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Despite polarized domestic politics and social tensions, the United States remains a major player in international relations, on the economic, military and diplomatic levels.

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How will Middle America vote in 2020? (Lara Putnam)

17 December 2018
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An interview with Lara Putnam, Professor and Chair, History Department, University of Pittsburgh.

Transatlantic relations in the age of "America First" (Sophia Besch)

17 December 2018
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An interview with Sophia Besch, Research Fellow, Center for European Reform.

Transatlantic relations in the age of "America First" (James Lindsay)

17 December 2018
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An interview with James Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Council on Foreign Relations.

 
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The U.S. opioid crisis: from prescription abuse to a full blown epidemic

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06 December 2018
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The opioid crisis in the U.S. has reached increasingly tragic proportions – accounting for two thirds of the 72,000 overdose deaths of 2017.

Ivana OBRADOVIC
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Trump’s Trade Wars: The Outcry Against Multilateralism

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04 December 2018
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The aim of multilateral trade as established after the Second World War was to prevent trade wars.

Jean-Marc SIROEN
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A New Japan-France Strategic Partnership: A View from Paris

Date de publication
16 November 2018
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On the occasion of the conference held on the 22 November 2018 marking the 160th anniversary of Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations, Ifri publishes two parallel articles offering French and Japanese perspectives on the bilateral security partnership. Michito Tsuruoka's analysis of Japan's point of view is available here.

 

 

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A New Japan-France Strategic Partnership: A View from Tokyo

Date de publication
16 November 2018
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On the occasion of the conference held on the 22 November 2018 marking the 160th anniversary of Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations, Ifri publishes two parallel articles offering French and Japanese perspectives on the bilateral security partnership. Céline Pajon’s analysis of French point of view is available here.

 

 

Michito TSURUOKA
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Opposing Trump's Environmental Policy

12 July 2018
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An interview with Julie CERQUEIRA, Executive Director of the U.S. Climate Alliance.

Julie CERQUEIRA
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Trade Wars: A French Perspective

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31 May 2018
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The Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum announced by the United States in March would, if applied, have little direct impact on the French economy, but rather point toward a broader trend of protectionism and economic nationalism and a widening gap in transatlantic relations that is likely to have far-reaching implications for France.

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Macron takes a risk in courting Trump, but has little to show for it

22 April 2018
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PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron was put on the spot this year in front of a room full of journalists when one asked, provocatively: Which man is more dangerous, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un; or Donald J. Trump?

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Illustration Programme Amériques
Americas Program
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Ifri's work on the Americas region focuses mainly on the United States. Indeed, for more than 20 years, Ifri's Americas Program has provided keys to understanding American society and domestic policy while shedding light on developments in the country's foreign policy, including transatlantic relations and trade issues. 

 

Since 2023, a specific axis on Latin America structures more actively Ifri's research on this region.

 

Ifri's Canada program was active in 2015 and 2016.

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