for several decades. Its centrism that got Gerhard Schröder elected in 1998 and 2002 is seen as a betrayal by the party's traditional...
09/07/2021
Finance has become an essential attribute of power. Its importance has grown given the substantial investments needed for the energy and digital transitions as well as the need to support economies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
07/07/2021
As a consequence of the positive momentum in Transatlantic relations brought about by the arrival of the Biden administration, significant progress is expected on a range of key digital issues.
05/07/2021
As an essential platform for multilateralism, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has always been important to German diplomacy, although in varying degrees. Historically, Germany’s support for the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe...
21/06/2021
The year 2020 was to be a pivotal year for (re)formulating Europe's Africa strategy. Germany and France were committed to strengthening relations between the two continents and to consolidating them at the sixth summit of the African Union and the European Union, which was postponed because of...
21/06/2021
EU policy on migration and asylum is being built for the last 20 years. But this process is today on hold although France and Germany support the same position on this matter. However, the “migration crisis” in 2015 highlighted the weakness of the Franco-German alliance and the extend to which...
03/06/2021
Satellite constellations have become core elements of the digital transition. Over the next decade, several thousand satellites will have to be launched, to build these constellations. For positioning satellites, preferably in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), reliable and affordable launch...
28/04/2021
This paper explores how the E3 format – involving France, Germany and the UK – might develop in response to the challenges presented by the UK’s departure from the EU. The paper outlines how the trilateral format has supported policymaking to date, most notably in dialogue on Iran’s nuclear...
20/04/2021
Analysis from 17 countries and EU institutions reveals that Chinese soft power in Europe – defined as the ability to influence preferences through attraction or persuasion – has seen better days.
21
May
2021
from 10:00 to 12:00
- Videoconference
European security: from words to deeds - lessons from the Franco-Danish partnership Visioconférence
Global power competition, growing unpredictability, mounting military pressures, hybrid threats and the persistence of terrorism... Europe is now facing a deterioration of its strategic environment.
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11
May
2021
from Tuesday 11 May 2021 08:00 to Wednesday 12 May 2021 10:45
- Videoconference
Strengthening Multilateralism: Opportunities for EU-Singapore Cooperation EU-Singapore Think Tank Dialogue 2021
Multilateralism – broadly understood as a form of institutionalized interaction between several states to achieve agreed-upon goal(s) – is an essential tool and process of global political and economic cooperation. Ideally, the number of states involved should be as large as possible.
Economy - Asia - Southeast Asia - Europe
27
Apr
2021
from 08:30 to 11:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Strengthening Europe in the digital domain - Franco-German reflections on digital sovereignty Webinar
There is "no strategic autonomy without digital sovereignty", declared Charles Michel, President of the Council of the European Union in February 2021. In this logic, the European Commission calls for a more autonomous Europe in security-related areas such as digital policy and data...
24
Mar
2021
from 10:00 to 13:00
- Videoconference
The European space sector in a context of international competition Webinar
The access to space sector is no longer limited to the historic pioneers of the space adventure nor to the sole states. Exploration projects stimulate imagination and national narratives and trigger important investments in ambitious innovative projects.
Space - United States - Europe - Russia / NIS
03
Mar
2021
from 09:30 to 11:00
- Videoconference
Digitalization in the (post) COVID World: Views from Japan and Europe
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of accelerating the digital transformation of both the industry and the society.
23
Feb
2021
from 14:00 to 15:30
- Videoconference
Collective Collapse or Resilience? European Defense Priorities in the Pandemic Era
To what extent has the COVID-19 pandemic affected defense priorities across Europe?
11
Feb
2021
from 09:00 to 10:00
- Videoconference
2021 Geopolitical Perspectives Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A "Les jeudis de l'Ifri" videoconference around Thomas GOMART, director of Ifri.
17
Dec
2020
from 09:30 to 10:30
- Videoconference
After Brexit, what EU-UK relations? Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
27
Oct
2020
from 09:00 to 12:15
- Videoconference
Trade, Investments, Technology, Climate Change, Human Rights:How should the EU Deal with China? International videoconference
A little more than 40 years since China's opening and reform it has risen to a comprehensive global power which is a strategic partner, but also a competitor and even a strategic rival for the EU. The expectation that China's system of governance would gradually converge with a liberal, open,...
08
Oct
2020
from 09:00 to 10:00
- Videoconference
Eastern Mediterranean: Preventing Escalation Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
27/07/2021
Macron set to become the uncontested leader of Europe with German chancellor’s exit.
21/04/2021
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has called for closer bilateral cooperation with France in light of the tense security situation in Europe marked by the Russian “threat”, the rise of China and spreading “Islamist terrorism” in the Sahel region.
28/10/2020
The race to fill a role at the heart of world economic policy making is turning into a new battleground for the future of globalization.
Economy - United States - Asia - Europe
01/10/2020
Cyprus is set to be ‘remade’ in the coming years through €1 billion in grants from the European Recovery Plan, as we’ve reported here, but there are a few issues to be resolved along the way, according to EU policy experts and economists.
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09/05/2020
The United States has scaled back its role on the world stage, taken actions that are undermining efforts to battle the coronavirus pandemic and left the international community without a traditional global leader, according to experts, diplomats and analysts.
02/05/2020
At the start of the pandemic, Europe and China helped one other. Then the mood changed.
07/02/2020
France, the European Union's sole nuclear power since Britain's exit from the bloc, will unveil Friday how it intends to use its atomic arsenal as a deterrent in an increasingly unstable world.
04/12/2019
NATO’s 70th turned out to be less like a birthday party and more a Thanksgiving dinner for a large dysfunctional family: Not all of them got on, a few snide remarks were made, but in the end everyone seemed to...
26/11/2019
The debate on the financial perspectives of the European Union (EU) is traditionally part of a complex dramaturgy, which borders on the cacophony: the proponents of more European solidarity oppose supporters of a fair return, defenders of traditional sectoral policies confront the promoters of...
19/11/2019
Thierry de Montbrial, Executive Chairman of Ifri, is interviewed by Yang RUI for China Global Television Network (CGTN), on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum, November 2019. He analyzes the position of Europe in a world dominated by the Chinese-American competition.