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Technological ecosystems are being restructured in the wake of innovations such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology, prompting investment policies and efforts at governance and regulation.

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Strategic Calculation: High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing in Europe’s Quest for Technological Power

Date de publication
06 October 2021
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Computing power plays a key role in enabling machine learning, for scientific research, and in the military domain. Therefore, the race for computing power has become a key element of the US-China technological competition, and it is also a strategic priority for Europe.

Is Europe a “Digital Colony” of the United States?

Date de publication
07 September 2021
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Edward Snowden’s revelations, the Cambridge Analytica affair and the digital transformation accelerated by the Covid-19 crisis have all shown Europe's technological dependence on foreign powers. 

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USA/Europe: Seven Digital Challenges

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07 July 2021
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As a consequence of the positive momentum in Transatlantic relations brought about by the arrival of the Biden administration, significant progress is expected on a range of key digital issues.

Laurence NARDON Siméon RUST
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Digitalization in the (post) COVID World: Views from Japan and Europe

26 March 2021
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The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the importance of accelerating the digital transformation of both the industry and the society.

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New research initiative : European space governance

20 January 2021
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Eric André Martin, coordinator of the research initiative on European space governance associating Ifri, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik (DGAP) and Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), presents the European project. The video also looks at China's rise as an international space power. The report was written by researcher Marc Julienne.

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Revolutionary by Design: The US National Security State and Commercialization in the US Space Sector

Date de publication
03 December 2020
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The US space sector, comprised of its government organizations and its commercial industry, is leading the revolution in space, often called "new space". 

Torben SCHÜTZ
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COVID-19: Down with Globalization, Long Live Europe?

Date de publication
07 September 2020
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Beyond national healthcare systems, COVID-19 questions major global balances, as well as the modes of cooperation underpinning them.

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Bavaria and France. Preparing the Future together

Date de publication
31 August 2020
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France and Bavaria have a longstanding close and solid partnership. However, the relationship between France and Bavaria is not only marked by a common history and by the structures created over the decades.

Florian HERRMANN
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China’s Smart Cities: The New Geopolitical Battleground

Date de publication
18 December 2019
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“Smart city” development has become a fashionable policy and research topic. A growing number of central and local governments in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, in partnership with companies from diverse sectors (construction, transport, energy, water, etc), consulting firms, NGOs and experts, are now developing smart-city-related projects. 

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The Future of Urban Warfare in the Age of Megacities

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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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