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Presented by President Obama on Monday Feb 1st, the new roadmap for NASA puts an end to the Constellation program, appeals to the private sector to service the ISS and aims to re-focus the Agency on innovative technology development. Is this new direction a promising one? What possibilities does it open for future cooperation with ESA and European countries, and what could the latter propose?
With Vincent Sabathier, former CNES Representative at the French Embassy in Washington DC, then a Senior Fellow on Space Issues at CSIS, now Chairman of Sabathier Consulting and Senior Associate for the Technology and Public Policy Program at CSIS; Chaired by Dr. Laurence Nardon, Head of the Space Policy Program at Ifri.
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Lunch debate with Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand
Discussion co-chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, Executive Chairman of Ifri, member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, and Marc Hecker, Deputy Director of Ifri (in English without translation).
North Korea Beyond Nukes: Focusing on the Human Rights Challenge
Debates surrounding North Korea are primarily focused on security issues, particularly nuclear and ballistic concerns, relegating the critical situation of the North Korean population and human rights violations to the background. The lack of information about the real living conditions of North Koreans contributes to the absence of attention and discussion on this crucial issue.
Shaping Europe’s Technological Sovereignty
In the wake of Donald Trump's re-election in the United States, Europeans face a crucial imperative: rethinking their sovereigny, especially in the technological realm. What will be the strategic priorities and action levers of the new European Commission on this issue? What assessment can we make of the previous Commission’s achievements and challenges in navigating Sino-American technological competition, transatlantic dependencies, and emerging global partnerships?