FMES Institute - Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies
Decipher to understand
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.
What we do
Strategical & geopolitical thinking
Maritime and naval
Posts
Defense economics
Training
Wargames
RSMed
Posts
Our latests posts
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...
Luca GuglielminottiThe 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...
Selma el ObeidDr 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...
Niagalé BagayokoArnaud 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....
Arnaud PeyronnetBy 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...
Aris MarghellisChloé 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...
Chloé JametBy 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
About
Who we are
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.
Join us
FMES newsletter
Enter your email address to subscribe to our monthly newsletter and other mailings (conferences, training, etc.)
Our resources and medias
Partners
Discover all our partners