It’s cold, inhospitable and deadly. The image of the Arctic in years past is one of bewilderment, ignorance and awe. How the image of the Arctic has changed in recent years can be directly linked to our recognition that the Arctic has a great deal to offer in meeting the basic needs of future...
These three chapters originated in an SSI conference in January 2010 and go to the heart of a question of vital significance for both Asia and Russia, namely, what are Russia's prospects in Asia? The three papers outline the challenges Russia faces in Asia, the nature of the dynamic and...
This paper examines how and why the Australia-Japan defense and security partnership has evolved, what policy implications this new partnership has for the U.S.-Japan alliance system, and what constraints the further advancement of trilateral security cooperation faces.
...A salient feature of the East Asian region is the persistent discrepancy between the progress in de facto and de jure economic integration. East Asia has long been said to be the champion of loose regional economic integration, with deepening intra-regional trade and...
China's direct investment in France remains surprisingly low even compared to other EU states although the targets are quite similar, being heavily biased towards export-support and services rather than industrial activities.
...Article de Jacques Mistral, Revue d'économie financière.
The move away from a planned economy and the apprenticeship of capitalism, which is sometimes uncontrolled in the real estate sector, have led to a series of imbalances between cities and the countryside. It is possible to think that the worst imbalances (in terms of the human and...
Séminaire autour du professeur YOO Jung-hwan, qui analysera les implications pour les relations intercoréennes de l'élection de Mme Park Geun-hye à la présidence de Corée du Sud le 19 décembre dernier.
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A luncheon debate with Yann-Sven RITTELMEYER, Research Fellow, Study Committee for Franco-German Relations (Cerfa), Ifri
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One month after Obama's reelection, Ifri's 11th Annual Conference on the United States will review the new political and economical landscape and the main challenges of America's foreign policy. A unique opportunity for European and U.S. thinkers to engage in an in-depth discussion of...
Seminar with Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor, Kanagawa University and Fellow with JCIE (Japan Center for International Exchanges), Marie-Orange Rivé-Lasan, Professor, University Paris Diderot and Alice Ekman, Associate Research Fellow,...
Depuis le début des "printemps arabes", une onde de crises se répand au Moyen-Orient, entraînant la région dans un chaos qui semble incontrôlable. De nouveaux foyers de conflits se superposent aux anciens contentieux et les aggravent : la guerre civile syrienne menace la stabilité de tous les...
The 2012 U.S. Elections have highlighted the divisions within the American political landscape. Fundamental differences in policy and ideology have considerably shaped the overall debate. Still, the race for the White House has been far closer than what observers around the world believed. On...
In 2006, the European Commission launched an ambitious plan to conclude a new generation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Asian markets as part of its Global Europe strategy. Today the use of such FTAs is all the more important since negotiations at the WTO are stalled, but also more...
The campaign for the November election, now well underway, witnesses a number of key debates: Is the fear of a U.S. decline, so often mentionned in the press these days, a transient mood or a deeper trend? How do the economic difficulties impact public opinion attitudes? How are campaign...
Séminaire autour de Renaud Egreteau, chercheur et maître de conférences au Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong. Discutante : Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, chercheur spécialiste de l'Asie du Sud-Est et auteur de ...
The annual space conference organized by Ifri and the Secure World Foundation will be held in Brussels on September 13th, 2012.
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Anne Bagamery, European Day Editor for the International herald Tribune, shares her analysis of the outlook for immigration reform in the United States.
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Patrick Weil, Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a senior research fellow at the French National Research Center in the University of Paris-1, Pantheon-Sorbonne, shares his views of the debate on immigration reform in the United States.
... John Zogby, Senior Analyst, JZ Analytics, examines the social and political evolutions of U.S. public opinion as shown by the November vote.
... Jeffrey Rosen, Law Professor, George Washington University, engages in a comprehensive analysis of the Supreme Court's role in the years to come and shares his assumptions as to its upcoming decision.
... Anatol Lieven, Professor War Studies Department, King's College explains to us the main characteristics of American nationalism and where it currently stands.
... Ely Ratner, Fellow, Center for a New American Security, analyses the origin and key elements of the US Pivot to Asia and defines its new steps.
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Bruce Stokes (Director, Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center) presents an in-depth analysis of the U.S. presidential campaign.
Bruce Stokes (Director, Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center) gives an in-depth analysis of the U.S. electorate on the eve of the 2012 presidential election.
... The Fall seminar of the United States Program at Ifri took place on October 3, the day of the first presidential TV debate.
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The November election campaign is in full swing in the United States, with the new rules authorizing unlimited private financing now in place. How exactly will this unfold? What impact could the this change in financing have on American democracy and the way it operates? Anne Deysine, a...
