Media Interventions
Our researchers intervene in the public debate and bring their light to the French and international media. Discover all their media interventions.
François Hollande to Cuba
Understand François Hollande's trip to Cuba with commentary by Daniela Ordonez, economist specializing in Spain, Portugal, Latin America and the Carribean at Euler Hermes; Benaouda Abdeddaim, economic editor of BMF Business; Laurence Nardon, researcher and United States specialist at IFRI; Karel Negrete, professor of political theory at the University of Havana and co-author of "Cuba: révolution dans la révolution"; and Philippe Gautier, Assistant Director of Medef International. - Les Décodeurs de l'éco, on May 11 is hosted by BFM Business.
USA and the negociations with Iran 2/2 : U.S. views on the true nature of the Iranian regime
Robert Litwak from the Wilson Center joined Ifri on April 22, 2015 for a seminar on the U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations. In this video, he analyzes the different views on Iran and its regime.
Robert Litwak is the Vice President for Scholars and Director of International Security Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
USA and the negociations with Iran 1/2 : How does each side understand nuclear diplomacy?
Robert Litwak is the Vice President for Scholars and Director of International Security Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Obama's new world, what's next?
Cuba, Iran, Yemen... the White House is fighting on the front lines of multiple diplomatic offensives. In the midst of continuing nuclear negotiations with Iran, Washington has decided to support the Saudi intervention in Yemen while engaging in a new showdown with Iran. The United States won't just sit back with its arms crossed. Incoherent strategy or reestablishing leadership on the international stage? In the final straightaway of Obama's last term, is "Obama the hesitant" looking to rewrite history? And if Hillary Clinton were to succeed him tomorrow, would the former Secretary of State follow in his ideological footsteps?
- Laurence Nardon, head of the United States program at IFRI
- Bertrand Badie, professor at Sciences Po, researcher at Ceri
- John R. MacArthur, by telephone from NYC, Director of Harper’s Magazine
Historic Meeting between Obama and Raul Castro
The thaw between Cuba and the United States reaches a head at the Summit of the Americas in Panama and the normalization of relations has begun as the White House removed Cuba from the state-sponsored terrorism list. Laurence Nardon, head of the United States program at IFRI comments on U.S.-Cuba relations as well as Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign kickoff.
The Energy Union is Paving the Way for Energy Transition
2015 Ifri Center for Energy Annual Conference, Brussels
"Europe and the New Frontiers of Energy: Turning Grand Strategy into Effective Policy - Proposing Sustainable, Efficient and Field-Relevant Solutions"
Despite Rising Tensions, Europe to Remain Russia's Main Gas Customer
Tatiana Mitrova, Head of the Oil & Gas Department at the Energy Research Institute in Moscow, joins Hughes Belin to analyse the consequences of troubled EU-Russia relations for energy trade.
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