In partnership with the Collège de France, France Culture, AFP and France Médias Monde, the Institut du Monde Arabe is launching a new event to decipher current affairs.
Connected to the flow of information, the Rendez-vous de l'actualité is a moment of deciphering, exchange and perspective for all, on the latest events in the Arab world. Set a few days before the event, the subject, question or event discussed will be taken from the region's immediate news, so as to be as close as possible to what's happening.
Rendez-vous de l'actualité at the IMA Auditorium on Wednesday January 31, at 7pm:
"Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry: what impact for the region?"
Iran's politico-religious aspirations to create a Shiite crescent and Saudi Arabia's desire to consolidate its regional power are leading to indirect confrontations between the two countries. With wars in Yemen and Syria, the resignation of the Lebanese Prime Minister and the diplomatic sidelining of Qatar, the power struggle between Riyadh and Teheran is creating a "cold war" climate with multiple repercussions for regional players
Moderator:
Anthony Bellanger, journalist and international columnist at Les Inrocks and France Inter.
Guests :
Bernard Hourcade, geographer specializing in Iran
Fatiha Dazi-Héni, PhD in political science, specializing in the Arabian Peninsula
Pierre Célérier, AFP journalist
Les Rendez-vous de l'actualité in 2018
From now on, Rendez-vous de l'actualité will take place every last Thursday of the month. Exceptionally, the next Rendez-vous de l'actualité will take place on Thursday March1, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
