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Ifri is the leading independent research and debate institute 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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Studies

June 2026

Strategic Shift in NATO’s Support for Ukraine. A Study of NSATU and PURL Initiatives

Iryna KRASNOSHTAN

Studies

June 2026

The European Biomethane Sector at a Critical Juncture: Stronger Policy Alignment Will Matter

Sylvie CORNOT-GANDOLPHE

Memos

June 2026

Between Russia and Europe, between War and Peace: What is at Stake in Armenia’s Upcoming Elections?

Voter on a waving Armenian flag background

Mikayel ZOLYAN

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FCAS project failure: 'France, Germany characterised by totally different strategic cultures'

June 2026

France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation.

Jeanette SÜß

Poking the bear? Armenia welcomes European leaders in Russia's backyard

May 2026

Just as Europe frets over fresh Trump tariffs, a US troop drawdown announced for Germany and the message it sends to a hostile Russia, how about not one but two summits in former Soviet state Armenia.

Marie KRPATA

US-Europe Adrift: (making sense of) transatlantic security in the age of Trump

Replay - The United States and Europe Adrift: Transatlantic Security in the Trump Era

April 2026

Against an international backdrop marked by the war in Ukraine, Russia’s emergence as a lasting threat to Europe, and an uncertain U.S. commitment to the Old Continent, questions about the future of the transatlantic relationship are mounting.