Strategic and geopolitical reflexion
In light of the global changes affecting the Mediterranean region, Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe, the FMES’s ‘strategic and geopolitical reflection’ division analyses current events and the key factors impacting this vast area, which is crucial for Europe.
This division brings together the combined expertise of the Institute’s researchers and associate researchers.

Publications

Strengthening NATO’s European pillar
By Pascal Ausseur, Director of the FMES Institute, for France Forum, published in ‘Faire face: L’Europe saisie par l’Histoire’ (Facing up: Europe caught up in history). The US downturn, a major trend Donald Trump’s re-election has reopened the question of NATO’s future, since he has never hidden his desire to

Syria, between ruptures and new regional ambitions
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 of the war in Ukraine, the erosion of Iranian deterrence capabilities, the military defeat of

Where is Jordan headed?
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 2022 and has distinguished itself in the region by its opposition to the Russian invasion

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine: France and Italy face rupture in the east, but also in the south
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 differences in terms of visibility in the Mediterranean, their relationship with the southern shore, their

War in Ukraine: what are the stakes for Greece ?
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. Greece was among the first countries to send arms to Ukraine, besides adopting a very
Productions

Strategic Atlas

Strategic Perspectives
