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.
Next news event at the IMA Auditorium on Wednesday September 27, at 7pm (duration 1h30):
"What Arab Policy for France?"
Is the election of President Emmanuel Macron leading to a redefinition of French foreign policy towards a rapidly changing Arab world? This is the question addressed by Hakim El Karoui and Denis Bauchard, both authors of reports on the future of relations between France and Arab countries in the 21st century.
Moderator:
Anthony Bellanger, journalist and international columnist at Les Inrocks and France Inter.
Guests:
Hakim El Karoui, author of the Institut Montaigne report Nouveau monde arabe, nouvelle "politique arabe" pour la France. A graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and a geography teacher, Hakim El Karoui taught at Lyon II University before joining the Prime Minister's office in 2002. After a spell at Bercy, he joined the Rothschild bank in 2006. In 2011, he joined the strategy consulting firm Roland Berger, where he was co-head of Africa and French government consulting. In 2016, he founded his own strategy consultancy Volentia. He is also an essayist and social entrepreneur, and founded the Club du XXIe siècle and Young Mediterranean Leaders. Hakim El Karoui is the author of the Institut Montaigne report Un islam français est possible, published in September 2016.
Denis Bauchard, co-director of the Avicenne report Maghreb-Middle East, a foreign policy priority for France. A former diplomat, Denis Bauchard has spent much of his career in North Africa and the Middle East, or dealing with affairs in this region at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was Ambassador to Jordan, Director for North Africa and the Middle East, Director of the Private Office of Foreign Minister Hervé de Charette, and Ambassador to Canada. After serving as President of the Institut du Monde Arabe (2002-2004), he is now a consultant, notably to the Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI). He is the author of Le Nouveau monde arabe (André Versaille éditeur).
Rendez-vous de l'actualité in 2017
february 22, March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28, September 27, October 25, November 29 and December 20, 2017.
