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This seminar, co-organized by Ifri, CAPS, and the GCSP, brought together a wide range of international experts to analyze political, security, and economic transformations in the Eastern Mediterranean, two years after October 7.
11:00–11:15: Welcome speech
• Dorothée Schmid, Head of the Turkey/Middle East Program, Ifri, France
• Grégoire Patte, Senior Project Officer, Diplomatic Dialogue, Mediation and Peace Support, GCSP, Switzerland
11:15–11:30: Keynote speech by the Deputy Director of CAPS
David Behar, Deputy Director of the Center for Analysis, Planning and Strategy (CAPS), Paris
11:30–13:00: Political Dynamics in the aftermath of October 7th
Speakers:
• Joseph Bahout, Director, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), Lebanon
• Wassim Nasr, French correspondent, France 24, France
• Galip Dalay, Associate researcher, Ifri Turkey/Middle East Program; Senior Consulting Fellow, Chatham House, Turkey
Moderator: Clémence Weulersse, Policy analyst, CAPS
14:30–16:00: Border conflicts, military escalation, and dispute management
Speakers:
• Michaël Harari, Former Ambassador; Policy Fellow, Mitvim; Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Yezreel Valley College, Israel
• Ahmet Sözen, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus
• Antonia Dimou, Director, Middle East Unit, Institute for Security and Defense Analyses, Greece
Moderator: Grégoire Patte, Senior Project Officer, Diplomatic Dialogue, Mediation and Peace Support, GCSP, Switzerland
16:15–17:45: Economies and societies: partnerships and rivalries
Speakers:
• Safa Uslu, International Business Development Officer, DT Cloud Company, Turkey
• Victor Lequillerier, Head of Economic Studies at Bpifrance; Economist at BSI Economics, France
• Mkhaimar Abusada, Associate Professor, Al-Azhar University of Gaza, Palestine
Moderator: Guillaume Henry, Policy analyst, CAPS
18:00–18:30: Concluding session – Open discussion with participants: what role for France?
Moderator: Dorothée Schmid, Head of the Turkey/Middle East Program, Ifri, France
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