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The economy is an essential attribute of power and a major component of international relations. While geopolitical tensions are on the rise, economic interdependence remains strong.

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Persistence and Evolutions of the Rentier State Model in Gulf Countries

Date de publication
23 April 2015
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A general economic model of understanding Middle Eastern states was elaborated by political scientists around the 1980’s, based on the concept of rent as a factor of wealth around which the economic model as much as the governance of energy-rich countries was re-organized. The particular case of GCC’s countries as rentier state has been at the cornerstone of this concept since they own the most important share of energy resources in the world.

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The new challenges for oil-based sovereign wealth funds

Date de publication
28 February 2015
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Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are often presented as an effective instrument for managing hydrocarbon rents, reducing the impact of the volatility of oil or gas revenues on the economy, separating expenditure from income, and promoting a more transparent management of the rent. 

Marie-Claire AOUN Quentin BOULANGER
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La Chine and the TPP

13 January 2015
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The speakers from the Annual Conference on the United States summarize their talks in short videos. Here, Françoise Nicolas considers what is at stake for Asia-Pacific countries, notably China, in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Asie de l’Est : la communauté économique impossible

Date de publication
31 December 2014
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The East Asian region has long been characterized by its informal structure. Strong economic integration, backed by dense intra-regional trade, has never been accompanied by regional institutional commitments. At the end of the 1990s, there was a vague desire to institutionalize the region, but to no avail.

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Morocco’s Growth Strategy in an Evolving International Environment

Date de publication
20 December 2014
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Morocco’s GDP growth has increased over the past three decades, mainly as a direct consequence of the expansion of domestic demand, triggered by an increase in both government-initiated public investment and minimum wage.

Karim EL AYNAOUI

Internet Governance after Snowden

Date de publication
01 December 2014
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The Snowden affair could bring about major changes in the structure of the Internet and its governance. Technologies should now a priori integrate standards which give citizens the capacity to keep a check on what data is available.

Bernard BENHAMOU

The Internet and the Flaws of Multistakeholderism

Date de publication
01 December 2014
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The Internet Governance debate opposes multilateral thinking, favoring the role of State and interstate bodies, with a multistakeholder model, which aims to unite all concerned actors: states, business, experts, academics and internet groups, among others. 

Françoise MASSIT-FOLLEA

Internet Neutrality: Getting Beyond Scandals

Date de publication
01 December 2014
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While internet traffic is exploding and there is new costly infrastructure to be implemented, the “net neutrality” debate is raging.

Francesca MUSIANI

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Economic questions are approached from a political economy perspective: the evolution of the global economic system, governance and institutions, dynamics and trends of various economic zones (United States, Russia, China, emerging markets...). European issues are at the core of our research. 

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