Mediterranean region/Middle East

Research team

Carole André-Dessornes
Associate fellow
  
Samir Battiss
Associate fellow
  
Abdennour Benantar
Associate fellow
 
Pierre Boussel
Associate fellow
  
Jean-Claude Cousseran
Associate fellow
 
Jean-François Daguzan
Associate fellow
  
François Fontaine
Associate fellow
 
Franck Galland
Associate fellow
 
Michel Goya
Associate fellow
 
Benjamin Hautecouverture
Senior research fellow
  
Sophie Lemière
Associate fellow
  
Jean-Luc Marret
Senior research fellow
  
Manon-Nour Tannous
Associate fellow
 
Bruno Tertrais
Deputy director
  

Recent activity

Report

Syria: A Multifaceted and Challenging Crisis for EU Foreign and Security Policy

Report
Agnès Levallois,

JOINT EU Research Papers, n°17

, June 2, 2023
Report

The Vicious Circle of Fragmentation: The EU and the Limits of Its Approach to Libya

Report
Caterina Bedin,

JOINT EU Research Papers, n° 15

, June 1, 2023
Note de la FRS n°40/2022

The new age of armed groups in the Middle East

Note de la FRS n°40/2022
Pierre Boussel, December 2022
Note

The EU as an (In)Significant Player in Libya

Note
Aude Thomas,

JOINT Brief EU n°23

, November 30, 2022
Note de la FRS n°34/2022

Natural Gas Issues in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of the Israeli-Lebanese Conflict

Note de la FRS n°34/2022
Rodolph El Chami, September 2022
Recherches & Documents n°06/2022

War in Syria: risks and stakes of a normalization of the Damascus regime

Recherches & Documents n°06/2022
Pierre Boussel, April 2022
Recherches & Documents n°13/2021

Solidarity and deterrence in the Eastern Mediterranean

Recherches & Documents n°13/2021
Elie Perot, June 2021
Recherches & Documents n°08/2020

The Turkey-UAE race to the bottom in Libya: a prelude to escalation

Recherches & Documents n°08/2020
Aude Thomas, July 2020
Note de la FRS n°54/2020

Covid-19, jihadism and the challenge of a pandemic

Note de la FRS n°54/2020
Pierre Boussel, July 2020
Article

Predation and Predators in the Post-Alliance Era

Article
François Heisbourg,

Strategic Assessment, vol. 25, n°1

, June 23, 2020
Note de la FRS n°47/2020

Iran, Covid-19, sanctions and the nuclear issue

Note de la FRS n°47/2020
Benjamin Hautecouverture, June 2020
Note de la FRS n°27/2020

The Maghreb facing Covid-19

Note de la FRS n°27/2020
Pierre Boussel, April 2020
Seminar

The situation in the Middle East and the future of free and open Indo Pacific: challenges for Japan and Europe

Seminar
Foundation for Strategic Research, FR, February 28, 2020
Report

Trump’s Trap: Europe, Iran, and the Future of the Nuclear Deal

Report
Bruno Tertrais,

Al Jazeera Centre for Studies

, July 9, 2019
Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel

British policy in the Gulf in the wake of Brexit

Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel
Camille Lons, April 18, 2019
Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel

The Defence Industrial and Technological Base of the Gulf countries

Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel
Abir Sadellah, April 18, 2019
Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel

Kurds of Iraq in 2019 - Political situation, Security conditions and the status of the disputed territories

Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel
Adel Bakawan, April 15, 2019
Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel

Russia-Israel: Syria, a new structural challenge of Israeli-Russian relations

Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel
Igor Delanoë, April 11, 2019
Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel

Update on trade relations between UAE/Iran and Qatar/Iran

Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel
Thierry Coville, March 25, 2019
Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel

Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds

Observatoire of Arab-Muslim World and Sahel
François Aïssa Touazi, February 28, 2019

Programs and "observatoires"

 

In the medias

« France Sends Navy to Eastern Mediterranean Amid Turkey-Greece Standoff »
François Heisbourg (quoted), The Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2020
« Is Hezbollah a Threat to Europe? »
Bruno Tertrais, AJC, May 15, 2020
Iran-United States crisis: after the missiles, appeasement?
Bruno Tertrais (quoted), EN24, January 9, 2020
Iran's anti-US strikes: measured, but not final response
François Heisbourg (quoted), AFP, January 8, 2020
Europe powerless as Iran nuclear deal unravels
Bruno Tertrais (interview), France 24, June 27, 2019
Trump is wrong over Iran, but Europe can’t afford to divorce the US
Bruno Tertrais, The Guardian, May 16, 2018
Iran Nuclear Allegations
Benjamin Hautecouverture (guest), France 24, May 2, 2018
Macron's proposed new Iran deal - could it work?
Benjamin Hautecouverture (interview), RFI, April 25, 2018
Syria: What can Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump do?
Benjamin Hautecouverture (interview), BBC News, April 12, 2018
Iran threat not enough to bring Israel, Gulf states together, experts say
François Heisbourg (interview), Defense News, January 31, 2018