Meeting at IRSEM with a Qatari delegation from the Strategic Studies Center:

On 16 May 2024, IRSEM welcomed a Qatari delegation from the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), led by its director, General Rashid Hamad Al-Nuaimi. This strategic studies centre, attached to the Qatar Armed Forces and set up in 2004, is tasked with carrying out military and strategic studies to meet the needs of the country's armed forces and national security.

The meeting, organised on the IRSEM side by Dr. Fatiha Dazi-Héni (Gulf and Middle East researcher) in the presence of Dr. Carine Pina (China researcher) and the Head of international development and institutional relations, Dr. Wendy Ramadan-Alban, provided an opportunity to discuss the potential for cooperation between the two institutes. More specifically, discussions focused on the development of links through exchanges of visiting researchers and the production of joint publications. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss topical issues, in particular, the situation in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.

This meeting built upon previous discussions. In 2022, an IRSEM delegation travelled to Doha to explore strategic opportunities for joint work.

The diversity of researchers present at this 16 May meeting contributed to more productive discussions and laid the foundation for concrete future collaboration.