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Ifri is the leading independent research and debate institution in France, dedicated to analyzing international issues and global governance. Ifri offers French and foreign media a forum to meet and dialogue, providing an independent platform where ideas and analyses can be shared and further developed.

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Papers

June 2025

War as Social Elevator: The Socioeconomic Impact of Russian Military Keynesianism

Marlène LARUELLE

Editorials

June 2025

Turkey and France - Allies or Rivals: Opportunities to be Seized

Selim YENEL

Allies or Rivals: Opportunities to be Seized

Papers

June 2025

Design, Destroy, Dominate. The Mass Drone Warfare as a Potential Military Revolution

Vincent TOURRET

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Seminar

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17 July 2025

U.S. Energy Policies Under President Trump, Six Months on: Implications and Perspectives

The Trump administration has a strong and determined view on energy policies, with objectives to boost cheap, firm energy supplies for the US economy and the world and achieve energy dominance. Six months after taking office, this seminar aims at discussion the administration’s first moves and their implications for the US economy and beyond.

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Videoconferences

Open event

25 June 2025

Europe in turbulence: navigating a new world order without the United States?

The foundations of the post-1945 international order, long anchored by U.S. leadership, are shifting. Amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry, democratic backsliding, and strategic fatigue in Washington, the question arises: what if the United States no longer plays its pivotal role in international security? Simultaneously, the Global South is asserting new political and economic agency, complicating the old binaries of West vs. Rest. For Europe, this landscape is both a challenge and an inflection point.

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Replay - Europe in turbulence: navigating a new world order without the United States?

June 2025

Dominique DAVID

Addressing the Threat of Terrorism | NATO Public Forum 2025

June 2025

NATO Public Forum 2025 LIVE | Day 1, 24 June 2025. Terrorism, instability and regional fragility continue to pose urgent challenges across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Sahel with direct implications for Allied security.

Marc HECKER

Trump's Indo-Pacific Vision & Japan's Strategic Autonomy

June 2025

Satoru Mori, Senior Fellow at the Nakasone Peace Institute, explores key insights into President Trump's likely priorities for the Indo-Pacific region. His primary concerns include addressing economic trade imbalances with countries like China, Japan, and South Korea.

France, Turkey, and Shifting Balance - Léo Péria-Peigné

June 2025

The interview explores France’s withdrawal from Africa, its strategic pivot to NATO’s eastern flank, and the complex dynamics with Turkey. It also touches on Europe’s military dilemmas, the growing strength of Turkey’s defense industry, and the limits of French influence in the Middle East.