27.01.2020
Security
European defence: Challenges aheadWe are at a crucial moment in the short history of European defence, which started in 1998 with the Saint-Malo declaration, was institutionalised by the Lisbon Treaty in 2009...
The World Climate and Security Report 2020
By the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS), founded by the Center for Climate and Security, in partnership with IRIS, HCSS and Clingendael
While there has been progress over the past decades, with militaries and security institutions increasingly analyzing and incorporating climate change risks into their assessments, plans and policies, this report shows that the risks are increasingly urgent, and more must be done. This contributed to the report’s “Key Risks and Opportunities” findings.
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IRIS 17th in Ranking of International Think Tanks on Defence and National Security
The Global Go To Think Tanks 2019 is out! IRIS achieved a higher ranking compare to last year: 21th in the “Top think tanks in Western Europe” category (out of 1,523); 17th in the “Top Defence and National Security Think Tanks” category, 29th in the “Top think tanks on foreign policy and international affairs” category, 41st on « Best Conference » category (out of 8,248).
Press releaseGlobal Go-To Think Tanks 2019
Consent, dissent, misunderstandings. The Problem Landscape of Franco-German Defense Industrial Cooperation
Research Paper – By Jean-Pierre Maulny (IRIS) and Christian Mölling (DGAP) – January 2020
Defense industrial cooperation between Germany and France is beset by difficulties. In a series of interviews, government and industrial stakeholders from both countries have described the differences and misperceptions concerning the strategic political framework, defense exports, and defense industrial policies. These interviews have resulted in a problem landscape which can help stakeholders find solutions.
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Armament and Transatlantic Relationships: National Perspectives
Ares Group publishes papers on armament and transatlantic relationships which supported the seminar “It’s time for the EU to fund defence: launching the EDF” held in Brussels on 8 October. These papers are written by Dick Zandee from the Clingendael Institute for the Netherlands, by Sylvie Matelly from IRIS for France, by Bastian Giegerich from IISS for Germany and by Margarita Šešelgytė from the Vilnius University for Baltic States.
#43 - The Dutch Perspective#44 - The French Perspective#45 - The German Perspective#47 - The Baltic States PerspectiveMore about Ares GroupNational expectations regarding the European Defence Fund
Ares Group publishes papers which supported the seminar “It’s time for the EU to fund defence: launching the EDF” held in Brussels on 8 October. These papers deal with the European Defence Fund and the interests of Sweden, Spain, Italy and Poland in the Fund as they are perceived by the authors, Per Olsson from the Swedish Research Defence Agency (FOI), Felix Arteaga from the Real Instituto Elcano, Alessandro Marrone from the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and Marcin Terlikowski from the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM).
#40 - The Spanish Perspective#41 - The Swedish Perspective#42 - The Italian Perspective#46 - The Polish PerspectiveMore about Ares Group
[Report] European Jihad: Future of the Past?
Project led by GLOBSEC in partnership with IRIS and other European partners
This final report is a two year advocacy and research project. It is based on an updated unique dataset of 326 European jihadis (from 2015, the peak year of European jihadism).
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Copper at the crossroads: Assessment of the interactions with the low carbon energy transition
Generate Project – Working Paper – By Clément Bonnet, Gondia Sokhna Seck, Emmanuel Hache, Marine Simoën, Samuel Carcanague – July 2019
The aim of this article is to assess the impact of copper availability on the energy transition and to answer the question whether copper could become critical to the power and the transport sectors due to the high copper content of low-carbon technologies compared to conventional technologies.
