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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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SWAPO: The Beginning of the Political Challenge

Date de publication
25 May 2022
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Increasingly, the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) is on shaky ground, caught between internal factionalism and external resentment. Whereas no major new political party has emerged since independence, opposition parties are gradually gaining support, mainly among young voters, and now control the three most important economic centers, weakening SWAPO's thirty-year one-party domination.

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Lebanese Banking Crisis: The Systemic Workings of a Wreck

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11 May 2022
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Two and a half years after the outbreak of an unprecedented banking, monetary and debt crisis qualified by the World Bank as one of the worst financial meltdowns since 1850, fears of intermittent or cascading bank failures are high in Lebanon, as the fate of billions of dollars in deposits remains uncertain.
Bachir EL KHOURY
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Delhi to Paris: A strategic partnership

07 May 2022
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to France on May 4 is his fifth since 2015, and the 10th such high-level bilateral visit. 

Manjeet KRIPALANI John SEAMAN

Japan's upgraded economic security strategy

13 April 2022
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An interview with Kazuto SUZUKI, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo.

Kazuto SUZUKI
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Towards a War of Norms ? From Lawfare to Legal Operations

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05 April 2022
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Defined as the use of law to establish, perpetuate, or change power relations in order to counter an adversary, lawfare practices reflect a reality that is inherent in international law.

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F-35: Why Germany is opting for the US-made stealth fighter jet

16 March 2022
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Germany wants to upgrade its military with the world's most modern fighter jet. The order is worth billions. But is it a good fit?

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The Weimar Triangle Three Decades After Its Foundation: Review and Prospects

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14 March 2022
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When it was founded in August 1991, the Weimar Triangle was intended as a forum for trilateral consultations between the foreign ministers of France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Poland on the future of Europe after the end of the Cold War.

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A “New Era”? Toward a Realignment of German Foreign Policy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Date de publication
07 March 2022
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s speech to the Bundestag on February 27, 2022, announced a new orientation in foreign policy and challenged the principles that had been the consensus in Germany for the past thirty years.

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The Russian-Iran Partnership in a Multipolar World

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03 March 2022
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The strengthening of the partnership between Russia and Iran depends on overlapping security interests; bilaterally, regionally and on the world stage.

Clément THERME
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India–East Africa: A Not So Healthy Relationship?

Date de publication
28 February 2022
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Due to historical as well as geographical reasons, India and East Africa have long been close partners. In the recent period however, and even more so since the early 2000s, these ties have tightened as a result of combined efforts by the government of India and its business community. 

Temporary Workers or Permanent Migrants? The Kafala System and Contestations over Residency in the Arab Gulf States

Date de publication
05 November 2012
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The Arab Gulf is the third largest receiving region for global migrants (after North America and the European Union). The six states of the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) are the richest Arab economies, boast some of the highest GDP per capita rankings in the world, and they all depend upon guest workers in virtually every economic sector. Guest workers have played an integral role in the Gulf since the 1970s, supplying the skills and manpower needed to implement ambitious development plans.

Noora LORI

Crossing the line: A new status quo in the East China Sea?

Date de publication
22 October 2012
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The decision of the Japanese Government to purchase a number of the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands from their private owner sparked fury in Beijing. Such spikes of fever between China and Japan are not without precedent. However, the gravity of this latest episode raises the question of whether a point of no return has been reached in the Sino-Japanese relationship.

The GCC States of the Persian Gulf and Asia Energy Relation

Date de publication
28 September 2012
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Since the 2000s, China and India's needs for hydrocarbons, coming on top of those of older industrialized Asian countries (Japan and South Korea), have considerably strengthened customer-supplier links between Asia in general and the Persian Gulf, in the energy field.

Thierry KELLNER

Religion and Politics in Egypt Today: Ideological Trends and Future Prospects

Date de publication
30 August 2012
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The dynamics of Muslim-Copt relations and how they are managed by the Church and the State are part and parcel of Egypt’s transition post-Mubarak because they underlie the discussions concerning Egypt’s future as a civil State. The treatment of Copts and other religious communities under a new government will be a key indicator of the maturity of Egypt’s democratic transition.

Elizabeth ISKANDER

Algeria: Cosmetic Change or Actual Reform?

Date de publication
09 July 2012
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Algeria has emerged as something of an “exception” across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and while the recent elections have been marred by widespread allegations of fraud, the results have effectively consolidated the regime’s grip on power thus ensuring its complete monopoly over the country’s reform process.

Andrea DESSI

Establishing the Rule of Law: the U.N. Challenge in Kosovo

Date de publication
29 June 2012
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Created on the 10th July 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244, UNMIK was responsible for restructuring the institutions of a country devastated by war and establishing democratic governance. The security of people and goods and the existence of a legal system trusted by the population were two crucial prerequisites to the state-building process.

Jean-Christian CADY

Defence and Foreign Policy Under President-elect François Hollande

Date de publication
08 May 2012
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We know little about François Hollande's stance on wider foreign and defence policy issues. Though we are unlikely to see major changes from his predecessor, some clues from his successful campaign suggest that President-elect Hollande will adopt a more European and Gaullist approach.

South Africa and the Arab Spring: opportunities to match diplomacy goals and strategies

Date de publication
19 April 2012
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This paper highlights how the Arab Spring magnified a two-dimensional gap in South Africa’s foreign policy. First that South Africa does not have a vision which reconciles demands for achieving the goals of protecting human rights, sovereignty, and multilateralism; second, that its strategies do not meet set goals. The paper then provides tentative explanations to this gap. It ends by elaborating what in the “African Awakening” and in the midst of the Arab Spring are opportunities for South Africa to overcome this gap.

Imad MANSOUR

Turkey's re-imagined neighborhood policy after the Arab Spring

Date de publication
19 April 2012
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Joshua W. Walker was a speaker at the international conference on “The international consequences of the Arab Spring” held at Ifri on March 13th, 2012. This paper is a follow up on his oral intervention.

Joshua W. WALKER

Jewish Activism in the United States: Is J Street a Passing Phenomenon?

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27 February 2012
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Created in the Fall of 2008, the J Street movement seeks to represent those in the U.S. Jewish community who would like Washington to be more active in supporting a lasting peace in the Middle-East.

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