Fri 11/12/2015 - 12:00 As the COP21 draws to a close in Paris at what may turn out to be a watershed in the fight against climate change, it is increasingly clear that finance has a major role to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy. However, for this to happen the international community has to recognize the true cost of energy. Doing so will force trillions of dollars to be shifted to the green economy and help raise the billions needed to wean the planet off fossil fuels.

Thu 12/05/2016 - 12:00 The EU is confronted with an unprecedented influx of refugees. France Stratégie policy analyst Cécile Jolly explains the context of the crisis, the problems it poses for different Member States and how policy can be coordinated to foster integration.

Thu 21/07/2016 - 12:00 The financial crisis of 2008-09 was a once-in-a-lifetime event that increasingly appears to have been a game-changer for our globalized economies of the 21st century.

Tue 26/07/2016 - 12:00 France Stratégie is committed to informing public debate and putting forth policy options that meet the future needs of society. It is this spirit that led it to launch its 2017/2027 project earlier this year, looking to enrich the debate surrounding issues central to France in the coming decade in the run-up to the country’s May 2017 presidential elections.

Wed 14/09/2016 - 12:00 That the financial crisis of 2008-09 has reshuffled the economic deck for the advanced economies is beyond a doubt. It has forced them to consider economic policies that were once off the table in the globalized market economies of the early aughts.

Mon 28/11/2016 - 12:00 Keynesian economics, which had its genesis in the Great Depression of the 1930s, holds that high inflation is not possible when unemployment itself is high. The famous Phillips curve seemed to confirm this in 1958.

Wed 04/01/2017 - 12:00 Making our democracies more transparent and helping citizens play an active role in them are central challenges facing our societies today. The Open Government Partnership (OGP), which has 75 member countries, brings together people from all levels of government, civil society, the corporate world, academia and the media to work towards these goals.

Tue 10/01/2017 - 12:00 Immigration is arguably one of the most contentious issues today in the West. Even young countries that have been built by newcomers and have thrived on immigration, such as Australia and the US, are increasingly questioning whether open borders are such a good thing.

Fri 28/04/2017 - 12:00 Information technology and the digital economy built on it have without a doubt improved our lives in many ways, saving time and sparing drudgery for many. On the surface, the online world represents a break from 20th century capitalism in that it has shaken up vested interests, democratized access to information and given more of a voice to many millions across the globe.

Mon 13/03/2017 - 12:00 Perhaps the main preoccupation of governments the world over is ensuring their economies are up to speed and continue to grow, staying on top of technological change and ideally ahead of the curve in market developments.