News & Highlights
The Bridge Tank and the Maritime Research Center co-organized a webinar on: “Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS): A New Perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework” 30 June 2022 On June 30th, The Bridge Tank and the Maritime Research Center (MRC) co-organized a webinar titled “Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS): A New Perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework”. This event aimed at bringing together the defense industry, maritime strategists, policy makers and others, to… Read more
UN ocean conference: our issue brief on blue economy in the Bay of Bengal: common issues, shared expertise? 27 June 2022 On the occasion of the UN Ocean conference in Lisbon, co-organized with the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, The Bridge Tank and the French Development Agency are pleased to share an issue brief on blue economy in the Bay of Bengal. This issue brief is a synthesis of the main… Read more
European tour OMVS – The Bridge Tank for the promotion of hydrodiplomacy 27 June 2022 The Bridge Tank has partnered with the OMVS (Senegal River Development Organization) for a European tour to promote hydro-diplomacy which took place from June 9 to 24, 2022 in Geneva, Oslo, The Hague, Paris and Brussels. Hamed SEMEGA, High Commissioner of the OMVS and member of the Board du Bridge… Read more
Our board member, Pranjal Sharma presents his book “Stronger Together” to the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame 21 June 2022 On the occasion of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which is being held in Kigali, Rwanda from June 20-25, 2022, our board member, Mr. Pranjal Sharma met with the President of Rwanda, Mr. Paul Kagame. During this meeting, he presented and offered him his latest book entitled "Stronger… Read more
How can we continue to work with China? 16 June 2022 How can we continue to work with China? This was the question addressed by a working group convened by The Bridge Tank on 3 June 2022, which brought together leading figures from the world of think tanks, diplomacy, the national press, the defence industry and former general officers. "The truth… Read more
Our board member Stéphane Gompertz discusses Africa-Europe relations in Vienna 14 June 2022 On June 7, 2022, our Board Member Stéphane Gompertz, former Ambassador to Austria & Ethiopia, and former Director for Africa at the French Foreign Office took part in a panel discussion on the current state of relations between Europe and Africa and the potential for future partnerships. The event organised… Read more
Conflict and disinformation: The Bridge Tank joins Irene Khan for an online discussion at RightsCon 2022 9 June 2022 At the invitation of Irene Khan, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of opinion and expression, Joel Ruet, President, The Bridge Tank, participated in an online discussion on the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur to the UNGA, focusing on misinformation and situations of conflict,… Read more
World Ocean Day: Towards Another, Cooperative, « Indo-Pacific? » 8 June 2022 Special report by The Bridge Tank and AFD: Sharing knowledge, experience & tools in the Blue Economy, the example of the Bay of Bengal CHASING THE ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL SIDE OF THE INDO-PACIFIC One observes a global trend to focus on the Indo-Pacific, mainly emphasizing security-diplomatic aspects. However, in view… Read more
The Bridge Tank at the “Nouvelles d’Afrique” Forum of the Prospective and Innovation Foundation 2 June 2022 On May 30 and 31, 2022, the Forum "Nouvelles d'Afrique "Réagir et s'unir" was held in Montpellier, co-organised by the Prospective and Innovation Foundation, chaired by Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, the City of Montpellier, and the Foundation for studies and Research on International Development (FERDI). The Bridge Tank joined… Read more
The Bridge Tank joins the Think 7 in Berlin 1 June 2022 The Think7 Summit, which took place on May 23-24 2022 in Berlin, is organized by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), as think tanks mandated for the Think7 process during the German G7 presidency in 2022. It is organized in… Read more
The Bridge Tank’s Davos Innovation Lunch 2022 : The geopolitics era of technology, investment & finance 31 May 2022 After the cancellation of the 2021 edition as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bridge Tank was back in the Swiss Alps’ Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting from 22-26 May 2022. In the footsteps of its previous edition in January 2020, The Bridge Tank convened another… Read more
Davos 2022: The Bridge Tank stands with Ukraine at the World Economic Forum 30 May 2022 After the cancellation of the 2021 edition as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bridge Tank was back in the Swiss Alps' Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting from May 22 to 26, 2022. Unsurprisingly, Russia's attack on Ukraine was at the heart of discussions at this… Read more
Engaging with the EU Commission on strategic autonomy 26 May 2022 On 10 May 2022, The Bridge Tank joined a study trip to Brussels that met with European Commissioner Thierry Breton among others. The study trip was organised by the Prospective and Innovation Fondation (PIF) and its chairman Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France. The Bridge Tank was represented by… Read more
Joël Ruet participates in a webinar on “COP26 and the Brahmaputra: A New Perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework” 5 May 2022 Our President, Joël Ruet participated in the webinar on May 5th, 2022 on the topic “COP26 and the Brahmaputra: A New Perspective Based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework”. This is the 5th in a series of webinars organized by the Maritime Research Center and M/S NirDhwani Technology Pvt… Read more
OpEd: Risky Business: The U.S. Should Rethink Business With Kazakhstan 21 April 2022 An article written by our President, Joël Ruet about Kazakhstan's current and growing challenge to fight corruption that undermines foreign investment and the country's socio-economic development, was published in the media Entrepreneur.com. He warns that “despite the Kazakh government’s public campaign to attract foreign investors […] it will need to… Read more
The Bridge Tank at the BOAO Forum for Asia 2022: Promote Energy Integration and Build Green World 21 April 2022 The BOAO 2022 Forum was held from April 20 to 22 in a hybrid mode, aiming to conduct an open dialogue in a post-COVID world and on the prospects of common development in the world of tomorrow. Since 2018, The Bridge Tank has participated in the annual "Chinese Davos" event.… Read more
The Bridge Tank participates in the 9th World Water Forum – Dakar 2022 16 April 2022 On the occasion of the 9th World Water Forum, which was held in Dakar, Senegal from March 21 to 26, 2022, The Bridge Tank co-organized two events in favor of hydrodiplomacy and the preservation of major rivers . Joël Ruet, President of The Bridge Tank visited the site. The Water… Read more
Side event “From COP 26 Glasgow Commitments to COP 27 Egypt Opportunities: The MENA perspective Confirmation”: participation of our Board Members 30 March 2022 On the occasion of the first edition of the UNFCCC MENA Climate Week, from 28th – 31st of March, hosted by the Government of United Arab Emirates, Liberal International, of which The Bridge Tank is a member has organized a virtual side event on 29th of March named: From COP… Read more
The Bridge Tank and French Development Agency launch their final workshop on Blue Economy 21 March 2022 On March 16, 2022, The Bridge Tank held the final workshop in a series of three with the mandate of the French Development Agency on blue economy in the Bay of Bengal (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka). This workshop aimed at the identification of possible bilateral and regional cooperation with the… Read more
HORASIS 2022 USA – Biden’s first year, Ukraine, and EU’s leadership 4 March 2022 During the 2022 Horasis USA Meeting, held March 4, The Bridge Tank participated in a conference on Joe Biden, the European Union and Ukraine, alongside Esko Aho, Former Prime Minister of Finland, Finland, Michael D. Brown, United States Shadow Senator, District of Columbia, USA, Yves Leterme, Former Prime Minister of… Read more