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Carole André-Dessornes
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Samir Battiss
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Abdennour Benantar
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Pierre Boussel
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Jean-François Daguzan
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Laure Foucher
Senior research fellow
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Franck Galland
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Benjamin Hautecouverture
Senior research fellow
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Sophie Lemière
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Jean-Luc Marret
Senior research fellow
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Manon-Nour Tannous
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Bruno Tertrais
Deputy director
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Recent activity

The port of Alexandroupolis: a strategic and geopolitical assessment
Note de la FRS n°18/2024
The port of Alexandroupolis: a strategic and geopolitical assessment
Aris Marghelis, August 2024
The IRGC Navy’s long-term strategy of asymmetrical warfare
Note de la FRS n°14/2024
The IRGC Navy’s long-term strategy of asymmetrical warfare
Pierre Boussel, May 2024
The Middle East caught in an impossible equation
Note de la FRS n°13/2024
The Middle East caught in an impossible equation
Laure Foucher, April 2024
The Meloni government’s “Mattei plan”: towards an African policy for Italy?
Note de la FRS n°10/2024
The Meloni government’s “Mattei plan”: towards an African policy for Italy?
Jean-Pierre Darnis, April 2024
« From Conflict Management to Shielding EU Stability: How Syria’s Fragmentation Diverted the EU (FSP) from Action to Reaction »
Article
« From Conflict Management to Shielding EU Stability: How Syria’s Fragmentation Diverted the EU (FSP) from Action to Reaction »
Agnès Levallois, Tiffany Guendouz, Caterina Bedin,

The International Spectator

, November 20, 2023
A military solution in Gaza is an illusion
Note de la FRS n°24/2023
A military solution in Gaza is an illusion
Laure Foucher, November 2023
The shadow war between Israel and Iran
Note de la FRS n°21/2023
The shadow war between Israel and Iran
Pierre Boussel, October 2023
Syria: A Multifaceted and Challenging Crisis for EU Foreign and Security Policy
Report
Syria: A Multifaceted and Challenging Crisis for EU Foreign and Security Policy
Agnès Levallois,

JOINT EU Research Papers, n°17

, June 2, 2023
The Vicious Circle of Fragmentation: The EU and the Limits of Its Approach to Libya
Report
The Vicious Circle of Fragmentation: The EU and the Limits of Its Approach to Libya
Caterina Bedin,

JOINT EU Research Papers, n° 15

, June 1, 2023
The new age of armed groups in the Middle East
Note de la FRS n°40/2022
The new age of armed groups in the Middle East
Pierre Boussel, December 2022
The EU as an (In)Significant Player in Libya
Note
The EU as an (In)Significant Player in Libya
Aude Thomas,

JOINT Brief EU n°23

, November 30, 2022
Natural Gas Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict
Note de la FRS n°34/2022
Natural Gas Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict
Rodolph El Chami, September 2022
War in Syria: risks and stakes of a normalization of the Damascus regime
Recherches & Documents n°06/2022
War in Syria: risks and stakes of a normalization of the Damascus regime
Pierre Boussel, April 2022
Solidarity and deterrence in the Eastern Mediterranean
Recherches & Documents n°13/2021
Solidarity and deterrence in the Eastern Mediterranean
Elie Perot, June 2021
The Turkey-UAE race to the bottom in Libya: a prelude to escalation
Recherches & Documents n°08/2020
The Turkey-UAE race to the bottom in Libya: a prelude to escalation
Aude Thomas, July 2020
Covid-19, jihadism and the challenge of a pandemic
Note de la FRS n°54/2020
Covid-19, jihadism and the challenge of a pandemic
Pierre Boussel, July 2020
Predation and Predators in the Post-Alliance Era
Article
Predation and Predators in the Post-Alliance Era
François Heisbourg,

Strategic Assessment, vol. 25, n°1

, June 23, 2020
Iran, Covid-19, sanctions and the nuclear issue
Note de la FRS n°47/2020
Iran, Covid-19, sanctions and the nuclear issue
Benjamin Hautecouverture, June 2020
The Maghreb facing Covid-19
Note de la FRS n°27/2020
The Maghreb facing Covid-19
Pierre Boussel, April 2020
The situation in the Middle East and the future of free and open Indo Pacific: challenges for Japan and Europe
Seminar
The situation in the Middle East and the future of free and open Indo Pacific: challenges for Japan and Europe
Foundation for Strategic Research, FR, February 28, 2020

In the medias

Political deadlock in France set to weaken its diplomacy in the Middle East
Laure Foucher (analysis) , The National , July 9, 2024
When it comes to the Israel-Gaza war, Russia is playing a game of chess
Pierre Boussel , The National (Opinion) , February 9, 2024
Europe scrambles to respond to unseen Red Sea dangers
Laure Foucher (analysis) , The National , January 12, 2024
« Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt Join Emerging Nations Group »
Philippe Le Corre (quoted) , The New York Times , August 24, 2023
Égypte: too big to fall?
Agnès Levallois (among the guests) , RFI , July 1, 2023
Geopolitical Russian Diplomacy In The Maghreb
Isabelle Facon (analysis) , Eurasia Review , February 11, 2022
Why is Algeria angry at Emmanuel Macron?
Bruno Tertrais (among the speakers) , Global Report , October 5, 2021
Israel’s war of attrition with Hamas delivers another bloody stalemate
Agnès Levallois (quoted) , France 24 , May 21, 2021
« Libya, the Government of National Unity, an opportunity for peace after ten years of war? »
Aude Thomas (interview) , Catalonia Global Institute , April 30, 2021
« France recalls ambassador from Turkey after Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental’ treatment »
François Heisbourg (quoted) , The Washington Post , October 25, 2020