16/11/2018
For decades, Europe has been trying to chart a path away from the military competition and strategic rivalries that brought it to ruins so many times in history.
Europe
European issues are transversely covered by almost all programs of Ifri. 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.
Éric-André MARTIN
Secretary General of the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
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09/11/2018
The instruments of cooperative security created during and since the Cold War to foster mutual confidence and reduce the risks of war, inadvertent escalation, and arms races, in and around Europe, have come under increasing strain.
16/10/2018
Due to its size and economic and political weight in Europe, Germany is an important actor in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). Berlin has chosen to play an active role: the Bundeswehr’s presence in Lithuania as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP), but also proposals pertaining to...
12/09/2018
The nature of work has been remarkably transformed in a short period of time through the combined effect of globalization and technological disruptions. Ongoing technological breakthroughs, carried by increasingly digitalized and automated economic activities, and the “democratization” of...
24/07/2018
Data no longer should be understood as a sole commercial or regulatory issue, but rather as an actual stake of international politics. Mastering data is an issue involving different set of actors, with diverging motivations: it is a sovereignty and national security stake for states, a...
20/07/2018
Since the Italian election held on March 4th, 2018, immigration policy has become a hotter-than-ever issue both at national and European level. The Aquarius incident has brought to light the question of European solidarity regarding immigration issues.
06/06/2018
Since 2015, several countries in the European Union have been hit by attacks.
23/05/2018
The Chinese presence in the Mediterranean is raising new questions among the diplomatic services of the Maghreb countries, as well as those of southern Europe. Indeed, over the past five years, China has been translating its national priorities with increasing activism in the Mediterranean....
18/05/2018
US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will severely degrade regional and global security. His decision has increased the risk of war and a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and beyond. ...
20/04/2018
In light of the current instability on Europe’s borders and uncertainties about the international role of the US under the administration of President Donald Trump, it is high time for Franco-German foreign policy initiatives. With the formation of a new German government, a window of...
28
Sep
2015
at 17:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Building Bridges: Workshop III in Brussels
The third Building Bridges workshop took place on 28-29 September 2015. This event included a discussion between experts involved in the project and Belgian citizens about the impact European integration had on Belgium and what citizens' expectations are for the future. ...
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25
Sep
2015
from 09:00 to 10:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
The US election of 2016: outlook and scenarios
Nothing is going as predicted in the US campaign: the favorites of six months ago are struggling while radical candidates are making the front page. On the right Jeb Bush polls third behind Donald Trump; on the left, Clinton is losing ground to Bernie Sanders. What does this say...
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07
Sep
2015
from 17:30 to 19:00
- Ifri Conferences
EU Reform: Deciphering the fuzziness
Almost all member states and EU institutions have included "EU reform" within their lexicon, but its definition differs from one actor to another. This event will focus on the debates over integration emerging from talks of "EU reform". <...>
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06
Jul
2015
at 16:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Building Bridges: Workshop II in Madrid
The second Building Bridges workshop took place on 6-7 July 2015 in Madrid. It was hosted by the Elcano Royal Institute. This event included a discussion between experts involved in the project and Spanish citizens about the impact European integration had on Spain and what...
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23
Jun
2015
from 12:45 to 14:30
- Dinners and Luncheons
United Kingdom/European Union: Towards an Amicable Divorce? Les Mensuelles Ifri/Entreprises
These luncheon-debates are dedicated to corporate and individual benefactor members. By personal invitation only.
26
May
2015
from 11:00 to 15:30
COP21: the Role of the EU and of its Members in the Climate Negotiations Views from the Weimar Triangle Countries
By invitation only
11
May
2015
at 16:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Building Bridges: Workshop I in Warsaw
The first Building Bridges workshop took place on 11-12 May 2015 in Warsaw. It was hosted by the Polish Institute for International Affairs (PISM). This event included a discussion between experts involved in the project and Polish citizens about the impact European...
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16
Apr
2015
from 12:00 to 14:00
What will Britain’s post-election EU policy be and how will member states react?
The UK general election on 7 May 2015 promises to be exciting, with a more fragmented political landscape on the horizon. Divisions no longer just concern the Labour-Conservative divide, but also national identity and EU membership.
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27
Mar
2015
from 09:00 to 14:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Kick-off meeting of the Building Bridges project
This kick-off meeting allowed for each of the experts involved in the project to get to know each other and start exchanging on their national perspectives on the EU. It gathered 30 participants from all EU countries except for Malta.
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28
Jan
2015
from 09:15 to 18:00
A New Departure for the European Union Brussels Think Tank Dialogue
For the fifth year in a row, ten leading European Think Tanks will join forces to host the annual Brussels Think Tank Dialogue (BTTD). This will be a unique opportunity to hear leading voices debate pressing issues, forecast major trends for the coming year, and put forward recommendations for...
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01/06/2015
L'Allemagne a annoncé qu'elle allait publier en 2016 un nouveau Livre blanc sur la défense. Cet exercice pourrait illustrer que les signaux positifs, mais dispersés, lancés par l'Allemagne depuis un peu plus d'un an auguraient d'un réel changement de posture stratégique, gage d'une reprise...
28/05/2015
Prime Minister David Cameron, with a majority mandate from the British people, is off on a whirlwind tour of European Union capitals to seek “a better deal for Britain,” warning that otherwise, Britain will leave the bloc.
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13/05/2015
EU member states will have to decide if new initiatives will help or hinder Cameron's campaign to keep Britain in the EU, says Vivien Pertusot, of the French Institute of International Relations. "The UK debate about EU membership is no longer just a British debate, but a European one. Cameron...
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09/03/2015
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for an EU army has been widely dismissed by defence experts. At a time, when several European countries are failing to meet their NATO defence spending commitments, many question how an EU army could be feasible. The former prime...
13/01/2015
The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Elvire Fabry looks at Europeans in the face of the TTIP trade agreement.
13/01/2015
The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Shaun Donnelly explains United States trade strategy going forward including TTIP and TPP.
Economy - North America - United States - Asia - Europe
13/01/2015
The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Jeff Mankoff analyzes the strategies put in place by the United States with hopes of containing the situation in Ukraine.
11/09/2014
The separatism debate is looming large over Europe as Scotland prepares to vote on independence from the UK. The poll is being followed closely elsewhere in the EU, where the outcome could have repercussions for local autonomy/independence movements.
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29/01/2014
Last week, two major events took place in Europe: British Prime Minister David Cameron’s long-delayed speech on UK’s relation with the European Union and the 50thanniversary of the Elysée Treaty between France and Germany. Both illustrate two distinct, if not opposed, views of how the EU...
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