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Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI)
Ifri is the only French institution ranked 3rd among the 100 most influential think tanks in the world behind the Brookings Institution (United States) and Chatham House (United Kingdom), according to the University of Pennsylvania’s “Global Think Tank Report 2016” which reviewed 6,486 think tanks from 182 countries. Founded in 1979 on the model of Anglo-Saxon think thanks, Ifri is the principal institution for independent research and debate in France that is dedicated to the analysis of international affairs and global governance. Ifri’s policy-oriented research strives to illuminate international events and put them in perspective. It is primarily useful for political and economic decision-makers as well as academics, opinion leaders, and civil society representatives.Visit Site
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May 07, 2024
India-Russia Relations in Troubled Times: Steady but Stagnating
By: Aleksei Zakharov -
May 03, 2024
Power and Financial Interdependence
By: Brad Setser -
May 02, 2024
Xi Jinping’s Visit to France: Stumbling Blocks Pile Up on the Path of Bilateral Cooperation
By: Marc Julienne -
May 02, 2024
The Prospects of Indonesia’s Nickel Boom Amidst a Systemic Challenge from Coal
By: Thibault Michel -
April 25, 2024
European Solar PV Manufacturing: Terminal Decline or Hope for a Rebirth?
By: Thibaud Voïta -
April 16, 2024
The Future of Nuclear Proliferation after the War in Ukraine
By: Nicholas L. Miller -
April 04, 2024
NATO's New Ambitions for Space
By: Béatrice Hainaut -
April 01, 2024
German Ports and China: How to Reconcile Openness, Resilience and Security?
By: Marie Krpata -
March 27, 2024
"A Capital City Will Always Be a Capital City”: Konya’s Rise Under the AKP’s Rule
By: Elisa Domingues dos Santos, Jules Liaud, Dorothee Schmid -
March 22, 2024
Russia’s Ideological Construction in the Context of the War in Ukraine
By: Marlène Laruelle -
March 18, 2024
Germany’s Strategy on Climate Foreign Policy: Balancing Sustainable Development and Energy Security
By: Jeanette Süß -
February 09, 2024
South Korea’s Emergence as a Defense Industrial Powerhouse
By: Wooyeal Paik -
February 07, 2024
Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential Elections: Campaigning for Continuity
By: Juliette Loesch -
January 18, 2024
Understanding the Role of Women in Nigeria’s Non-State Armed Groups and Security Architecture
By: Michael Nwankpa -
December 11, 2023
Climate, Finance, and Geopolitics: Human Self-delusions and the Challenges for Europe
By: Sylvie Goulard -
December 01, 2023
Georgia: Another Russian Front
By: Régis Genté -
November 08, 2023
How to Meet the Industrial Challenge of Electric Mobility in France and in Europe
By: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Diana-Paula Gherasim, Clémentine Vannier, Adam Contu -
October 17, 2023
The Next Surge of Conflict in the South Caucasus Is Still Preventable
By: Pavel Baev -
September 01, 2023
What Does the Russian Army Think About its War in Ukraine? Criticisms, Recommendations, Adaptations
By: Dimitri Minic -
August 31, 2023
How to Curb Investments in Chinese Technology: Initiatives and Debates in the United States
By: Mathilde Velliet -
August 28, 2023
The Wind Rose’s Directions: Russia’s Strategic Deterrence during the First Year of the War in Ukraine
By: Anya Fink -
July 12, 2023
High-Intensity Warfare: What Challenges for the French Armed Forces?
By: Élie Tenenbaum -
July 04, 2023
A Framework for a Win-Win Europe-Africa Energy and Climate Partnership
By: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega -
June 20, 2023
Is International Climate Finance Unfair and Inefficient?
