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16.05.2023
Generative AI, with ChatGPT, breaks down the barriers between specialised applications and aims to achieve an ever more general capability. The revolution brought about by large language models requires policy makers to rethink their segmented approach. As the EU attempts to adjust its AI Act to this shifting reality, future-proof,...
 
 
26.04.2023
Agricultural resources and climate change: defence and security issues
Observatoire Défense et Climat
 
 
20.04.2023
Afghan methamphetamine, a threat to Europe?
Observatoire des Criminalités internationales (ObsCI)
By Michel Gandilhon, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Observatory of International Criminality, and Ronan Goberot, Student at IRIS Sup’. Translation from the French by Beate E. Renner
 
 
05.04.2023
The New Tunisian Order
Observatoire du Maghreb
by Umberto Profazio, Associate Fellow for the Conflict, Security and Development Programme at the IISS, Maghreb Analyst for the NATO Defense College Foundation
 
 
01.03.2023
Nigeria’s Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the country’s February 25 elections: former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu will be the country’s next president. The news from this election cycle is decidedly mixed for Africa’s most populous nation. There is some cause for modest satisfaction. First...
 
 
13.01.2023
Analysing Political Acceptability of Reforms Among National Policymakers
Programme Europe, stratégie, sécurité
 
 
09.01.2023
Growth Evaluation: 2022 3rd Quarter
Observatoire de la Turquie et de son environnement géopolitique
By Ozan Bakış (Betam) and Uğurcan Acar (Betam)
 
 
02.01.2023
Critical technologies and industrial capabilities: National definition and policy implications. The case of Baltic States
ARES - Armament Industry European Research Group
By Prof. Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University and Emilė Indrašiūtė, PhD student at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University
 
 
20.12.2022
Biodiversity loss : Do we have what it takes?
Programme Climat, énergie et sécurité
By Fiona Hurrey, CS2P Member. Article published as part of a collaboration between the Climate Security & Peace Project (CS2P) of the NGO Climates and the Climate, Energy and Security Program of IRIS.
 
 
19.12.2022
Sport diplomacy in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine. Interview with sport historian Anna Prikhodko
Towards an EU Sport Diplomacy (TES-D)
Interview with Anna Prikhodko, Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Education at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
 
 
13.12.2022
European military budgets after the war in Ukraine : more cohesion or fragmentation? The Lithuanian case
ARES - Armament Industry European Research Group
 
 
06.12.2022
Biodiversity loss : Human security implications
Programme Climat, énergie et sécurité
By Fiona Hurrey, CS2P Member. Article published as part of a collaboration between the Climate Security & Peace Project (CS2P) of the NGO Climates and the Climate, Energy and Security Program of IRIS.
 
 
15.11.2022
On October 12, President Biden released his National Security Strategy. It is available here. What is a “national security strategy”? Mandated by law, the strategy is each new administration’s foundational foreign policy document. The strategy sets a tone for America’s international relations and gives readers a sense for a president’s...
 
 
09.11.2022
European military budgets after the war in Ukraine : more cohesion or fragmentation? The Dutch case
ARES - Armament Industry European Research Group
 
 
08.11.2022
Collective defence investment: Europe must do more and at a faster pace
ARES - Armament Industry European Research Group
 
 
07.11.2022
If Europeans really intend to build a common defence industry that will allow them to face the new challenges ahead and become a credible player in the international security arena, they must do and spend more together, and they must do it now, a group of ten defence experts write....
 
 
10.10.2022
The month of October 1962 saw several international crises and events that would normally be of deep concern to a US president. Most notably, a simmering border dispute between China and India went red hot, with 30 000 troops of the People’s Liberation Army moving deep into Indian-claimed territory. The...
 
 
22.09.2022
Critical technologies and industrial capabilities: National definition and policy implications. The French case
ARES - Armament Industry European Research Group
By Alice Pannier, Research Fellow, Head of Ifri’s Geopolitics of Technology Program
 
 
25.07.2022
  On November 8, American voters will go to the polls in what are termed “mid-term” congressional elections.  The seats of all the members of the House of Representatives and of a third of senators are at stake. While US presidents traditionally play a predominant role in the making of...
 
IRIS notes
IRIS Notes, written by IRIS experts or IRIS associate fellow researchers offer an in-depth analysis of current affairs.
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Ares Group
The aim of the Ares Group, a high-level network of security and defence specialists across Europe, is to provide a forum to the European armament community, bringing together top defence industrial policy specialists, to encourage fresh strategic thinking in the field, develop innovative policy proposals and conduct studies for public and private actors.
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Global Health Think tank
Under the leadership of Nathalie Ernoult and Dr. Anne Senequier, the “Global Health” Think Tank’s ambition is to create an open and lively space for reflection where the powers that influence standards and regulatory frameworks in global health, are examined and analysed by our network of experts.
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Humanitarian Affairs Think Tank
The Humanitarian Affairs Think Tank aims to be a forum for dialogue and research on the evolution of the humanitarian space and the role of its stakeholders.
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Observatoire de la prospective humanitaire
Cet observatoire est dédié à l’étude prospective dans le secteur humanitaire.
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IARAN - The Inter-Agency Regional Analysts Network
The IARAN operating model is to create an analytical capacity in humanitarian organizations that can exploit both qualitative and quantitative methods, tools and approaches to drive strategic foresight for the sector. It is defined by several key elements, its partnership approach (which it is hoping to grow), innovation in tools and methods, and continuous learning.
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Geostrategic Observatory on Sport
This observatory features articles, interviews and weekly press reports that monitor international sports and its evolutions. It also features a number of projects currently run by IRIS in the field.
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EPOSM – Evidence-based Prevention Of Sporting-related Match-fixing
EPOSM project is a Erasmus+ collaborative partnership between academic and on-the-field organisations which studies sporting-related match-fixing in different sport disciplines on a European level and organizes tailor-made training sessions.
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Observatory on Turkey and its Geopolitical Environment
The Observatory on Turkey and its geopolitical environment aims to contribute to a better understanding of the political, social, economic, cultural and geopolitical evolutions of contemporary Turkey.
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Observatory on the Analysis of the Political Mutations taking place in the Arab World
The Observatory on the Analysis of the Political Mutations in the Arab World aims to analyse the first revolution of the 21st century and its geopolitical impact on the Arab World.
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Geopolitical Observatory of Sustainability
The Geopolitical Observatory of Sustainability (OGéoD) focuses on the issues of sustainable development, environment and energy in a geopolitical perspective.
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Geopolitical Observatory on the Religious Factor
The Geopolitical Observatory on the Religious Factor aims to shed light on the complex relationship between religion and the modern world.
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Strategic Observatory of Asia
The Strategic Observatory of Asia aims to be a space of research on the issues faced by the vast Asia-Pacific area.
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Geostrategic Observatory on Information
The Geostrategic Observatory on Information aims to analyse the impact of globalised information on international relations, through the understanding of the evolution of the media and the strategic importance of the control of information.
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Strategic and Economic Observatory on the Post-Soviet Space
The Strategic and Economic Observatory on the Post-Soviet Space’s purpose is to identify the different opportunities for collaboration with the representatives of the most strategic fields of this area’s economy.
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