<p class="rtejustify">The <strong>Middle East and North Africa Programme at IFRI </strong>aims to provide expertise on the trends and developments in politics, societies and economies across the region.</p>

<p class="rtejustify">The programme has the following objectives:</p>

<ul>
<li class="rtejustify">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 ;</li>
<li class="rtejustify">Highlighting the role of foreign powers which have traditionally been present in the region and analyzing the new role taken on by emerging countries ;</li>
<li class="rtejustify">Anticipating new directions and outlooks in each country;&nbsp;</li>
<li class="rtejustify">Interpreting risks and potentials and puting forward new templates for analysis.</li>
</ul>

<p class="rtejustify">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.</p>