The Korea-France Cultural Association (President Cha Young-Koo), consisting of Koreans who had studied in France, and the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) jointly organized the first Korea-France Forum. Since the second forum in 1997, it has been held alternately in Korea and...
On April 11, 2008, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), or CPN(M), became the first democratically elected Maoist party in world history, and has been recognized as such by the international community. Its election marked the end of a 240-year-old monarchy.
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Before and during his presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy wished to improve the French policy in Africa. Nonetheless, quarrels among « ancient » and « moderns » seem to survive, sending mixed signals:...
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The goal of this paper is to analyze the threat of Islamist terrorism in Central Asia, through analysis of what could be termed a real Al Qaeda-like threat: the IMU (Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan) and its splinter cells, which seem to be the real problem in Central Asia.
A résumé of the seminar held by the Ifri's research program on China on the 23rd of September 2008 with Guo Liang, research fellow at the China Academy of Social Science (CASS) and in charge since 2000 of a survey on Internet usage and impact in China.
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This study is part of a series being published by the joint CSIS/IFRI project 'Europe, Russia, and the United States: Finding a New Balance,' which seeks to reframe the trilateral relationship for the relevant policymaking communities.
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Summary: Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA)are presented by the European Union as a remedy, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, to issues such as the Weakness in size of Markets or the Trade weaknesses between the different African economies. However, this new tool is far from...
In 2009, Europe will celebrate many anniversaries, all of which are of special importance for the new member states. It will be five years since the European Union"s (EU) big bang enlargement of 2004; ten years since the first enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to...
Since the 1990s, the Chinese government has issued new measures to encourage the return of the most highly qualified individuals, and has promoted a discourse that tends to honour, or even to praise the repatriated "brains" in China and their involvement in homeland development. The return...
The Obama Presidency - Year 3: Gridlock or Opportunity? Seminar Series on the United States
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To discuss China's role in Africa, Ifri is pleased to welcome:
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Conference chaired by Dominique Moïsi, Special Advisor to Ifri.
The discussions will be held in English.
The ENP review launched in July 2010 is almost complete. This work was accomplished in a very difficult time, with the launch of the EEAS and the crises in the neighbourhood (the revolution in Tunisia, Egypt and the civil war in Libya, the clampdowns in Belarus) to which the EU is not...
Déjeuner-débat introduit en anglais par Benjamin Augé, Chercheur associé au programme Afrique subsaharienne, IFRI et par Comrade Sunny Ofehe, Président-fondateur de l'ONG : HOPE FOR NIGER DELTA CAMPAIGN (HNDC).
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Luncheon Debatte dedicated to Ifri's corporate members, by invitation only.
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Developing Turkish-Arab relations have certainly become a major trend in the Middle East. AKP's Turkey, who seems to come to terms with the Ottoman heritage, is imposing itself as a diplomatic, economic and cultural power in the Middle East. What role will it play in the current political...
