Middle East / North Africa

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Middle East / North Africa

The Middle East is a seismic zone in international relations. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Arab uprisings, the rise and fall of Daesh, and the wars ravaging the region are events with effects felt across the globe.

The Middle East/North Africa programme aims to analyse the multiple developments underway in the region, providing accessible frameworks for understanding to a wide audience. Rejecting culturalist preconceptions, it employs multidisciplinary tools to better identify the key dynamics and points of rupture shaping the region, offering analytical frameworks and contexts for comprehension.

The open exchange of viewpoints on the often sensitive and sometimes controversial issues affecting the region is vital for any citizen interested in global developments. For this reason, the Middle East/North Africa programme seeks to serve as a platform for educational debates.

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Turkey

Turkey

Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf

Maghreb

Maghreb

Mashreq

Mashreq

The Palestinian question

The Palestinian question
A New Chapter in the War in Yemen

Interviews / Middle East / North Africa

21 September 2026

A New Chapter in the War in Yemen

Didier Billion

Scientific Adviser at IRIS, Head of the Middle East/North Africa Programme

Iran’s Miscalculations

Analyses / Middle East / North Africa

31 July 2026

Iran’s Miscalculations

Jean-Paul Ghoneim

Associate Research Fellow, IRIS

All publications

The essentials

Mondes arabes, dix ans après

ouvrage

9 March 2021

Mondes arabes, dix ans après

Didier Billion

Conseiller scientifique, responsable du Programme Moyen-Orient/Afrique du Nord de l’IRIS

Géopolitique des mondes arabes

ouvrage

19 January 2021

Géopolitique des mondes arabes

Didier Billion

Conseiller scientifique, responsable du Programme Moyen-Orient/Afrique du Nord de l’IRIS

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