<p class="rtejustify">The November 2020 election of Joe Biden ended Donald Trump's extraordinary tenure. However, it doesn't inevitably indicate a return to previous policies, as American society's expectations have changed. Indeed, there is a call for a strong federal state on economic and social issues on the one hand, and on the other hand an increased mistrust vis-à-vis American interventionism. The magnitude of these transformations shows how necessary is a monitoring and analysis of the ever-evolving American political landscape — especially since they resonate with comparable political developments in Europe and in the rest of the world.</p>

<p class="rtejustify">Founded in 2000, <strong>Ifri's United States Program</strong> aims to understand American culture and politics from the inside. Furthermore, it studies the evolutions of the country’s foreign and defense policies. It lastly actively contributes to maintaining close trans-Atlantic ties, producing and broadcasting research on the United States in France and Europe while also regularly welcoming U.S. academics and officials to Paris.</p>

<p class="rtejustify">Building on field missions and a large network of journalists, business executives, diplomats, academics and researchers from American think tanks, the program's analysis are offered in two&nbsp; main formats: the <strong><a href="https://www.ifri.org/en/publications?title=&amp;field_contenugen_fc_aut…; target="_blank">Potomac Papers</a></strong>, which are about 30 pages long notes that feature our late<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">st research activities, and the <strong><a href="https://www.ifri.org/en/publications?title=&amp;field_contenugen_fc_aut…; target="_blank">Chroniques Américaines</a></strong>, which cover the country's social and political current events.The program also organizes research seminars and, since 2000, a major annual conference in December. As to inform the largest audience possible, our experts regularly intervene in the media, both in the written press and audiovisual sector. Our researchers also contribute to Ifri's main publications, <strong><a href="https://www.ifri.org/en/ramses&quot; target="_blank">RAMSES</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.ifri.org/en/politique-etrangere&quot; target="_blank">Politique étrangère</a></strong>. Through this program, Ifri associated with the<a href="https://timetosignoff.fr/&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 106, 154); text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">&nbsp;«Time to Sign Off»</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size:14px">(TTSO) Newsletter and&nbsp;</span><strong><a href="http://www.slate.fr/&quot; rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color: rgb(0, 106, 154); text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="http://www.slate.fr/">Slate.fr</a>&nbsp; </strong>to air the<strong>&nbsp;<a href="/en/trump-2020-podcasts">"Trump 2020" Podcast</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size:14px">(available in French)</span></span><span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:14px">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">every Wednesday&nbsp;from June 2019 to January 2021,&nbsp;<span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size:14px">focusing on the U.S. presidential elections. The partnership is renewed with the&nbsp;</span><strong><a href="/node/18476">"New Deal" Podcast</a></strong>&nbsp;<span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size:14px">(also available in French)</span></span><span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:14px">&nbsp;</span><span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:14px">to report on U.S. current political events every Thursday</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(88, 88, 88); font-size:14px">.&nbsp;</span></span></p>