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Laurence
Nom de l'expert
NARDON

Intitulé du poste

Research Fellow, Head of the Americas Program, Ifri

Domaine d'expertises En

Research Areas:

  • History of Political Ideologies in the United States
  • U.S. Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Relations
  • U.S Trade Policy Evolutions and Relations with China
Centres et programmes de recherche
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Biographie En

Dr. Laurence Nardon heads the Ifri Americas Program.  She edits and contributes to its collections of online research papers, such as the U.S.-focused Potomac Papers. Laurence is a member of the editorial board of the reviews "Politique étrangère", "Questions Internationales" and "The Washington Quarterly".  She published "L'Amérique de Trump en 100 questions" with Tallandier in 2018. Since June 2019, she has been analyzing the issues of American politics every week in the podcast “New Deal” (formerly “Trump 2020”), produced in partnership with Slate.fr and the Time to Sign Off (TTSO) newsletter. Episodes are posted online on Wednesdays.

She also teaches a class on Civil Society in the United States at Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and is a columnist for the weekly paper "Réforme".

Prior to joining Ifri, she was a research fellow at the Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), then a Visiting Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, from 2001 to 2003.

Laurence Nardon holds a Ph.D. in political science from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.  She studied at the University of Kent at Canterbury after graduating from Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. In the Fall of 2000, she was a Fulbright Scholar at The George Washington University in D.C.

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Kamala Harris's Economic Program

Date de publication
07 October 2024
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Since receiving the Democratic nomination in the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside in the 2024 American presidential race, Vice-President Kamala Harris has been striving to define her own policy platform to attract voters in the limited time remaining before the November 5th election. Since the economy is a central issue for American voters, Harris developed several propositions in that area.

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China/United States: Europe off Balance

Date de publication
01 April 2023
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As French President Emmanuel Macron (accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen) is on a state visit to China, some twenty Ifri researchers decipher the stakes of the U.S./China/Europe strategic triangle.

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The U.S. Political Landscape Two Months Before Midterms. Can the Democrats Avoid Defeat?

Date de publication
12 September 2022
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The Biden Administration has succeeded this summer in passing several important pieces of legislation. In addition to progressive societal measures that break with the Supreme Court's rulings, the Administration has focused on the economy and the environment: the CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act promote the relocation of semiconductor and electric vehicle battery plants.

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USA/Europe: Seven Digital Challenges

Date de publication
07 July 2021
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As a consequence of the positive momentum in Transatlantic relations brought about by the arrival of the Biden administration, significant progress is expected on a range of key digital issues.

How Can American Democracy Be Fixed?

Date de publication
14 June 2021
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The end of the Trump presidency has demonstrated both the strength of institutions and their weakness. 

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From the Digital Levy to the Taxation of Multinationals: Joe Biden's Tax Revolution

Date de publication
15 April 2021
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is conducting important negotiations this spring to reform international taxation.

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European Strategic Autonomy and the Biden Presidency

Date de publication
08 February 2021
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Some twenty international personalities from different horizons and backgrounds were asked to reflect on the impact of the Biden presidency for the future of European strategic autonomy.

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The US-China Trade War: What Is the Outcome after the Trump Presidency?

Date de publication
19 November 2020
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One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises in 2016 was to end China’s “cheating” on trade and to reduce America's trade deficit by imposing significant tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese products. This study draws up a first assessment of his policy - and of the "trade war" which stemmed from it.

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Technology Strategies in China and the United States, and the Challenges for European Companies

Date de publication
15 October 2020
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As international relations are increasingly reorganized around the US-China rivalry, the tensions between these two great powers are shaping a growing number of sectors, and the exchange of sensitive technologies in particular. This is a critical issue for European companies today. 

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What Will US Foreign Policy Look Like After 2020?

Date de publication
08 June 2020
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The results of the US presidential election in November 2020 are very uncertain.

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