By: Thibaud Voïta -
May 03, 2023
Political Coalitions in Turkey in the Run-Up to the 2023 Elections
By: Aurélien Denizeau -
April 27, 2023
China in the Race to Low Earth Orbit: Perspectives on the future internet constellation Guowang
By: Marc Julienne -
April 26, 2023
Balancing Security and Innovation: Opposition's View on Turkey's Digital Policies
By: Mesut Özcan, Ussal Şahbaz -
April 19, 2023
The Europeanisation of the Energy Transition in Central and Eastern EU Countries: An Uphill Battle that Can Be Won
By: Diana-Paula Gherasim -
April 14, 2023
Reshuffling Value Chains - South Korea as a Case Study
By: Françoise Nicolas -
April 12, 2023
The Strategic Repositioning of LNG: Implications for Key Trade Routes and Choke Points
By: Leslie Palti-Guzman, Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega -
April 07, 2023
Russia’s Mining Strategy: Geopolitical Ambitions and Industrial Challenges
By: Florian Vidal -
April 01, 2023
China/United States: Europe off Balance
By: Thomas Gomart, Marc Hecker -
March 30, 2023
Imagining Beyond the Imaginary. The Use of Red Teaming and Serious Games in Anticipation and Foresight
By: Héloïse Fayet, Amélie Ferey -
March 17, 2023
Japan and the Pacific Islands Countries. Longstanding Strategic Interests, Recent Strategic Engagement
By: Celine Pajon -
March 06, 2023
Food Systems in the Pacific: Addressing Challenges in Cooperation with Europe
By: Celine Pajon -
March 02, 2023
The Sino-Russian Partnership Assumptions, Myths and Realities
By: Bobo Lo -
February 28, 2023
How the War in Ukraine is Changing the Space Game
By: Guilhem Penent, Guillaume Schlumberger -
February 24, 2023
The Technology Policies of Digital Middle Powers
By: Alice Pannier -
February 22, 2023
Rebooting the Entente: An Agenda for Renewed UK-France Defense Cooperation
By: Alice Billon-Galland, Élie Tenenbaum -
February 20, 2023
Nigeria’s 2023 Election: Democratic Development and Political Fragmentation
By: Sa'eed Husaini -
February 16, 2023
South Korea and IPEF: Rationale, Objectives and the Implications for Partners and Neighbors
By: Jaewoo Choo -
January 31, 2023
Digital Sovereignty: European Policies, American Dilemmas
By: Mathilde Velliet -
January 30, 2023
Russia at War and the Islamic World
By: Marlène Laruelle -
January 17, 2023
The Politics of New Cities: Diversification of Actors and Recentralization of State Power in the Case of Diamniadio
By: Sina Schlimmer -
January 09, 2023
Higher Renewable Energy Targets in Germany: How Will the Industry Benefit?
By: Gilles Lepesant -
December 12, 2022
Software Power The Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Open Source Software
By: Alice Pannier -
December 06, 2022
Military Stockpiles: A Life-Insurance Policy in a High-Intensity Conflict?
By: Léo Péria-Peigné -
December 02, 2022
The United Arab Emirates and Sino-American Competition: Towards a Policy of Non-Alignment?
By: Jean-loup Samaan -
November 30, 2022
Connectivity in Central Asia at the Crossroads of International Crises: Transport, Energy and Water from Interdependence to New Cooperation Ways
By: Michaël Levystone -
November 17, 2022
What Strategic Posture Should France Adopt in the Middle East?
By: Héloïse Fayet -
November 16, 2022
Neither Surveillance Nor Algorithm-driven Consumerism: Toward an Alternative European Model for Smart Cities
By: Jacques Priol, Joé Vincent-Galtié -
November 14, 2022
The European Green Deal, Three Years On: Acceleration, Erosion or Fragmentation?
By: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Diana-Paula Gherasim -
November 03, 2022
France and AUKUS: Bouncing Back to Live Up to Pacific Challenges
By: Jérémy Bachelier, Celine Pajon -
October 26, 2022
Open Innovation in Defense. Passing Fad or New Philosophy?
By: Raphaël Briant -
October 24, 2022
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Misleading Doctrine, Misguided Strategy
By: Pavel Baev -
October 21, 2022
COP27: Will Egypt Bring New Life to Climate Conferences?
