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At the end of the Cold War, the idea spread that liberal democracy was going to take over the world. In reality, authoritarian regimes have resisted, and political systems remain varied.

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Between aging and migrations: the difficult German equation

Date de publication
14 June 2017
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The decision of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to welcome over one million refugees in the years 2015 and 2016 had been interpreted by some to be a strategic choice to cope with the demographic problems that Germany is facing: the expected decline in the population, especially in its work force, as well an ageing population. 

Anne SALLES
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Meeting Macron in the Middle. How France and Germany Can Revive the EU

Date de publication
09 May 2017
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Macron's presidency offers a rare chance to revive the French-German relationship just when Europe needs it most.

Thomas GOMART Thorsten BENNER
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Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next French President

Date de publication
31 March 2017
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France’s current presidential campaign has created an unprecedented situation fuelled by revelations and a total absence of restraint, but it has not truly taken account of the disruptions of the last year: Brexit, the attempted coup in Turkey, the election of Donald Trump, the recapturing of Aleppo by Bashar al-Assad, Xi Jinping’s declarations about “economic globalization”, or the behavior of North Korea. The debate, or rather its absence, can be looked at in two ways.

Alternative für Deutschland: What risks for Germany?

Date de publication
30 March 2017
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The AfD - Alternative for Germany – founded in opposition to Angela Merkel’s policy line of supporting southern European countries, has quickly become part of the political family of "right-wing populism" in Europe, with whom it cultivates close ties.

Trade without Religion between Turkey and Syria

Date de publication
24 March 2017
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A saying claims that trade has no religion; it even adapts to a war situation, as demonstrated by the real-time reorganisation of trade channels at the Turkish-Syrian border. 

Samir AÏTA
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Trump and the Crisis of American Democracy

Date de publication
10 March 2017
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Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election is an expression of the crisis of American democracy.

Democratic Deconstructions

Date de publication
10 March 2017
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Today’s democratic governments appear less legitimate and their longevity less assured than ever.

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Japan and France: Slowly but Surely Moving Forward on Security Cooperation

Date de publication
06 February 2017
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Despite being geographically distant, France and Japan share a number of converging interests.

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Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe: the Endgame?

Date de publication
05 January 2017
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The descent into the morass of failure seems relentless for a country that used to be, at the aftermath of its independence in 1980, the “jewel in Africa” to be carefully preserved, as former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere advised an acclaimed Mugabe ascending into power.

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Europe and Refugees in 2015: A Crisis of Memory?

Date de publication
21 December 2016
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Contrary to other immigration societies such as the United States, Canada or Australia, migrations is not a core element of European narratives on shared identity. Each country maintains a very particular understanding of his migratory past and on the extent to which it should become part of the national narrative. The question of a European memory of migration therefore struggles to emerge.

Christophe BERTOSSI Matthieu TARDIS Patrick KLUGMAN Georges DERTILIS Catherine PERRON Evelyne RIBERT Philip RUDGE

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