Newsletter EN 20/10/2021

Institut Montaigne’s monthly newsletter

France’s got talent! Entrepreneurs and students eager to jump into the start-up dream that is. Our latest report looks into whether France will know how to properly prepare and support them in becoming true innovation leaders. France is also at a crucial stage where it needs to carve a clear foreign policy path for itself as the international giants move quickly around it. Speaking of foreign policy, Sunni actors have been reshaping the landscape of alliances in the Middle East, while Franco-African youth has spoken directly to President Macron about their thoughts, criticism and objectives. This week we also look at climate-related displacement: terminology matters.

TECH & INNOVATION

Racing to the Top

Start-ups have been rapidly multiplying as Macron has been providing massive funding for France’s innovation ecosystem. But it’s not all unicorns and rainbows: unless France doesn’t properly invest in its talent and human capital, the Start-up Nation might just remain...a nation? Our latest report, carried out from data produced with Accenture Research, goes in detail into innovation.

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FRANCE

Are We Still a Great Power?

After AUKUS, between the US and China, through Covid-19: where should France take its foreign policy from here? Michel Duclos, our Special Advisor on geopolitics, delves into the domestic and international questions that will determine how France will show up in the world.

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FRANCE

Are We Still a Great Power?

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MIDDLE EAST

United We Stand

The Middle Eastern Sunni camp had been split by internal strife. As of this summer, each side has been slowly shuffling towards the other, through myriad tactics from the diplomatic reconciliation toolbox. Analysis by Brandon Friedman, Director of Research at MDC, Tel Aviv University.

Macron faced 11 African and Franco-African youth, as they questioned him on colonialism, diaspora and the future of Africa-Europe relationship. Mahaut de Fougères, Head of the International Politics Program, shares her observation from the Africa-France Summit.

In the Current Climate

As climate risks increase, the study of environmentally displaced persons becomes all the more crucial. For that very reason, Senior Fellow Bruno Tertrais urges caution before making hasty conclusions about how and why climate change causes populations to migrate.

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CLIMATE

In the Current Climate

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