The year 2008 should have been the year of the Olympic Games showing the eternal glory of China through August 8 Opening Ceremony. Nonetheless, for the Chinese Regime, the year 2008 is the year of emergence of serious challenges that will remain long after the Olympics.
...Regions
La présidence de George Bush se solde par un désastre : l'Irak, la corruption, l'incompétence, l'irresponsabilité financière et, en toile de fond, une économie qui rappelle celle de la fin de XIXe siècle, douce aux riches, dure pour les pauvres et surtout menaçante pour les classes moyennes....
This article outlines the developments in Russian-American cooperation in the area of higher education since the collapse of the Soviet Union. It reveals the fundamental problems that have arisen in this partnership and draws conclusions about the necessity of moving away from technical aid...
'This perceptive and well-informed study highlights the continuity of the Russian (civilian and military) security community's distrust of the outside world, fueled by NATO enlargement. Communism may be dead in Russia, but the obsession with ‘threats' continues, rallying the population and...
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.
...In a recent Global Finance article, India has been recognized as an important contributor to global corporate earnings. The British company Vodafone managed to cut losses due to its strong performance in India, and Swiss Holcim, the world's second largest cement maker, spent more than 2...
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. The CSIS/IFRI joint project seeks to reframe the...
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.
...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.
...This text was written for the seminar 'China: a new player in the multilateral system?' held 18 April 2008 at Ifri Paris. The latest World Bank report has put China the second largest economies after the US according to the purchasing power. It is now hard to imagine a world without the...
What new outcomes for new Tunisia?
The roundtable will gather Serge DEGALLAIX, former French Ambassador in Tunisia, Majid BOUDEN, President of the Association of Lawyers in International Law (Paris), Jean-Pierre TUQUOI, journalist, Le Monde<...>
Electoral processes in Africa: a vehicle for democratisation or for instability?
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State of the Union : Is Obama back in control?
The Obama Presidency - Year 3: Gridlock or Opportunity?
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Economic Developments and Future Challenges in Southeast Asia
To mark the release of the OECD's
Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2010
Energy, growth and sustainable development: an African issue
Conférence co-organisée par le Secrétariat du Cinquantenaire des indépendances...
"Research Universities": outlook and challenges for the future. Comparing Russian and French experiences
Depuis quelques années, l'enseignement supérieur russe est en pleine restructuration. Le gouvernement russe a lancé la création des "universités nationales de recherche", leaders dans leurs domaines respectifs, et des "universités fédérales", à vocation régionale. L'Ifri accueille quatre de...
Kurdistan within Iraq: Federalism, how far?
Manifestation sur Invitation
Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea: What are the Risks of Conflict?
This seminar is organized around Ralf Emmers, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Multilateralism and Regionalism Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore. Among his latest publications are: Geopolitics and Maritime Territorial...
Hard et soft powers dans la politique étrangère russe
Depuis le début de la décennie, la Russie manifeste une volonté de modifier son image au moyen d'outils de soft power. Cet effort de soft power et la préoccupation pour l'image projetée à l'extérieur n'ont cependant pas empêché le raidissement de la politique étrangère russe...
Anglo-French Cooperation in Africa: Bolstering or bypassing the EU?
Lunch debate introduced by Tony Chafer, University of Portsmouth and Gordon Cumming, Cardiff University.
This debate forms part of the "Ifri's Tuesdays in Brussels" and will take place exceptionally on Friday.