Observatory of Geopolitical Studies
French geopolitical research center founded in 2004, publishing on the Arab world, Islam, and international relations.
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Overview
The Observatoire d’Etudes Géopolitiques (OEG) is a French research center founded in 2004, dedicated to promoting scientific research in geopolitics and international relations. It organizes conferences, round tables, and intellectual services, and produces scientific publications in written and audiovisual formats. Its studies focus particularly on the Arab world, Islam, developing countries, dialogue of civilizations, the new world order, energy, and major geopolitical issues. The OEG is associated with the Faculty of Law at Paris Descartes University and collaborates with foreign institutes such as Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the Institute of African Studies in Rabat, Remald in Rabat, UOC in Barcelona, and ECSSR in Abu Dhabi, as well as international organizations including ISESCO, OIF, the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, and the Tres Culturas Foundation in Seville. The OEG is led by Charles Saint-Prot (director) and Zeina el Tibi (delegated president), with a scientific council chaired by Professor Jean-Yves de Cara. Its headquarters are in Paris, with a bureau in Beirut for the Near East and correspondents in various countries. Khaled F. Hamadé has been executive director since February 7, 2024. The OEG has held conferences in Paris, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Rabat, Strasbourg, and Abu Dhabi. It publishes a monthly information bulletin and the 'Études géopolitiques' collection in cooperation with Karthala editions in Paris, as well as scientific works with major French and foreign publishers.
History
The Observatoire d’Etudes Géopolitiques (OEG) was created in 2004 as a French research center with the aim of contributing to the promotion and influence of scientific research in various fields of geopolitics and international relations. Its contribution, both nationally and internationally, is based on organizing colloquia, conferences, round tables, intellectual services, scientific publications, and written and audiovisual media. The studies focus particularly on the Arab world, Islam, developing countries, dialogue of civilizations, the new world order, energy, and major geopolitical issues. The OEG is associated with the Faculty of Law at Paris Descartes University and regularly collaborates with various foreign institutes (Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Institute of African Studies in Rabat, Remald in Rabat, UOC in Barcelona, ECSSR in Abu Dhabi) and international organizations (ISESCO, OIF, North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, Tres Culturas Foundation in Seville). The OEG is directed by Charles Saint-Prot (director) and Zeina el Tibi (delegated president), assisted by a scientific council bringing together French and foreign academics and researchers, chaired by Professor Jean-Yves de Cara. Its headquarters are in Paris, with a bureau in Beirut for the Near East and correspondents in various countries: Belgium, Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Quebec, Romania. Khaled F. Hamadé has been executive director since February 7, 2024. The OEG has held colloquia and conferences in Paris, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Rabat, Strasbourg, and Abu Dhabi. Key activities include: the Franco-Saudi Forum for Dialogue of Civilizations in Riyadh in March 2009 under the high patronage of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and the President of the French Republic; an international colloquium on ijtihad at UNESCO with ISESCO and the Faculty of Law Paris Descartes (April 2009); participation in the international master's in Arab and Islamic studies at the Open University of Catalonia (Barcelona); a colloquium on the political, social, and economic development of Morocco on June 29, 2009 at the Senate (Paris) under the high patronage of Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic; a conference on dialogue of civilizations and Islam in Cairo (February 2010); a colloquium on the theme 'State, Territory and Political Development in Morocco' at the National Assembly in Paris (June 2010); a colloquium at ENA on the new Moroccan Constitution (2011); an international colloquium in Abu Dhabi with ECSSR on Islamic finance (2012); a colloquium on Islam and the middle path with ISESCO and the Prisme center of Strasbourg; a colloquium honoring King Mohammed V at the Institut de France (2012); a conference at Al-Azhar University in Cairo (2012); a conference on Islamic finance at Paris Descartes (2013); a conference on the Egyptian Constitution at the Catholic Institute (2013); presentation of the book 'L'exception marocaine' at the Senate (2013); a colloquium at UNESCO on 'Women in Monotheistic Religions' (2013); a conference on the centenary of the Arab National Congress of Paris at the Société de Géographie (2013); a colloquium at ENA 'Nasser, his time and modern Egypt' (2014); a meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on emerging Morocco (2014); a colloquium 'Islam and Human Rights' at Paris Descartes University (2015); a colloquium on the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara at Paris Descartes University (2016); a colloquium on Morocco's return to the African Union with the Institute of African Studies in