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International Organizations and Multilateralism

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Rhetoric on the crisis of multilateralism is frequent. International organizations (UN, WTO, etc.) remain no less important, while other forums (G20, BRICS, etc.) are asserting themselves.

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Kazakhstan and Eurasian Economic Integration: Quick Start, Mixed Results and Uncertain Future

Date de publication
26 November 2012
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Kazakhstan's economic integration with Russia and Belarus has been advancing at break-neck speed.

Challenges and Opportunities of a EU-Taiwan ECA: A Review of Political-Economic Perspectives

Date de publication
13 November 2012
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Concerns over becoming marginalized in the course of East Asian economic integration are driving a proactive regional trade agreement (RTA) strategy on the part of Taiwan. Three factors explain this concern: Competing visions of economic integration in the region from both the United States and China, the success of Korea in concluding a large number of important RTAs, and the increasing number of overlapping agreements that crowd out countries and economies such as Taiwan that do not have proactive RTA strategies.

Globalization of Japanese firms: Long-run Trends, Cross-sectional Variations, and Policy Implications

Date de publication
15 October 2012
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Japanese firms are increasingly involved in various global business operations - not only in traditional international trade in goods, but also in offshore production and the new mode of globalization: offshore outsourcing.

Is Africa's Recent Economic Growth Sustainable?

Date de publication
11 October 2012
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Hardly a week goes by without an African investors’ conference or growth summit. 

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RAMSES 2013. Gouverner aujourd'hui ?

RAMSES 2013. Gouverner aujourd'hui ?

Date de publication
28 August 2012
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RAMSES (Le Rapport annuel mondial sur le système économique et les stratégies), is a yearly publication that provides in-depth reviews and prospective analysis on current events, providing readers with indispensable insights and perspectives for understanding contemporary geopolitics on the global scale. Edited by Thierry de Montbrial and Philippe Moreau Defarges, RAMSES relies on the expertise of Ifri’s research team and its network of associates.

Establishing the Rule of Law: the U.N. Challenge in Kosovo

Date de publication
29 June 2012
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Created on the 10th July 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244, UNMIK was responsible for restructuring the institutions of a country devastated by war and establishing democratic governance. The security of people and goods and the existence of a legal system trusted by the population were two crucial prerequisites to the state-building process.

The Religious Diplomacy of the Russian Federation

Date de publication
08 June 2012
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The Russian Federation is shaping its religious diplomacy (i.e., in brief, the use of the religious factor in foreign policy) and exercises it with a growing efficiency. This is, to a certain degree, a consequence of processes taking place in Russia, namely, first and foremost, the solving of the crisis of identity and values, and, closely connected with this, the renaissance of religion in Russian political and social life.

Defence and Foreign Policy Under President-elect François Hollande

Date de publication
08 May 2012
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We know little about François Hollande's stance on wider foreign and defence policy issues. Though we are unlikely to see major changes from his predecessor, some clues from his successful campaign suggest that President-elect Hollande will adopt a more European and Gaullist approach.

Ukraine at the Crossroads: Between the EU DCFTA and Customs Union

Date de publication
25 April 2012
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After serious decline in the 1990s, Ukraine's economy finally started its recovery and systemic reform in early 2000. While the economy rapidly grew by 2008, its transformation remained unfinished. Ukraine has three possible roads to development. 

South Africa and the Arab Spring: opportunities to match diplomacy goals and strategies

Date de publication
19 April 2012
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This paper highlights how the Arab Spring magnified a two-dimensional gap in South Africa’s foreign policy. First that South Africa does not have a vision which reconciles demands for achieving the goals of protecting human rights, sovereignty, and multilateralism; second, that its strategies do not meet set goals. The paper then provides tentative explanations to this gap. It ends by elaborating what in the “African Awakening” and in the midst of the Arab Spring are opportunities for South Africa to overcome this gap.

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