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In twelve days (December 2024) and in an astonishing acceleration, the Syrian Islamist rebels managed to conquer Damascus and drive the Baathist regime out of the Assad dynasty. This geopolitical break is the indirect consequence...

The most recent conflicts show increased willingness to resort to violence and the multiplication of actors and forms of confrontation involving states. With Russia’s Black Sea Fleet undergoing slow but real attrition, and the world’s...

In response to emerging forms of naval combat, the French Navy, constrained by real budgetary limits, must make drastic choices on technologies that allow it to adapt in the short and medium term in order...

France is often referred to as a maritime power because it has jurisdiction over the world’s second largest EEZ with 10.2 million km2. Above all, this presentation shows a poor understanding of the maritime dimension....

Attempting to draw lessons from the ongoing naval conflicts in the Black Sea and off the coast of Yemen is unavoidable: these heated clashes are fought over communication, which often yields to sensationalism, even romanticism....

During the lunch of honor at the Quirinale Palace held on January 28th 2024 to celebrate the Italy-Africa Summit, Italian President Sergio Mattarella concluded his welcome speech by quoting an African proverb: “If you want...

The chaos in Sudan keeps getting worse and threatens the entire region, but it does not receive thecoverage it deserves. Eclipsed by the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, the war between the national army,the Sudan...

Dr Niagalé Bagayoko, FMES Africa Program Manager and President of the African Security Sector Network (ASSN). Middle Eastern countries’ diplomatic efforts in Africa are marked by strong personalization, the activation of religious networks, and proactive...

Arnaud Peyronnet. Associate Researcher / FMES Summary: With the US presidential campaign heating up, the conflict in Gaza and its extension to Lebanon is becoming an extremely polarizing issue on the American domestic political scene....

By Aris Marghelis, Associate Researcher at FMES Despite a lull with Turkey that has allowed it to emerge, since 2023, from a situation of political and operational tension that had become almost permanent, Greece is...

Chloé Jamet, Associate Researcher, Institut FMES Assessing the stability of a Middle Eastern country is always an arduous task. This article, written at the end of a long stay in the country, is not intended...

By Jean Marcou, Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, Researcher at CERDAP2, Associate Researcher at the French Institute for Anatolian Studies (IFEA) in Istanbul, FMES Institute (Toulon), and CFRI (Paris). Starting from November 6, 2024,...

Colonel Cyril Iordanow, Baltic Defence College, Saint-Cyrien and former commanding officer of the 93rd mountain artillery regiment. This article was written as part of the High Command Studies Course 2024 at the Baltic Defence College...

Le 22 septembre prochain Orange Marine inaugurera à la Seyne sur Mer son nouveau navire câblier, le Sophie Germain, qui confirmera la place majeure de la France dans le domaine stratégique de la pose et...

Marion SORANT, FMES associate member of the Strategic Monitoring Centre for the Mediterranean and the Middle East (OS2MO) Summary Jordan, which hosted the second regional annual Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership on 20 December...

Arnaud Peyronnet, FMES associate member of the Strategic Observatory of the Mediterranean and the Middle East (OS2MO) ABSTRACT : Reacting to the visit to Taipei of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the...

Admiral (ret) Pascal Ausseur, Director General of FMES Article originally published in the July 2022 issue of RDN journal. The major changes that are disrupting their strategic environment require Italy and France to overcome their...

Aris Marghélis Researcher at the University of Littoral Côte d’Opale (LARJ & TVES) and associate researcher at the Maritime and Oceanic Law Centre (University of Nantes). Abstract: The Ukrainian conflict is impacting Greece’s strategic fundamentals....

With attendance of H.E French Ambassador in Kuwait  Claire Le Flecher, Reconnaissance Research discusses with French experts and diplomats Ukraine war impacts on Kuwait and the region Reconnaissance Research on Tuesday hosted a closed symposium attended...