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The European economic integration and common policies – The post socialist transition in Eastern Europe – Sustainable development and degrowth – The economy of gratuity
Armament: technologies, choice of equipment, requirements, design, use, support - Strategic issues (supply, cooperation, essence of power) - Strategic positioning of companies - Threat analysis
Natural Resources Economics – Raw materials – Renewable energy
Contemporary issues faced by Europe (migratory flows, digital sovereignty...) - International employment laws
Energy issues – Markets and Energy Prices – Geopolitics of Energy - Energy and Governance
Geopolitics of sports
Strategic issues in the Mediterranean and North Africa – European Neighbourhood Policy - Agriculture and globalization – Food security and geopolitics of food supply – Grain Trade
Geopolitics of Climate Change - International Climate Negotiations - Bangladesh - South Asia
Communications and economic intelligence – Cyber strategy - Terrorism
The Political and Security Stakes in North-East Asia - The China's Power Strategy - The American Foreign Policy – The American Policy in Asia Pacific – Nuclear Issues – New Threats
Political and Cultural History of Contemporary China - China / Middle East Relationships - China / Central Asia Relationships - China / France Relationships
The Middle-East – Turkey and the Turkish-speaking world – The European policy in these regions – The relations between the EU and Turkey – The European policy in the Middle-East
Arms Industry - Arms and High-Technology Exports - Cooperative Arms Programmes - French and German Defence Policy – Europe Defence Programs – NATO
Sub-Saharan Africa - Development Effectiveness and Finance - Governance - International Cooperation
Strategic affairs – European security – EU member states’ foreign and defence policies – CSDP, CFSP – French defence policy – Crisis management – EU/Sub-Saharan Africa – Transantlantic security – Power and strategy
Money laundering – Business frauds – Sustainable development in the banking world
World arms industry - EDTIB - Arms transfers - Export control - CSDP - NATO - Defence and security issues - Strategic affairs
The history of the European integration – The institutional evolution of the European Union – The European Union as a global actor
Central Asia - Russia - Energy - Security - Belt and Road Initiative - Renewable energy
Climate change – Energy issues – EU enlargment policy
Military spendings and defence budgets – Arms industries and restructuration – Globalisation and economic and strategic relations – European economy, economic policies
Afghanistan / Pakistan / India
Global Health
American society and politics
US Foreign Policy
Russia - CIS - French Diplomacy
Climate change - Oceans and marine environments - Marine economy
South West Asia - Near and Middle East - Levant - Mesopotamia - Arabian Peninsula - Gulf Region
Zionism and anti-Zionism in contemporary Europe – Regional identities and separatisms in Europe – The relations between the French and the Israeli – The German left and the Middle-East conflict ¬– Nationalisms and extremisms in Europe
Economy and monetary policy - European institutions and the functioning of the euro zone - Monetary and financial international relations - International cooperation bodies and organisations
Latin America – Civil society and Social movements
Humanitarianism - Global Health
Innovation of defense systems - Scientific Issues - New technologies
Iran – Country risk
United Nations
Defence Policy - Nuclear Detterence - Aerospace issues – Military Programming and Operations – Aerospace Strategy
European Union - European Defence - Defence Industry
Unites States of America - Gender, equality woman-men, feminism - Socio-political issues of sport
Geopolitics of Latin America (Non-State actors, Governments and Regional Latin American institutions) - Humanitarian Issues
European Defence Policy - PeSCo
Indian Economy – Economy of the emerging countries – Asia/Africa Relations
Central and Latin America – External and security policies of the Ibero-American area
China and the Chinese world – Strategic questions in Asia – Defence and international relations – The military tool: means, operations, concepts – The military nuclear weapons – Military aeronautics – NBCR risk and civil protection
Turkey - Turkish Defence and Armament Issues
Defence and security policy – Operational concepts and the uses of force – Crisis management – Military aeronautics
International law - European Union - Mutations in the Arab World
Latin American politics, regionalism and security - Contemporary multilateralism
The Middle-East – The relations between islam and the Western world; politics and religion – The Franco-Arab relations and the Euro-Mediterranean stakes – The media in the Arab world, feminism and civil societies
Natural Resources Economics – Energy issues and Development - Asia and NIC – International Monetary Affairs
West Africa – Regional Integration – Border issues – G5-Sahel
Development of the so-called “fragile countries” – Post conflict reconstruction
Asia, South-East Asia – Afghanistan – The reform of public administrations – Public services – NGOs
The cooperation between the North and the South – Food problems – The Third World’s economy and its geopolitical future – African questions
Afghanistan - Pakistan - Iran - Iraq – Kurdish issue
Russia/CIS
International Sport Issues - Sport Diplomacy - Sport Integrity
US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa - Conflict, State and non-governmental players in North Africa and the Middle East
Strategic issues – European security – Global power relationships – Nuclear issues – The French foreign policy
Humanitarianism - Strategic Foresight
The geopolitics of the religious factor – Orthodoxy and international relations –The European Union and the Mediterranean World
Geopolitics, developpement and humanitarianism - Strategic Foresight
Economics, Globalisation, Finance, Europe, Middle-East, Asia, Energy, Industry
Geopolitical Issues of Artifical Intelligence - Cyber Strategy - International Political Economy - North America
Humanitarian Operations - Humanitarian Evaluation and Innovation - Strategy
The Japanese defence policy – The strategic stakes in East Asia
Humanitarian action – Organisation and functioning of the NGOs – External action of the territorial authorities
World Energy Markets – Energy strategy: key actors and roles - European Energy Policy in EU - Finance and geopolitics
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