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The geography and modalities of wars and armed conflicts are evolving in step with the international system. While irregular wars and asymmetrical conflicts persist, high-intensity wars are multiplying, while crises are taking on new forms as a result of hybrid threats.

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RAMSES 2023. Europe at War

Date de publication
07 September 2022
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For its 41st edition, RAMSES 2023. Europe at War, written by Ifri's research team and external experts, offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of geopolitics in today’s world.

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Le retour de la haute intensité en Ukraine : quels enseignements pour les forces terrestres ?

Date de publication
27 July 2022
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After twenty years of counter-terrorism, the Ukrainian battlefield marks the renewal of so-called “high-intensity” warfare. It constitutes a major strategic turning point, reversing the contemporary model of wars involving the West.

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Cercles dirigeants russes : infaillible loyauté au système Poutine ?

Date de publication
26 July 2022
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Despite the unprecedented sanctions against Russia following Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine on February 24, 2022, no important member of Russia's ruling circles has defected. 

Ukraine: Between Two Peaces?

Date de publication
07 June 2022
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We have reentered the world of war. In its first special report, Politique étrangère offers a range of in-depth analyses of the military and political dynamics at work in a Europe that has just woken up from its dream of enduring peace. The direct confrontation between Ukraine and Russia has pitted two military and defense systems against each other, whose asymmetrical logics, strengths, and weaknesses we are discovering as the conflict unfolds. 

Climate: Which Way Forward?

Date de publication
17 March 2022
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Thirty years after Rio, the case file “Climate: Which way forward?” assesses current climate commitments, which are undoubtedly less impressive and less certain than the political pronouncements and media fanfare make them seem. A number of fundamental problems remain. 

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Ethiopia: Civil War Dynamics

Date de publication
17 March 2022
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Ethiopia has been in a state of civil war since November 2020. The hostilities have already gone through several phases. 

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Rewinding the Clock? US-Russia Relations in the Biden Era

Date de publication
03 February 2022
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The escalating crisis in Ukraine in the winter of 2021-2022 has returned US-Russia relations to center stage.

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Germany’s Africa Politics: Renewal of an Unequal Cooperation?

Date de publication
09 September 2021
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In recent years, Germany’s Africa politics have been characterized by proactive international initiatives and the claim for a "partnership at eye level". However, a look at the power constellations of its cooperation indicates that inequalities are – contrary to Germany’s own claims – rather reproduced than reduced.

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Back to “the Tradition”: Turkey’s Changing Position from a Federal to a Two-State Solution to the Cyprus Conflict

Date de publication
15 July 2021
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When it came to power in 2002, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) defended a bicommunal, federal solution for Cyprus, and supported the Annan Plan to reunite the island. 

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Hypersonic Weapons: What Are the Challenges for the Armed Forces?

Date de publication
18 June 2021
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Hypersonic systems are becoming attributes of power for the states that design and implement them, at the risk of reviving an arms race.

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