By: Thibaud Voïta -
October 17, 2022
A Green-Blue Alliance in Motion: Pacific Island Countries and Europe Fighting Climate Change
By: Celine Pajon -
October 13, 2022
The European Union Industrial Strategy: Reconciling Competition and Geoeconomic Challenges
By: Marie Krpata -
October 12, 2022
“Open” Telecom Networks (Open RAN): Towards a Reconfiguration of International Competition in 5G?
By: Mathilde Velliet -
October 11, 2022
Modernizing the People's Liberation Army: The Human Factor
By: Marc Julienne, Constantin Lagraulet -
September 27, 2022
The Geopolitics of Seawater Desalination
By: Marc-Antoine Eyl-Mazzega, Élise Cassignol -
September 22, 2022
“Don’t Bank on the Bombs” New European Standards Affecting the Defense Industry
By: Amélie Ferey, Laure de Roucy-Rochegonde -
September 12, 2022
The Pacific caught in the World Wide Web? Geopolitics of submarine cables in Oceania
By: Camille Morel -
September 01, 2022
New Paradigm for Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: How Are Decentralized Hybrid Systems Changing the Game?
By: Hugo Le Picard -
August 19, 2022
Chinese Nuclear Force Modernization and Doctrinal Change
By: Nicola Leveringhaus -
July 22, 2022
Building Bridges over the Blue Pacific: Beyond Marine Protected Areas – A Europe-Oceania Cooperation
By: Celine Pajon -
July 08, 2022
Fishing for Chips: Assessing the EU Chips Act
By: Niclas Poitiers, Pauline Weil -
July 04, 2022
Five Years after China’s Plastic Import Ban Have Europeans Taken Responsibility?
By: Eugénie Joltreau -
June 17, 2022
The Political Economy of the Metaverse
By: Sam Gilbert -
April 26, 2022
Arctic: Toward the End of the Exception? Strategic, Nuclear and Maritime Issues in the Region
By: Jean-Louis Lozier -
April 21, 2022
Two Shades of Blue: Europe and the Pacific Islands, Strategic Partners in the Indo-Pacific Era
By: Celine Pajon -
April 12, 2022
The EU’s Plan to Scale up Renewables by 2030: Implications for the Power System
By: Susanne Nies -
March 17, 2022
Saving Energy in a Hurry Reducing Dependence on Russian Hydrocarbons Requires Resolute Demand and Supply Sides Action
By: Cédric Philibert -
March 15, 2022
Digital Sovereignty Review of Macron’s Term and Debates in the 2022 Presidential Campaign
By: Alice Pannier -
March 09, 2022
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: A Piece in the Industry Decarbonization Puzzle
By: Carole Mathieu -
March 08, 2022
The Sino-Lithuanian Crisis: Going beyond the Taiwanese Representative Office Issue
By: Konstantinas Andrijauskas -
March 04, 2022
The Military Use of Small Satellites in Orbit
By: Mariel Borowitz -
March 03, 2022
The Russian-Iran Partnership in a Multipolar World
By: Clément Therme -
February 28, 2022
India–East Africa: A Not So Healthy Relationship?
By: Isabelle Saint-Mezard, Françoise Nicolas -
February 22, 2022
Convince and Coerce: U.S. Interference in Technology Exchanges Between its Allies and China
By: Mathilde Velliet -
February 17, 2022
Governing Cities in Africa. A Panorama of Challenges and Perspectives
By: Sina Schlimmer -
February 10, 2022
French Engagement in the Western Balkans: Boosting Strategic, Political, Economic, and Societal Cooperation
By: Florent Marciacq, Romain Le Quiniou -
February 03, 2022
Rewinding the Clock? US-Russia Relations in the Biden Era
By: Bobo Lo -
February 01, 2022
Power to the Cooks! New Clean Cooking Opportunities for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Cédric Philibert -
January 31, 2022
Europe and the Geopolitics of 5G Walking a Technological Tightrope
By: Julien Nocetti -
January 27, 2022
French Special Operations What Is Their Role in the Context of Great-Power Competition?
