Image principale
Saving Transatlantic Cooperation and the Iran Nuclear Deal. A View from Europe and the United States
Date de publication
16 February 2018
Accroche
Transatlantic differences over the future of the Iran nuclear deal – or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of July 2015 – are damaging a nuclear accord that all parties, except the United States, see as delivering on its purpose. They also increase the risk of Washington and European capitals working at cross-purposes vis-à-vis Iran and broader regional policies. To avoid such a scenario, the E3 (France, Germany, United Kingdom)/European Union (EU) and the United States need to set up new channels of communication to avoid a transatlantic rift, to attempt – if at all possible – to preserve the Iran deal, and to secure its benefits for regional and global security.
Image principale
The legalization of cannabis in the United States, the examples of Colorado and Washington State
Date de publication
15 February 2018
Accroche
The use of recreational cannabis became legal in the States of Colorado and Washington in January and July 2014 respectively. The regulations, based on the examples of the tobacco and alcohol markets, intend to tackle the black market and to protect minors more efficiently. How do these two pioneering experiments inform the ongoing debate in France?
Image principale
Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector: a Comparative Analysis between Europe and the United States
Date de publication
12 February 2018
Accroche
The acceleration of the digitization of energy infrastructure has brought many economic benefits, including greater efficiency in the rationalization of energy consumption. However, this has also increased the risk of cyberattacks, where malicious software is able to take advantage of the increasing digitization of energy equipment.
Image principale
Democracy in Asia: Models, Trends and Geopolitical Implications
Date de publication
12 February 2018
Accroche
Assessing the state of democracy in Asia is a challenge. While some countries, such as Japan and India, have been showing the way from early days, some others, such as in Southeast Asia are still struggling to ensure stable and sustainable democratic institutions and practices.
Image principale
Beyond ‘pro’ and ‘anti’ Putin: Debating Russia Policies in France and Germany
Date de publication
31 January 2018
Accroche
Attitudes vis-à-vis Russia expressed in the public sphere are heterogeneous, in France more so than in Germany. In both France and Germany, the general public is by and large skeptical of Vladimir Putin and his policies. The picture is more diverse in the political realm. In Germany, there (still) is an approach that might be qualified as “mainstream”. The French debate, in turn, is highly fragmented.
Image principale
Image principale
Papua New Guinea: Continuing to Muddle Through
Date de publication
24 January 2018
Accroche
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world, but successive governments have failed to put the country on a stable development track.
Image principale
