Geopolitics

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Water at the heart of global geopolitical issues

Episode 1 / 6
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What future can we expect for water resources in France?

Interview de Eric Sauquet, Research Director in Hydrology at INRAE

Episode 2 / 6

Water security: a local issue with international impact

Interview de Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Maxime Elkington, Masters student in "Economics for smart cities and climate policy" at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)

Episode 3 / 6

Water, a growing source of global tension

Interview de Hervé Douville, Researcher at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM), Bertrand Decharme, CNRS Research Director at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM)

Episode 4 / 6

Access to water: inequalities reinforced by climate change

Interview de Marine Colon, Lecturer at AgroParisTech and Researcher in Public Management, Stéphanie Dos Santos, Sociologist and demographer at IRD Population Environment Development Laboratory

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Securing water resources: a global necessity

Interview de Éric Servat, Director of UNESCO International Centre for Water

Episode 6 / 6

Hard choices must be made for universal access to water

Interview de Nassim Ait Mouheb, Researcher at INRAE, Corinne Cabassud , Professor emeritus at INSA Toulouse and Researcher at Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (TBI)

Jean-François Gagné
π Digital π Geopolitics

AI: the rise of India and the Gulf States

Avec Jean-François Gagné, Researcher at the Centre for International Studies and Research at Université de Montréal

On June 11th, 2025
4 min reading time
π Space π Geopolitics

Spatial: Europe regains its independence

Avec Lionel Suchet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNES

On May 28th, 2025
7 min reading time

Faced with increased international competition, Europe is seeking to (re)gain its autonomy and competitiveness in the space sector.

π Geopolitics π Economics

EU arms race: rising budgets, disparate capabilities

Avec Léo Péria-Peigné, Researcher at the Ifri Centre for Security Studies

On May 21st, 2025
3 min reading time

In recent years, there has been a gradual rearmament of EU member states and defence budgets are generally on the rise.

π Space π Geopolitics

Ariane 6: a strategic success for Europe, but challenges to come

Avec Lionel Suchet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNES

On April 23rd, 2025
4 min reading time

The successful launch of Ariane 6 in March 2025 marks the return of progress towards greater sovereignty for Europe.

π Economics π Geopolitics π Industry

Customs tariffs: “The world is perceived as a combat arena and no longer as a space for cooperation”

Avec Christian Deblock, Professor Emeritus at Université du Québec

On April 9th, 2025
5 min reading time

Since his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has placed tariffs at the heart of international concerns.

Jean-Marc Astorg
π Space π Industry π Geopolitics

Can European space industry compete with American domination?

Avec Jean-Marc Astorg, Director of Strategy at CNES

On April 9th, 2025
4 min reading time