By: Laurent Bansept -
December 21, 2021
New African Union Commission (2021-2025) Challenges and Issues After the Reform Initiated by Paul Kagamé
By: Benjamin Augé, Félicité Djilo -
November 28, 2021
Putin’s Friends? The Complex Balance Inside Italy’s Far-Right Government Coalition
By: Raimondo Lanza -
November 18, 2021
The French Military's Perception of the Turkish Military and Turkey's Expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean
By: Aris Marghelis -
October 06, 2021
Strategic Calculation: High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing in Europe’s Quest for Technological Power
By: Alice Pannier -
September 15, 2021
Geopolitics of the World’s Forests: Strategies for Tackling Deforestation
By: Alain Karsenty -
July 08, 2021
Health Data Governance: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe, China, and the United States
By: Clément Tonon, Julie Martinez -
June 15, 2021
Can the Biggest Emitters Set Up a Climate Club? A Review of International Carbon Pricing Debates
By: Carole Mathieu -
June 03, 2021
Commercial Space in Europe: A Balancing Act between Physics, Politics and Profession
By: KP Ludwig -
May 12, 2021
Great Britain and Africa: Boris Johnson's Strategic Reversals
By: François Gaulme -
May 03, 2021
Russia and Turkey. Strategic Partners and Rivals
By: Pavel K. Baev -
April 29, 2021
Mavi Vatan, the "Blue Homeland": the Origins, Influences and Limits of an Ambitious Doctrine for Turkey
By: Aurélien Denizeau -
April 23, 2021
Complementarity or Competition? Franco-British Cooperation and the European Horizon of French Defense Policy
By: Alice Pannier -
April 19, 2021
Denmark: A Case Study for a Climate-Neutral Europe
By: Thibault Menu -
April 12, 2021
Green Batteries: a Competitive Advantage for Europe’s Electric Vehicle Value Chain?
By: Carole Mathieu -
March 25, 2021
The Automotive Industry: The Achilles’ Heel of German Economy?
By: Marie Krpata -
February 23, 2021
Collective Collapse or Resilience? European Defense Priorities in the Pandemic Era
By: Corentin Brustlein -
February 09, 2021
Tanzania’s 2020 Election: Return of the One-Party State
By: Michaela Collord -
February 01, 2021
Once a Jihadist, Always a Jihadist? A Deradicalization Program Seen from the Inside
By: Marc Hecker -
January 15, 2021
Strategic Risk Reduction between Nuclear-Weapons Possessors
By: Corentin Brustlein -
December 09, 2020
How the French Understand Immigrant Integration and Citizenship
By: Christophe Bertossi -
December 08, 2020
The Outsider: Russia in the Race for Artificial Intelligence
By: Julien Nocetti -
November 30, 2020
Towards a More Principled European China Policy?
By: Stephan Frühling -
November 27, 2020
Current and Future Trends in Chinese Counterspace Capabilities
By: Brian Weeden -
November 09, 2020
Israeli Cyberpower: The Unfinished Development of the Start-up Nation?
By: Thierry Noël -
November 09, 2020
GovTech, The New Frontier in Digital Sovereignty
By: Clément Tonon -
November 04, 2020
Israel-Africa Relations: What Can We Learn from the Netanyahu Decade?
