In this EISMENA interview, we unpack why Libya’s post-2011 crisis is not only institutional, but deeply structural: dual authorities (Tripoli vs the East), militia-based governance, and constant external interference.

In this interview, Marie Ladier-Fouladi (sociologist and demographer, honorary Research Director at CNRS) analyzes Iran’s recent protest wave in the broader history of mobilizations since 1979.

In this EISMENA interview, we invite Jamil Sayah (Sciences Po Grenoble) to break down the political dynamics of the Maghreb—from Morocco to Libya, including Algeria and Tunisia.

In this episode, EISMENA speaks with Jean Marcou (Professor Emeritus at Sciences Po Grenoble / Université Grenoble Alpes; associate researcher at the French Institute of Anatolian Studies and the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies – FMES) about Turkey’s current strategic positioning.

In this interview with Pascal Ausseur (former French Navy officer and Director General of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies – FMES) joins EISMENA to discuss today’s shifting geopolitical landscape—from the Arab world’s strategic recalibrations to the Israel–Palestine war, Iran’s regional position, Turkey’s trajectory, and Europe’s role in an increasingly fragmented world.

In this EISMENA interview, Aaron Magid (Washington, DC) discusses his book "The Most American King" on King Abdullah II of Jordan — from the King’s personal ties to the United States to Jordan’s domestic pressures, reform promises, and the country’s regional balancing act amid major Middle East crises.

In this in-depth interview, Vali Nasr (Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs & Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University SAIS) alongside Lyna Ouandjeli, analyst at EISMENA, discuss Shiism in the 21st century and how regional geopolitics have shifted from sectarian framing (Shia/Sunni) toward new alliances, deterrence logics, and “resistance” narratives.