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Cycle of seminars about United States “The Obama Presidency - Year 2: A Defining Moment?”
Sixth seminar organised by IFRI and the French-American Foundation.
One year ago, Barack Obama took the oath of office as the 44th President of the United States. Today, he is striving to deliver health care reform, climate change and financial regulation legislation while dealing with two wars in the midst of one of the largest crises that the world has ever known. Is this the beginning of the decline and erosion to the U.S. position as a world superpower?
With Earl H. Fry, PhD, Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, Member of the Paris and New York Bars; Pierre Rousselin, Vice-Director, Editorial Department for International Affairs. Chaired by: Michel Garcin, President of the Directoire, French-American Foundation - France
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Cracking the dilemma of international carbon credits in the EU 2040 target: can EU’s climate action turn geopolitical without losing domestic integrity?
With COP30 just around the corner, and as the EU is debating its 2035 NDC and 2040 targets, EU faces a key strategic dilemma of whether international carbon credits should be included in its 2040 emissions reduction target and if so, under which conditions?

Forum France-Ukraine 2025
Three years after the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the France-Ukraine 2025 Forum will welcome politicians, experts, academics, and civil society representatives from both countries to discuss three main topics: Ukraine's current military strategy and strategic perspectives; the country's resilience and recovery; Ukraine's European and transatlantic perspectives, including the EU accession process and its aspirations to join NATO.

The Evolution of the U.S. Strategic Posture under Trump's Second Term
The United States’ strategic posture is currently marked by significant uncertainty and contradictory signals.