By: Benjamin Augé -
October 21, 2020
Prospects of a Hydrogen Economy with Chinese Characteristics
By: Kevin Tu -
October 15, 2020
Technology Strategies in China and the United States, and the Challenges for European Companies
By: Laurence Nardon -
October 12, 2020
The Renovation Wave: A Make or Break for the European Green Deal
By: Thibaud Voïta -
October 09, 2020
One Year of Zelensky’s Presidency: One Step Forward, One Step Back
By: Leonid Litra, Alyona Getmanchuk -
May 06, 2020
Migrant and Refugee Participation: Approaches to Rethinking Integration Policies
By: Sophie Bilong -
April 24, 2020
Perspectives on a Hydrogen Strategy for the European Union
By: Cédric Philibert -
April 08, 2020
Turkish Airlines: An International Strategic Instrument for Turkey
By: Julien Lebel -
March 10, 2020
The Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Strategic Pillar for the European Battery Alliance
By: Raphaël Danino-Perraud -
February 27, 2020
Confettis d’empire ou points d’appui? L’avenir de la stratégie française de présence et de souveraineté
By: Élie Tenenbaum, Morgan Paglia, Nathalie Ruffié -
February 06, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Policy in Africa : Vectors and Objectives
By: Benjamin Augé -
February 01, 2020
Japan’s Trade Policy in the Midst of Uncertainty
By: Yuka Fukunaga -
January 23, 2020
Sanctions and the End of Trans-Atlanticism: Iran, Russia, and the Unintended Division of the West
By: Rawi Abdelal, Aurélie Bros -
January 14, 2020
How Can Global Governance Be Fixed in an Age of Upheaval?
By: Thierry de Montbrial, Robin Niblett, Ed Feulner, Feng Zhu -
January 01, 2020
China and the New Geopolitics of Technical Standardization
By: John Seaman -
December 18, 2019
China’s Smart Cities: The New Geopolitical Battleground
By: Alice Ekman -
December 16, 2019
India’s Space Program - International Competition and Evolution
By: Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan -
December 10, 2019
Russia’s Energy Strategy-2035: Struggling to Remain Relevant
By: Tatiana Mitrova, Vitaly Yermakov -
December 06, 2019
The Battle Heats Up: Climate Issues in the 2020 US Presidential Election
By: Arnault Barichella -
December 03, 2019
The Development of Hydrocarbons in East Africa: Political and Security Challenges
By: Benjamin Augé -
December 03, 2019
Angola under Joao Lourenço: Who Are the New Players of MPLA State?
By: Benjamin Augé -
December 02, 2019
Les médias conservateurs dans la campagne de 2020 : un soutien unanime au président ?
By: Sébastien Mort -
November 29, 2019
China’s Social Credit System: A Chimera with Real Claws
By: Séverine Arséne -
October 15, 2019
Social Networks: The Fight Against Illegal Content in Germany
By: Frank Meixner, Pia Figge -
October 03, 2019
The Sanctions Policy of the European Union: Multilateral Ambitions Versus Power Politics
By: Éric-André Martin -
October 02, 2019
Sub-Surface Competition in the Euro-Atlantic Area: The Challenge to Western Dominance
By: Lee Willett -
September 19, 2019
(De)globalization of International Plastic Waste Trade: Stakes at Play and Perspectives
By: Eugénie Joltreau -
September 17, 2019
Prospects for the New EU Strategy on India: Game Changer or Business as Usual?
By: Garima Mohan -
September 10, 2019
China’s Quest for Blue Skies: The Astonishing Transformation of the Domestic Gas Market
By: Sylvie Cornot-Gandolphe -
September 10, 2019
China’s Quest for Gas Supply Security: The Global Implications
By: Sylvie Cornot-Gandolphe -
July 26, 2019
Another Story from the "Refugee Crisis". Resettlement in Small Towns and Rural Areas in France
By: Matthieu Tardis -
July 10, 2019
The Strategic Role of Land Forces: A French Perspective
By: Élie Tenenbaum -
July 09, 2019
Offshore Wind Power Floating in its Industrial and Technological Dimension
By: Michel Cruciani -
July 08, 2019
Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways: Global Airline Companies Promoting the International Position and Reputation of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar
By: Julien Lebel -
June 21, 2019
Assessing Europe's Space Dependency and Its Implications
By: Guilhem Penent -
May 06, 2019
Migration and Cohesion in Europe: a Challenge, not a Contradiction
By: Daniel Vernet Group -
April 04, 2019
Russia’s Militia Groups and their Use at Home and Abroad
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March 19, 2019
The ‘Conservative Turn’ in Indonesian Islam: Implications for the 2019 Presidential Elections
By: Leonard C. Sebastian -
January 22, 2019
Malawi: The Road to the 2019 Tripartite Elections. Reflections on Corruption, Land and Multiparty Politics
By: Stephanie Regalia -
December 18, 2018
A Democratic Middle Class? Testing a Common Notion in Uganda
By: Anna Fichtmüller -
December 12, 2018
Between Giants: The Sino-Indian Cold War in the Indian Ocean
By: David Brewster -
December 03, 2018
Mexico’s Energy Reforms at Risk?