Rabat; 'Jacques Berque, artisan of dialogue of civilizations' at Collège des Bernardins, October 5, 2017; 'The risks of state disintegration and separatism in the Arab world' colloquium at USJ in Beirut, February 28, 2018; 'Strategic issues of Morocco-Europe-Africa cooperation' at the School of Economic Warfare, March 18, 2018; 'Francophonie as mediator of the necessary dialogue of civilizations' at the Economic and Social Council, March 20, 2019. The OEG publishes a monthly information bulletin (print and online) and the 'Études géopolitiques' collection in cooperation with Karthala editions in Paris. The collection has published works such as 'Le Liban, Regards vers L'avenir', 'Le Yémen', 'L'Arabie saoudite, à l'épreuve des temps modernes', 'L'eau, nouvel enjeu géopolitique', 'Djibouti : la géopolitique de la corne de l'Afrique' (translated into English), 'Géopolitique du Soudan', 'La politique arabe de la France' by Charles Saint-Prot, 'L'Arabie saoudite face au terrorisme' (translated into Arabic), 'Quelle union pour quelle Méditerranée ?', 'L'enjeu du dialogue des civilisations' (translated into Arabic), 'La finance islamique et la crise de l'économie contemporaine' (Prix Turgot de la Francophonie économique, translated into Arabic), 'L'évolution constitutionnelle de l'Égypte', 'Les constitutions arabes' edited by Christophe Boutin, Jean-Yves de Cara and Charles Saint-Prot, 'Géopolitique des Émirats arabes unis' edited by Charles Saint-Prot, 'Une Histoire du nationalisme arabe' (Arabic translation in progress). The OEG also publishes scientific works with major French and foreign publishers: 'Le Maroc en marche' (ed.), Paris: CNRS éditions, 2009; 'L'Occident et l'Islam', Abu Dhabi: ECSSR, 2010, in Arabic; 'Vers un modèle marocain de régionalisation', Paris-Rabat, CNRS éditions and Remald, 2010; 'La Constitution marocaine de 2011, lectures croisées', Rabat, Remald, 2012; 'L'exception marocaine', Paris, Ellipses, 2013; 'Sahara marocain, Le dossier d'un conflit artificiel', edited by Charles Saint-Prot, Jean-Yves de Cara and Christophe Boutin, Paris, éditions du Cerf, 2016; 'L'État-nation face à l'Europe des tribus', Paris, éditions…
- 2024
Khaled F. Hamadé becomes executive director on February 7, 2024
- 2019
Francophonie as mediator of dialogue of civilizations at the Economic and Social Council, March 20, 2019
- 2018
Colloquium on risks of state disintegration and separatism in the Arab world at USJ Beirut, February 28, 2018
- 2018
Strategic issues of Morocco-Europe-Africa cooperation at the School of Economic Warfare, March 18, 2018
- 2017
Jacques Berque, artisan of dialogue of civilizations, Collège des Bernardins, October 5, 2017
- 2016
Colloquium on the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara at Paris Descartes University
- 2015
Colloquium Islam and Human Rights at Paris Descartes University
- 2014
Colloquium at ENA 'Nasser, his time and modern Egypt'
- 2014
Meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on emerging Morocco
- 2013
Conference on Islamic finance at Paris Descartes
Products and positioning
French geopolitical research center focused on the Arab world, Islam, and international relations, with a network of international academic partnerships.
Monthly information bulletin
Print and online monthly bulletin
Études géopolitiques collection
Book collection in cooperation with Karthala editions
Le Liban, Regards vers L’avenir
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
Le Yémen
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
L’Arabie saoudite, à l’épreuve des temps modernes
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
L’eau, nouvel enjeu géopolitique
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
Djibouti : la géopolitique de la corne de l'Afrique
Book translated into English
Géopolitique du Soudan
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
La politique arabe de la France
By Charles Saint-Prot
L’Arabie saoudite face au terrorisme
Translated into Arabic
Quelle union pour quelle Méditerranée ?
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
L’enjeu du dialogue des civilisations
Translated into Arabic
La finance islamique et la crise de l’économie contemporaine
Prix Turgot de la Francophonie économique, translated into Arabic
L'évolution constitutionnelle de l'Égypte
Book in the Études géopolitiques collection
Les constitutions arabes
Edited by Christophe Boutin, Jean-Yves de Cara and Charles Saint-Prot
Géopolitique des Émirats arabes unis
Edited by Charles Saint-Prot
Une Histoire du nationalisme arabe
Arabic translation in progress
Le Maroc en marche
Paris: CNRS éditions, 2009
L’Occident et l’Islam
Abu Dhabi: ECSSR, 2010, in Arabic
Vers un modèle marocain de régionalisation
Paris-Rabat, CNRS éditions and Remald, 2010
La Constitution marocaine de 2011, lectures croisées
Rabat, Remald, 2012
L'exception marocaine
Paris, Ellipses, 2013
Sahara marocain, Le dossier d’un conflit artificiel
Edited by Charles Saint-Prot, Jean-Yves de Cara and Christophe Boutin, Paris, éditions du Cerf, 2016
L'État-nation face à l'Europe des tribus
Paris, éditions…
Recent events
AVEVA and OEG partner on cloud-based virtual training[3]
Reported:
OEG partnered with AVEVA to integrate OEG’s 3D remote-learning content into AVEVA Unified Learning. The content will be used with AVEVA’s Learning Management System and Operator Training Simulators to provide on-demand, cloud-based courses for industrial customers.
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