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.
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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Florent MARCIACQ
Associate Research Fellow at the Austro-French Centre for Rapprochement in Europe (ÖFZ)
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17/12/2019
In 2018, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified 24,100 people in Germany as right-wing extremists. More than one out of two right-wing extremists is described as “violence-oriented”. These figures demonstrate the high level of threat in the German...
09/12/2019
As Emmanuel Macron hosts Angela Merkel, Vladimir Zelenskiy, and Vladimir Putin for a summit aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict, it is worth taking stock of the French leader’s Russia policy to try to discern what Paris’s policy toward Moscow can and cannot achieve.
25/11/2019
In many ways, defense firms in Europe should be pleased with the recent uptick in defense spending.
06/11/2019
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, celebrations have taken a disappointing turn. The electoral successes of the far-right German party AfD (Alternative for Germany (in German: Alternative für Deutschland)) in Saxony, Brandenburg and Thuringia in...
31/10/2019
As the world stage is marked by renewed great power competition, Europe lacks proper means to assert and defend its own independent political view. Despite this backdrop, the authors of this report contend that the current stalemate can be overcome with a collective and inclusive approach.
15/10/2019
The German Legislation on Improving Law Enforcement in Social Networks (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz – NetzDG), which came into force on October 1, 2017, is the legislative response to how social networks handle complaints about illegal content.
14/10/2019
Over the past five years, several political and security developments have made it increasingly necessary to look at European Union (EU) / North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) relations through a different lens.
03/10/2019
Restrictive measures are a major instrument of the European Union (EU)’s external action, which has emerged as one of the world’s leading sanctions emitters. The EU has thus leveraged the size of its market and its economic and financial clout (trade relations, aid policy and bilateral...
19/09/2019
The world plastic production has been multiplied by 23 since 1964 to reach 348 million tonnes (mt) in 2017. This production level is expected to double in the next 20 years, largely because of the significant growth in plastic consumption in developing countries. Today, China is the...
02
Mar
2010
from 12:00 to 13:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
the setting up of Lisbon Treaty
Lunch debate introduced in French by Philippe Etienne, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the EU. This debate forms part of the "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels". This lunch debate will follow the Chatham House rule (no official line, no attribution).
17
Feb
2010
from 12:00 to 13:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
Can Greece get itself out of the crisis? Problems of Reform Capacity
Lunch debate introduced by Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Director of the Hellenic Observatory, London School of Economics and Political Science. He is co-author of 'The Limits of Europeanization: Reform Capacity and...
02
Feb
2010
from 12:00 to 13:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
The Alternative Scenarios of the Emerging Multipolar world and the tiny opportunities for the EU-styled Multilateral Way
Lunch debate introduced in French by Mario Telò, Vice-President of the Institute for European Studies, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Chaire Jean Monnet, Member of the "Académie Royale des Sciences" and Visitor at London School of Economics (LSE). This debate forms...
19
Jan
2010
from 12:00 to 13:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
European Transport Policy: From Market Opening to System Integration
Lunch debate introduced by Helmut Schmitt von Sydow, Professor at the University of Lausanne and Former Chief Legal Adviser for Energy and Transport at the European Comission. This debate forms part of the "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels".
12
Jan
2010
from 15:30 to 17:00
- Conférences
State of the Union: Annual Brussels Think Tank Forum 2010
With ratification of the new Treaty behind it, the European Union is under pressure to "return to the serious business of governing". At this critical juncture in the EU's development, nine leading Brussels-based think tanks : the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the Brussels European and...
01
Dec
2009
from 12:00 to 13:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
Ukraine on the eve of the presidential elections January 2010
Lunch debate introduced by Andri Veselovsky, Ambassador and Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU. The debate is chaired by Susanne Nies, Head, Ifri Brussels and forms part of the series "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels".
24
Nov
2009
from 12:00 to 13:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
China on the eve of Copenhagen: an assessment
Lunch debate introduced in French by Valérie Niquet, Director Centre Asie Ifri and Senior Research Fellow. Debate chaired by Maïté Jauréguy-Naudin, Project Manager and research Fellow of the Ifri Energy program, and forms part of the series "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels".
20
Oct
2009
from 13:00 to 14:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
Higher Education in Russia: is it competitive?
Lunch debate introduced in French by Tatiana Kastueva-Jean, Research Fellow, Russia/NIS Center, Ifri. The debate is chaired by Susanne Nies, Head, Ifri Brussels and forms part of the series "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels.
06
Oct
2009
from 13:00 to 14:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
European Lobbying: how to promote Transparency?
Lunch debate introduced in French by Lucyna Gutman, Managing Partner, Concept and Research (CORE) and member of the Board of the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP), Stéphane Desselas, Managing Partner, Athenora Consulting, and Gérard...
03
Feb
2009
at 23:00
- Dinners and Luncheons
The New US Administration: likely major Foreign Policy Initiatives
Lunch debate introduced by William Drozdiak, President of american Council on Germany. This debate is chaired by Susanne nies, Senior Research Fellow and Head, Ifri Brussels and forms part of the series "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels".