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The observatories of IRIS
Guided by Béligh Nabli, director of Research at IRIS, the Observatory of the Democratic Transition in Tunisia analyzes the first revolution of the 21st Century and its geopolitical impact on the Arab World.
Guided by Philippe Migault, researcher at IRIS, the Observatory of Post-Soviet Strategy and Economy identifies the different opportunities of collaboration with strategic sectors of this region’s economy. It will explore the parameters that may hinder or facilitate such alliances, namely human, financial, technical, legislative, and diplomatic elements, as well as ecological and geographical issues.
Guided by Didier Billion, the Observation of Turkey and its Geopolitical Environment contributes to a better understanding of modern day Turkey, considering its political, social, economic, cultural, and geopolitical evolutions. By generating contributions and organizing meetings, the Observatory will serve as an instrument for the necessary debates of ideas concerning this country.
Guided by François-Bernard Huyghe and Eddy Fougier, associated researchers at IRIS, the Observatory of Geostrategic Information aims to analyze the impact of global information on international relations, to understand the development of media and the strategic importance of information monitoring. The observatory studies, for example, the power relationship between political and economic influences and the firms that control the flow of information worldwide.
These notes and studies are executed under the contracted awarded to IRIS in 2009 (for five years) by the European Parliament (EXPO/B/AFET/FWC/2009-01/Lot1/01). Iris is responsible for a consortium of 13 universities and Think Tanks from the European Union, candidate countries, and countries included in the Neighbourhood Policy. The objective of this project so to offer expertise to the European Parliament on foreign policy, particularly on issues related to expansion, Russia, and relations with the countries of Eastern Europe.
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