The Political and Geostrategic Observatory of the United States
On the eve of its 250th anniversary, the United States occupies a dominant position on the world stage. Ironically, its internal situation has not seemed this fragile since the Civil War: political factionalism, ethnic, cultural and religious separatism are on the increase. Even the Union seems threatened as the desire for autonomy by certain territories and states is considered a plausible threat.

The Political and Geostrategic Observatory of the United States, coordinated by IRIS, aims to : shed light on the 2024 presidential and legislative elections; analyse the transformations underway in the United States; examine the national political and geostrategic situation; and understand the economic, political, diplomatic and military implications for France, the European Union and on the international stage.
Partners
  • APS
  • Columbia | SIPA
  • UQAM
 
 
26.04.2024
Withdrawal of US Troops from Niger : a Setback for Washington?
 
 
24.04.2024
US Foreign Aid Package: How the Threat to US Leadership Has Brought Democrats and Republicans Closer Together
 
 
29.03.2024
China and the United States | Chapter 5 – Brzeziński by Brzeziński
 
 
16.02.2024
Stories from an International Career (2/2) | Chapter 4 – Brzeziński by Brzeziński
Directed and produced by Romuald Sciora, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS. Interviews conducted by Steve Clemons, Founding editor at Large of Semafor and Former editor at Large of the Atlantic.
 
 
15.01.2024
The 2024 presidential election: the stakes could not be greater
By Robert Y. Shapiro, Professor at Columbia University
 
 
12.01.2024
Stories from an International Career (1/2) | Chapter 3 – Brzeziński by Brzeziński
Directed and produced by Romuald Sciora, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS. Interviews conducted by Steve Clemons, Founding editor at Large of Semafor and Former editor at Large of the Atlantic.
 
 
13.12.2023
Soft power and the American climacteric
By Harvey B. Feigenbaum, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University
 
 
14.11.2023
A prominent place in the government | Chapter 2 – Brzeziński by Brzeziński
Directed and produced by Romuald Sciora, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS. Interviews conducted by Steve Clemons, Founding editor at Large of Semafor and Former editor at Large of the Atlantic.
 
 
12.10.2023
An Academic Career under the sign of War | Chapter 1 – Brzeziński by Brzeziński
Directed and produced by Romuald Sciora, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS. Interviews conducted by Steve Clemons, Founding editor at Large of Semafor and Former editor at Large of the Atlantic.
 
 
04.10.2023
United States 2024: the Election and Political Danger
Inaugural conference of the Political and Geostrategic Observatory of the United States launched by The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), in collaboration with The Academy of Political Science and The Social Policy Program at SIPA – Columbia University.
 
 
14.06.2023
What the Trump Indictment tells us about the State of American Democracy
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Observatory Director, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS
Romuald Sciora

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Directed and produced by Romuald Sciora, Associate Research Fellow at IRIS. Interviews conducted by Steve Clemons, Founding editor at Large of Semafor and Former editor at Large of the Atlantic.