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The European Union : When the Commission and Governments put the Future of Electricity Producers at Stake

Date de publication
09 May 2016
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RWE, EON, EDF, ENGIE and other large utilities are in financial turmoil. This situation, which would have been unlikely twenty years ago, is related to several failures in governance within the EU as well as to global evolutions. This Edito Energie analyses the situation of large European electricity producers in light of the European energy policy. 

 

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The faded star of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Date de publication
03 May 2016
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The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, was elected in 2009. The architect of two successful coups: in 2005 against President Maaouya Ould Sid’Ahmed Taya, and in 2008 against President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi, nowadays he is in his second and last term of office according to the Mauritanian constitution. He is viewed by the country's partners as one of the key figures in the stability of the Sahel.  However, the international community does not see, or pretends not to see, the weakening of his regime. 

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Russia's Diplomacy in the Middle East: Back to Geopolitics

Date de publication
03 May 2016
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Moscow's approach to the Middle East has undergone real changes from Soviet times to the present day: it evolved from creating zones of influence against the background of confrontation with the West to seeing the region through the prism of mainly economic interests, and, finally, to Moscow’s current pragmatic view.

Alexander SHUMILIN
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Retours sur Sangaris. Entre stabilisation et protection des civils

Date de publication
30 April 2016
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In December 2013, France launched its operation Sangaris in the Central African Republic. What conclusions can be drawn for the stabilization of the country and the protection of civilians?

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CETA: the Making of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Between Canada and the EU

Date de publication
28 April 2016
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Once ratified, the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) could ultimately eliminate all tariff barriers between the European Union and Canada. CETA is also a new generation Free-Trade Agreement: it includes the opening of public procurement, the facilitation of cross investments and cooperation in the area of regulation. Its long negotiation process illustrated important changes that are happening in the way trade agreements are negotiated, both in Canada and in the EU.
 

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Najib Razak’s Malaysia: A solid economy on a foundation of political tension

Date de publication
27 April 2016
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Najib Razak began his term as Prime Minister of Malaysia in 2009 amidst a severe global economic crisis, concern over spiraling public debt and fears the country would fall into the ominous “middle income trap”.

Elsa LAFAYE DE MICHEAUX
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Reflections on 17 years of UN presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Date de publication
26 April 2016
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Since 2013 and the victory of the Congolese armed forces and the United Nations over the last serious threat against the regime - the 23 March (M23) movement-, the question of the relevance of the UN presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is raised again.

Marc-André LAGRANGE Thierry VIRCOULON
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Citizenship in the French Tradition. Values and Realities

Date de publication
22 April 2016
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Citizenship is a major issue in public debates when it comes to immigration in France. Passionate talks illustrate the current disagreements on the meaning of value such as “laïcité”, “universalism”, “equality”, “community” and on the way these should apply in social and political life.

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