Since February 22, thousands and then millions of Algerians have taken to the streets every Friday to protest against the fifth term of their ailing eighty-two-year-old president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Middle East / North Africa

The Middle East and North Africa Programme at IFRI aims to provide expertise on the trends and developments in politics, societies and economies across the region.
The programme has the following objectives:
- Proposing a new approach towards the MENA region through an analysis of local, regional, and international dynamics with the potential to guide and influence new policies ;
- Highlighting the role of foreign powers which have traditionally been present in the region and analyzing the new role taken on by emerging countries ;
- Anticipating new directions and outlooks in each country;
- Interpreting risks and potentials and puting forward new templates for analysis.
The programme has built a dense network of researchers and experts who provide expertise on the MENA region and working together on a range of crosscutting themes.
Senior Research Fellow, Head of Ifri’s Turkey and Middle East Program
...Associate Research Fellow, Turkey and Middle East Program
...Senior Advisor for North Africa and the Middle East
Research Interests:
- North Africa
- The Middle East
Associate Research Fellow, Turkey and Middle East Program
...Associate Research Fellow, Turkey and Middle East Program
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US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will severely degrade regional and global security. His decision has increased the risk of war and a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and beyond. ...
Something is happening with the military forces of the Arab monarchies in the Gulf.
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QUAD 2018 Annual Meeting
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La politique étrangère du Canada, quelles réorientations en 2016?
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Dinner-debate with Khaled bin Mohamed AL ATTIYAH, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar
Debate chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, Executive Chaiman, Ifri.
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