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Defense Policy and Armed Forces

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As military competition increases, nations are adapting their defense policies and transforming their armed forces. Doctrine, organization, equipment and training are key to understanding the evolution of land, air and naval forces.

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The European Union in Crisis: What Challenges Lie ahead and Why It Matters for Korea

Date de publication
20 May 2019
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The EU is currently undergoing serious challenges from inside such as Brexit and strengthening Euroscepticism, rising populism and changing political geography, anti-immigration moods as well as retarded economic recovery.

Envisioning Opportunities for U.S.-Russia Cooperation in and with Central Asia

Date de publication
26 April 2019
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Central Asia is conventionally seen as a conflicting space for great powers.

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Of Walls and Men: Securing African Borders in the 21st Century

Date de publication
30 November 2018
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African borders are well-known for their porosity. Although they are crucial economic interfaces, they also crystallize political and security tensions, in both inter-state wars and intra-state conflicts involving rebels or autonomist groups. 

France and Japan: The Indo-Pacific as a Springboard for a Strategic Partnership

Date de publication
27 November 2018
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For decades, the Franco-Japanese partnership has essentially been characterised by a vibrant cultural exchange as well as by sound economic relations. Today Japan is France’s second-largest trading partner in Asia (after China) and its leading Asian investor.

Asia–Africa Growth Corridor at the crossroads of business and geopolitics

Date de publication
08 November 2018
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The Asia–Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) — a Japan–India initiative to promote connectivity between Asia and East Africa and encourage joint projects in Africa — is often misrepresented. All too often, the AAGC is depicted as a political move aimed exclusively at countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

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Les guerres contre la drogue. Armées, sécurité intérieure et narcotrafic en Amérique latine

Date de publication
03 September 2018
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In the context of a persistent impunity enjoyed by organized crime and drug trafficking groups, many countries in Latin America, and especially Mexico and Colombia, have opted to assign military personnel to internal security tasks.

A French View: Oil and Water

Date de publication
29 August 2018
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When the German president, foreign minister, and defense minister gave speeches at the 2014 Munich Security conference—speeches now recognized as watershed moments in Germany security policy—hope began to blossom in France. Would German defense and security policy finally become “normal?” Many viewed the now widely cited speeches as the beginning of a process in which the Germans would have overcome their “culture of restraint” and establish themselves as a full-fledged defense and security ally. 

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Penser son ennemi. Modélisations de l'adversaire dans les forces armées

Date de publication
11 July 2018
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The designation of an enemy is always the result of a political decision, which generally leads to the opening of hostilities. 

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Catching Up or Staying Ahead. Japanese Investment in the Mekong Region and the China Factor

Date de publication
30 May 2018
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There is no denying that the Mekong region has become an economic battleground where Japan and China are competing to gain and sustain economic influence in the region.

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The Gulf Monarchies' Armed Forces at the Crossroads

Date de publication
04 May 2018
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Something is happening with the military forces of the Arab monarchies in the Gulf.

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