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The Americas are undergoing profound changes. While the hegemony of the United States is being called into question, Latin America, for its part, is raising issues specific to its territory, and possesses significant development potential.

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Conventionalizing Deterrence? U.S. Prompt Strike Programs and Their Limits

Date de publication
14 January 2015
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About a decade ago, the U.S. started to examine options to develop and acquire Conventional Prompt Global Strike capabilities. This move fits in an effort to conventionalize deterrence, an effort initiated decades before and undertaken for profound and diverse motives. Although it has been renewed under the Obama administration, which aims to reduce the U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons, this ambition has resulted in very little concrete progress.

NSA Does the Grand Tour

Date de publication
16 September 2013
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On Tuesday Barack Obama called President Francois Hollande of France to explain the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance of French government offices, businesses and private citizens. Obama stated that this was a well-meaning attempt to protect both countries from Islamic terrorism. He offered to “reexamine” the program so as to determine whether the right balance was struck between public safety and privacy rights.

Michael BRENNER

Migrations et développement : l'enjeu environnemental et l'avenir des politiques migratoires

Date de publication
27 January 2011
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This paper analyzes the future of migrations related to climate changes and environment degradations.

François GEMENNE

President Obama Snubs Europe: The US Perspective on the EU

Date de publication
11 February 2010
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Introduction

With the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty completed the EU is undergoing profound institutional changes. How does the US perceive the EU and these changes?

To analyze American perceptions of the EU it is first necessary to distinguish between the general American public and the American political elite.

Devon WEIDEMANN
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Replay - Conference with Chris Wright, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

17 February 2026
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Welcomed at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri), Chris Wright outlined his vision of American energy policy built around two core axes: the human reality of energy access, and a data-driven approach. For the Secretary, energy is the foundation of prosperity, health, and longer life expectancy on a global scale. His doctrine rests on an ambition of American "energy dominance" — not merely independence, but the capacity to produce at scale in order to lower domestic costs, reindustrialize the country, and support U.S. allies.

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Build and Maintain Air-Sea Superiority in a Contested Operational Environment – CNP 26

03 February 2026
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An exceptional opening roundtable at the 2026 Paris Naval Conference, bringing together the Chiefs of Naval Staff of the French, U.S., British, Italian and Dutch navies.

Élie TENENBAUM Admiral Daryl Caudle, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto, Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy Admiral Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the French Navy Vice Admiral Harold Liebregs, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, First Sea Lord, Royal Navy
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CNBC

U.S. tariffs take center stage but China and the EU are quietly clashing

11 July 2025
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CNBC
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The U.S. tariff saga has stolen global spotlight from trade tensions between China and the European Union, which are now heating up.

Trump's Indo-Pacific Vision & Japan's Strategic Autonomy

23 June 2025
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Satoru Mori, Senior Fellow at the Nakasone Peace Institute, explores key insights into President Trump's likely priorities for the Indo-Pacific region. His primary concerns include addressing economic trade imbalances with countries like China, Japan, and South Korea. Additionally, he aims to deter regional conflicts, particularly over Taiwan, and wishes to advance the denuclearization of North Korea.

Satoru MORI
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Project Syndicate
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What Is Dividing the West?

22 May 2025
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Project Syndicate
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Once united by shared values and strategic interests, the West is increasingly fractured along ideological lines. Just as illiberal politicians have spent years building an international reactionary movement, their liberal counterparts must foster transatlantic dialogue to forge a common democratic vision.

 

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China File
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How Will the Trump Presidency Change EU-China Relations?

12 May 2025
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China File
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Over the past few years, European countries have started to line up with the United States on China policy. But now, as Donald Trump destroys the trust European countries had in America, China is stepping up, promising stability and consistency.

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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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