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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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Between the Lines of Questionable Battles

Date de publication
02 April 2019
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This text was published in Politique étrangère in 1979, the year in which the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) was created.

2019-2029: The World in 10 Years

Date de publication
29 March 2019
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The last four decades have witnessed the profound transformation of the very foundations of the international system: the globalization of trade, technical revolutions, the upheaval of the hierarchy of powers, the emergence of China, the explosion of the Middle-East, the mutation of conflicts and threats, climate concerns, etc.

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The Future of Urban Warfare in the Age of Megacities

Date de publication
21 March 2019
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Urbanization is a relentless trend, and as cities grow and expand, armed conflict and violence are urbanizing as well. 

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Of Walls and Men: Securing African Borders in the 21st Century

Date de publication
30 November 2018
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African borders are well-known for their porosity. Although they are crucial economic interfaces, they also crystallize political and security tensions, in both inter-state wars and intra-state conflicts involving rebels or autonomist groups. 

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Intelligence artificielle : vers une nouvelle révolution militaire ?

Date de publication
16 October 2018
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a priority defense issue for the military powers of the 21st century. Unsurprisingly, the United States and China are currently at the forefront of this new digitalized arms race. 

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Les guerres contre la drogue. Armées, sécurité intérieure et narcotrafic en Amérique latine

Date de publication
03 September 2018
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In the context of a persistent impunity enjoyed by organized crime and drug trafficking groups, many countries in Latin America, and especially Mexico and Colombia, have opted to assign military personnel to internal security tasks.

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In Helsinki, Putin Can Grant Trump Great Success, of Sorts

Date de publication
03 July 2018
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The July 16, 2018, face-to-face between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is both entirely natural and extremely unconventional, very encouraging and deeply disturbing.

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Opérations de déception. Repenser la ruse au XXIe siècle

Date de publication
25 June 2018
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Deception operations, which refer to manoeuver, economy of armed forces and surprise, need to be reintegrated at the center of strategy to respond efficiently to modern threats. 

 

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Putinism: A Praetorian System?

Date de publication
08 March 2018
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Almost 20 years after Vladimir Putin's accession to the presidency in 2000, how should the Russian political system be defined?

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Beyond ‘pro’ and ‘anti’ Putin: Debating Russia Policies in France and Germany

Date de publication
31 January 2018
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Attitudes vis-à-vis Russia expressed in the public sphere are heterogeneous, in France more so than in Germany. In both France and Germany, the general public is by and large skeptical of Vladimir Putin and his policies. The picture is more diverse in the political realm. In Germany, there (still) is an approach that might be qualified as “mainstream”. The French debate, in turn, is highly fragmented.

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