ISLAMIST TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE WORLD 1979-2019

Fondation pour l'innovation politique

Since the Red Army’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the world has been shaken by jihadist terrorism. In forty years, Islamist terrorist attacks have multiplied, reaching as far as the heart of Western countries, New York, Madrid, London, Paris, but also Moscow, etc. By instilling feelings of fear and mistrust, through indiscriminate violence and its […]

MEETING THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHALLENGE IN EUROPE: 5 THINK TANKS’ PROPOSALS

Antoine Guillou, Charlotte Vailles, Emmanuel Tuchscherer, Ian Cochran, Lola Vallejo, Nicolas Berghmans, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

This report is the result of a cooperation between five French and European think tanks. Initially published in French in May 2019, its purpose was to inform debate prior to the European elections. With the new European Commission taking office, it is now translated and published in English, to provide new insights and proposals to […]

2022 THE POPULIST RISK IN FRANCE

Dominique Reynié

The 2017 presidential election was marked by an anti-establishment vote of an unprecedented magnitude in our electoral history. Since then, far from ebbing, protest  seems to have become a permanent feature. Moreover, it has taken on multiple forms. In addition to the usual social movements, the Yellow Vests, the ZAD, the Animalists or climate change […]

AN INTEGRATED MOSQUE FOR A SPIRITUAL AND PROGRESSIVE ISLAM

Anne-Sophie Monsinay, Eva Janadin

The emergence of a spiritual and progressive Islam, promoted by the authors of this text, is desired by many French Muslims. They demand innovation and freedom in their faith, paving the way for a spiritual journey informed by modernity. This vision exists as part of a project creating a place of worship, the Simorgh mosque, […]

DEMOCRACIES UNDER PRESSURE – VOLUME I. THE ISSUES

The idea of democracy has revolutionized the world. It is based on a political order whose main feature is making the exercise of power subject to the consent of the governed. It spread across Europe in the 19th century, powering nations with the emancipating force of the peoples’ right to self-determination. During the 20th century […]