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Ten years after 9/11 and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan amd eight years after the second American invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more than a region open to local and international rivalries.
Politique étrangère published an exceptional number of pieces (3/2011) on the United States and Middle East. This conference will bring together a number of those scholars to discuss the Middle East's most pressing issues.
Joined by:
Antoine Coppolani, professor at the University of Montpellier
Frédéric Encel, Sciences-Po Paris
Yves Aubin de la Messuziere, former Director for Africa and the Middle East at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mansouria Mokhefi, head of the Middle East and North Africa Program at Ifri
Facilitator : Laurence Nardon, head of the United States Program at Ifri
Made possible by support from the University of Montpellier III and the Researcher of the Future Program of the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
This event will be broadcast by France Culture in the "Idées" segment of Culture Académie
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