Director
Strategic issues – European security – Global power relationships – Nuclear issues – The French foreign policy
Deputy Directors
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
Military spendings and defence budgets – Arms industries and restructuration – Globalisation and economic and strategic relations – European economy, economic policies
World arms industry - EDTIB - Arms transfers - Export control - CSDP - NATO - Defence and security issues - Strategic affairs
Senior Research Fellows
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 Europe and geopolitics – International political theory
Russia - CIS - French Diplomacy
International Sport Issues - Sport Diplomacy - Sport Integrity
The German-speaking area – Germany’s place and policy within the European Union – The French-German relations (history and current situation) – Jacques-Pierre Gougeon is a University lecturer and a Senior Research Fellow at IRIS, specialised on Germany, its diplomacy, its institutions and its policy. He heads the Observatory on Germany created in 2022. Along with his research and teaching activities, he has held positions of responsibility in the senior civil service, as an advisor to the Prime Minister, then as a Recteur d’académie, as well as in the diplomatic service, as a cultural advisor in Berlin and Vienna, where he jointly directed the French Institute. He has published several books, among which : “France-Germany : a sacred union ?” (Armand Colin, 2012), “Germany in the 21st century : a new nation” (Armand Colin, 2009), “Germany, a changing power” (Gallimard/Folio, 2006, rééd. 2008), “Germany in International Relations from 1890 to nowadays” (Armand Colin, 1998) and “Where is Germany heading ?” (Flammarion, 1997). On the occasion of the celebrations of the fall of the Berlin Wall, he coordinated a special edition of “La Revue internationale et stratégique” on “Germany : a new power ?” (IRIS Éditions, 2009). What’s more, he is an agrégé in German and was a member of the jury for the agrégation.
Natural Resources Economics – Energy issues and Development - Asia and NIC – International Monetary Affairs
Communications and economic intelligence – Cyber strategy - Terrorism
Unites States of America - Gender, equality woman-men, feminism - Socio-political issues of sport
Energy issues – Markets and Energy Prices – Geopolitics of Energy - Energy and Governance
European Union - European Defence - Defence Industry
Latin America (political life, regional integration, foreign policy...) – Civil society and Social movements
Research Fellows
The history of the European integration – The institutional evolution of the European Union – The European Union as a global actor
Humanitarian - Development - Decentralized cooperation - Armed conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa - Transitional Justice - Ivory Coast
Iran – Country risk
Humanitarianism - Global Health
Geopolitics of Energy – Natural resource economics – Russia and CIS – Eastern Europe
West Africa – Regional Integration – Border issues – G5-Sahel
Arms Industry - Arms and High-Technology Exports - Cooperative Arms Programmes - French and German Defence Policy – Europe Defence Programs – NATO
Global Health - Health and international cooperation
Climate change - Oceans and marine environments - Marine economy
Associate Research Fellows
Strategic issues in the Mediterranean and North Africa – European Neighbourhood Policy - Agriculture and globalization – Food security and geopolitics of food supply – Grain Trade
Defence and security policy – Operational concepts and the uses of force – Crisis management – Military aeronautics
Climate change – Energy issues – EU enlargment policy
Geopolitics of sports - Sports diplomacy - Nation Branding - Nation Building and Soft Power - Geopolitics of Russia - Asymmetric warfare, influence, relations within the post-Soviet space and sovereignty
World Energy Markets – Energy strategy: key actors and roles - European Energy Policy in EU - Finance and geopolitics
Geopolitics of Climate Change - International Climate Negotiations - Bangladesh - South Asia
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
Indian Economy – Economy of the emerging countries – Asia/Africa Relations
Economics, Globalisation, Finance, Europe, Middle-East, Asia, Energy, Industry
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
Sport activism – Racism, sexism and sport – Sport Diplomacy – Sport and identity
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
Defense policy - Nuclear deterrence - Crisis management and military planning - External operations - Leadership and management
Defence policy – Transatlantic relationship – NATO – Franco-British cooperation – Brexit – European defence – United States’ policy and politics – Maritime strategy
Humanitarian action - Development - Health - Health, social and environmental inequalities
Innovation of defense systems - Scientific Issues - New technologies
Russia/CIS
Gulf States
Contemporary issues faced by Europe (migratory flows, digital sovereignty...) - International employment laws
Geopolitics of religions
US Foreign Policy
Economy and monetary policy - European institutions and the functioning of the euro zone - Monetary and financial international relations - International cooperation bodies and organisations
Climat – Security – Risk prevention – International climate negociations – Governance of geoengineering
Central and Latin America – External and security policies of the Ibero-American area
Armament: technologies, choice of equipment, requirements, design, use, support - Strategic issues (supply, cooperation, essence of power) - Strategic positioning of companies - Threat analysis
Afghanistan / Pakistan / India
Asia, South-East Asia – Afghanistan – The reform of public administrations – Public services – NGOs
Political and Cultural History of Contemporary China - China / Middle East Relationships - China / Central Asia Relationships - China / France Relationships
Latin American politics, regionalism and security - Contemporary multilateralism
European Defence Policy - PESCO
Nuclear energy – Nuclear weapons – Proliferation – Energy technologies – Energy transitions
Development of the so-called “fragile countries” – Post conflict reconstruction
Geopolitical and geoeconomic issues in South-East and North-East Asia - Indo-Pacific
Turkey - Turkish Defence and Armament Issues
Sub-Saharan Africa
US foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa - Conflict, State and non-governmental players in North Africa and the Middle East
Afghanistan - Pakistan - Iran - Iraq – Kurdish issue
Compliance – Financial Security – Anti-money laundering – Cross border flows and country risks analysis
Strategic issues and alliances in Asia - Maritime security - Indo-Pacific - Defense and security policy in North-East Asia (Japan-Korea)
Humanitarian Operations - Humanitarian Evaluation and Innovation - Strategy
The Japanese defence policy – The strategic stakes in East Asia
South West Asia - Near and Middle East - Levant - Mesopotamia - Arabian Peninsula - Gulf Region
United Nations
Humanitarian action – Organisation and functioning of the NGOs – External action of the territorial authorities
Natural Resources Economics – Raw materials – Renewable energy
The European economic integration and common policies – The post socialist transition in Eastern Europe – Sustainable development and degrowth – The economy of gratuity
Defence Policy - Nuclear Detterence - Aerospace issues – Military Programming and Operations – Aerospace Strategy
GAFAM and BATX - Digital - Companies and States - Dual technologies
Money laundering – Business frauds – Sustainable development in the banking world
Geopolitics of sports
Illicit drugs trafficking and its geopolitics - Money laundering and the funding of terrorism - Tobacco smuggling
Balkans - Central Asia
