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The economy is an essential attribute of power and a major component of international relations. While geopolitical tensions are on the rise, economic interdependence remains strong.

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Internet Neutrality: Getting Beyond Scandals

Date de publication
01 December 2014
Accroche

While internet traffic is exploding and there is new costly infrastructure to be implemented, the “net neutrality” debate is raging.

The Internet and the Flaws of Multistakeholderism

Date de publication
01 December 2014
Accroche

The Internet Governance debate opposes multilateral thinking, favoring the role of State and interstate bodies, with a multistakeholder model, which aims to unite all concerned actors: states, business, experts, academics and internet groups, among others. 

Emerging Powers and Internet: Finding a Third Way?

Date de publication
01 December 2014
Accroche

Washington plays a leading role in Internet Governance, which is hardly surprising given the origins of the Internet and America’s technological ascendancy. However, the majority of Internet users are in non-Western countries. 

Internet Governance after Snowden

Date de publication
01 December 2014
Accroche

The Snowden affair could bring about major changes in the structure of the Internet and its governance. Technologies should now a priori integrate standards which give citizens the capacity to keep a check on what data is available.

The Virtual Weapon: Dilemmas and Future Scenarios

Date de publication
01 December 2014
Accroche

Cyber technology challenges conventional mechanisms of deterrence and conflict management.

The Revolution of Big Data

Date de publication
01 December 2014
Accroche

Big Data is changing our view of the world by changing our modes of approach, moving from analogue systems to digital-based knowledge.

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The European Union's Development Aid : from Development to Security, the Example of the European Development Fund

Date de publication
01 November 2014
Accroche

In the course of its institutional development and the expansion of its activities, the European Union (EU) has tended to pile up rather than to rationalize its policies, creating a financial tool per objective. As a result, the European funds have become a labyrinth, for which management costs are high.

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Japan's Energy Policy in a Post-3/11 World: Juggling Safety, Sustainability and Economics

Date de publication
15 September 2014
Accroche

The March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station turned Japan’s energy policy on its head, shedding a harsh new light on Japan’s energy policy and power supply system, and throwing into relief six major problem areas that had largely escaped scrutiny before the disaster.

Greenland and Iceland: Meeting Place of Global Powers in the Arctic

Date de publication
04 September 2014
Accroche

At the crossroads of American, European and Asian interests in the Arctic, Greenland and Iceland, the importance of which had for too long been underestimated, are set to play a central role in future regional developments. In order to exploit the potential of their growing economic ties with Asia, without becoming the Arctic “weak links”, Greenland and Iceland need to secure their economy on a long-term basis.

China’s Role in Multilateral Economic Institutions, between Revisionism and Status Quo

Date de publication
01 September 2014
Accroche

China, now the world’s second largest economy, is going to play an increasingly substantial role in multilateral economic organizations and mechanisms. 

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Economic questions are approached from a political economy perspective: the evolution of the global economic system, governance and institutions, dynamics and trends of various economic zones (United States, Russia, China, emerging markets...). European issues are at the core of our research. 

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