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The Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies (FMES) is a research center that deciphers geopolitical and strategic issues in the region covering the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East, as well as the recompositions between global actors. It also has a maritime department working on the legal, environmental, economic, security and military issues specific to the seas and oceans. Finally, it intervenes in support of the defense and dual economy, in particular to facilitate the international development of companies in the South region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
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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,...
Jean MarcouColonel 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...
Institut FMESPréface Par Pascal Ausseur, directeur général de l’institut FMES The conflict in Ukraine continues, ever further from the blitzkrieg scenario imagined by Vladimir Putin. This second half of 2022 was marked by the surprise counter-offensive...
Pascal Ausseur« Lisboa cidade da tolerância » A nice slogan for a splendid capital city open to the world! Portuguese history is obviously very rich and closely linked to the discoveries made between the beginning of the 15th...
Patrick LefebvreMarion 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...
Marion SorantArnaud 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...
Arnaud PeyronnetAdmiral (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...
Pascal AusseurAris 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....
Aris MarghellisDr Mohammed Al Zaabi Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article do not represent those of France, nor those of the FMES Institute, but of the author who spent a month at the FMES Institute...
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The Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies (FMES) is a think tank that focuses on geopolitical and strategic issues in the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, and the global maritime domain. It conducts research, analyzes current events, and publishes reports and articles on these topics. The FMES also has a maritime department that works on issues related to the seas and oceans, and it supports the defense and dual economy in the South Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of France.
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