By: Isabelle Rousseau -
November 30, 2018
The Niger-Libya Border: Securing It without Stabilising It?
By: Mathieu Pellerin -
November 30, 2018
From Meseberg to Nowhere? A Franco-German Impetus for the Eurozone
By: Eileen Keller -
November 09, 2018
The Erosion of Strategic Stability and the Future of Arms Control in Europe
By: Corentin Brustlein -
October 17, 2018
The US Oil Embargo on Iran: A New Oil Shock?
By: Olivier Appert -
October 08, 2018
A Year after the Start of the Saudi-Emirati Blockade against Qatar. What Are the Consequences for West Africa?
By: Benjamin Augé -
October 02, 2018
Xi Jinping’s Institutional Reforms: Environment over Energy?
By: Thibaud Voïta -
September 24, 2018
The Trump-led Trade War with China: Energy Dominance Self-destructed?
By: Sylvie Cornot-Gandolphe, Jean-François Boittin -
September 21, 2018
Making Sense of Russia’s Policy in Afghanistan
By: Stephen Blank, Younkyoo Kim -
September 17, 2018
The Japan-India Economic Partnership: A Politically Driven Process
By: Celine Pajon, Isabelle Saint-Mezard -
July 10, 2018
Moscow’s Syria Campaign: Russian Lessons for the Art of Strategy
By: Dima Adamsky -
June 26, 2018
The 2016 Failed Coup in Turkey: What Is the Impact on Turkish-African Relations?
By: Benjamin Augé -
May 31, 2018
Coal Exit or Coal Expansion? A Review of Coal Market Trends and Policies in 2017
By: Sylvie Cornot-Gandolphe -
May 31, 2018
Five theses on the "refugee crisis" in Germany
By: Nele Katharina Wissmann -
May 18, 2018
America Is More Than Trump. Europe Should Defend the Iran Deal without Burning Bridges to the US
By: Thomas Gomart, Robin Niblett, Daniela Schwarzer, Nathalie Tocci -
May 04, 2018
The Gulf Monarchies' Armed Forces at the Crossroads
By: David B. Roberts -
April 13, 2018
Macron, Diplomat: A New French Foreign Policy?
By: Thomas Gomart, Marc Hecker -
April 10, 2018
137 Shades of Terrorism. French Jihadists Before the Courts
By: Marc Hecker -
July 01, 2017
“Russian World”: Russia’s Policy towards its Diaspora
By: Mikhaïl Souslov -
July 01, 2017
Three Generations of Jihadism in Iraqi Kurdistan
By: Adel Bakawan -
June 01, 2017
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the New Regional Geopolitics
By: Zahid Hussain -
June 01, 2017
Minsk-Beijing: What Kind of Strategic Partnership?
By: Anaïs Marin -
May 01, 2017
Reforming Ukrainian Defense: No Shortage of Challenges
By: Isabelle Facon -
May 01, 2017
Japan's Security Policy in Africa: The Dawn of a Strategic Approach?
By: Celine Pajon -
April 01, 2017
Political Targets: Womenomics as an Economic and Foreign Relations Strategy
By: Linda Hasunuma -
April 01, 2017
Political Targets: Womenomics as an Economic and Foreign Relations Strategy
By: Linda Hasunuma -
April 01, 2017
New Order for Old Triangles? The Russia-China-India Matrix
By: Bobo Lo -
March 01, 2017
Chinese Investors in Ethiopia: The Perfect Match?
By: Françoise Nicolas -
March 01, 2017
Madagascar Dealing with Multi-Faceted Crime
By: Mathieu Pellerin