FMES

The Institute (Fondation Méditerranéenne d’Etudes Stratégiques) is a think tank based in Toulon, France, whose main areas of analysis are the South (Southern Europe, Middle East, Africa) and maritime issues.– to bring geostrategic thinking to the public arena and to decision-makers;
– to stimulate debate by promoting cross-disciplinarity and exchange;
– to pass on keys to understanding and an ad hoc network to managers and future managers in these fields.
Multidisciplinarity has been the DNA of FMES for almost 35 years. The most diverse profiles come together: military personnel of all ranks, armies and nationalities, industrialists, researchers, students, engineers, start-ups, different cultures…

The FMES institute carries out missions of general interest in education and information through a combination of research and strategic thinking, covering Europe’s southern neighborhood as well as the Black Sea, the Arab-Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and beyond.
Its expertise also covers legal, environmental, economic and security issues specific to the seas and oceans.
As a resource center for the region, the institute supports the defense and dual economy.