« Growth », you said « growth »?!...

By Paul GOLDSCHMIDT, former Director at Goldman Sachs International, former Director at the European Commission, member of the Advisory Board of the Thomas More Institute 

There is a broad consensus over the fact that the crisis is far from over even if – courtesy the electoral propaganda of the outgoing President– some wish to believe that the worst is over. Similarly, recognition of the need for “growth” is also widely shared even if – courtesy the electoral propaganda of the incoming President– one deliberately overlooks the underlying significant divergences in its interpretation.

Growth is a concept that can be as readily agreed upon as “Motherhood and (...)

Europe | Has François Hollande the means of his policy?

Algeria's time of change? Uncertainties and interrogations regarding the elections

By Antonin TISSERON, Research fellow at the Thomas More Institute | Note published by IFRI | Available in French

On May 10th, the Algerians voters will have to go to the polls for a single-round legislative election to appoint the 462 (...)

French Foreign Policy | From one president to another?

2012 | A need for a new model

By Jean-Sylvestre MONGRENIER, Research Fellow at the Thomas More Institute | Article published by ISPI (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, Milano, Italy)

In 2007, at the time of the previous presidential election, the (...)

Will the second round of the presidential elections bring a substantive debate? Project against project, will the two candidates be able to make convincing proposals on the challenges France will have to face from May 7th, beginning with (...)

R&D | A comparative Analysis France-Germany

Public spending & State reform | An presidential election for nothing?

Benchmarking Note N°13 | April 2012 | Available in French

Comme bien d'autres sujets majeurs, les questions de recherche et d’innovation ont été négligées pendant la campagne présidentielle. Quelques mesures ici ou là sur les PME (...)

By Gérard DUSSILLOL | Chairman of the Public Finances Committee of the Thomas More Institute | Author of La crise... enfin ! Solder des décennies d'échecs collectifs (éd. Xenia, May 2012) | Available in French

La campagne pour le (...)