in this very last bonus episode of 2024, here is Ellen Wasylina’s speech as written for her participation in the Stratcom Summit , which took place on December 13 -14, 2024 , Istanbul .

bio of our guest , Richard Harris :

With over a decade of experience navigating the financial landscapes of Brazil and the United States, Richard Harris founded Bexley VC with a focus on identifying and supporting ventures with high growth potential. Combining deep industry knowledge, strategic insights, and a strong network, Richard has built partnerships with a wide range of entrepreneurs, the business community and government. His work is driven by a belief in the growth potential of biotech startups and their ability to address critical market opportunities.

 

Richard’s professional background includes roles as Portfolio Manager and Financial Advisor at leading financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and HSBC Bank. In these roles, he managed investor relations, capital raising, startup due diligence, and contributed to capital deployment for Venture Capital and Venture Debt funds, with an emphasis on Biotech and Climate Tech investments.

Segment 1 : investing in teams and how to assess them. 

Segment 2 : Why investing in diverse teams is raising the bar

Segment 3 : how that leads to diverse companies

Biography of Janneke Niessen

Janneke is founding partner at CapitalT, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, board member and diversity advocate. 
She has started and exited two international technology companies. She is on the board of several organisations and is regularly asked for advice by the government, all on the crossroads of technology, talent, investing and diversity. She speaks regularly at international events, appears in podcasts and writes for several publications such as Fortune MPW, TNW, Wonder Women Tech, Inc, Cambridge and Jinek. 
As the co-initiator of InspiringFifty—an initiative to increase diversity in technology by raising the visibility of female role models—Janneke published The New Girl Code to inspire young girls to pursue careers in technology. Janneke is also a strong supporter of more diversity in venture capital and one of the initiators of #Fundright, a self-imposed quota for venture capital investors to improve inclusion in the investment ecosystem. 
She has been named one of Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year, one of the 10 most prominent angel investors, Most Innovative Leader and EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

Bienvenue à tous nos auditeurs marocains! Le Maroc est 4e de notre classement d’auditeurs après les Etats-Unis, France, Grande Bretagne, des 38  pays et aux 4 continents où est écouté notre podcast! Merci de votre fidélité!

Voici les 3 segments de ce podcast : 

Segment 1 : Bilan des 22 ans de règne de Sa Majesté Mohammed VI : un système monétaire et financier plus robuste qu’il n’y parait

Segment 2 : le crowd-funding : une forme privilégiée de mobilisation de l’intelligence collective du public”

Segment 3 : Confiance est clé comme mécanisme de gouvernance entre le VC et les managers des sociétés de VC au Maroc.

La biographie de Professeur Slimane Ed-Dafali : 

Slimane ED-DAFALI est Professeur en sciences de gestion à l’Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d’El Jadida, Université Chouaib DOUKKALI. Il est affilié au Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches en Sciences Economiques et de Management (LERSEM). Il a préparé sa thèse de doctorat au Laboratoire LaREFA de l’ENCG d’Agadir.

Slimane ED-DAFALI a enseigné à l'université IBN ZOHR puis à l'université Chouaib DOUKKALI. Actuellement, il assure l'enseignement de cours liés à l’ingénierie financière, à l'entrepreneuriat, au management de projet et à la gestion des risques financiers.

Ses travaux sur le capital-investissement et la gouvernance d’entreprise sont publiés dans de nombreuses revues académiques marocaines et internationales au comité de lecture ou internationales indexées.

Ses travaux de recherche actuels portent sur le capital-investissement, l’entrepreneuriat, la gouvernance, la performance et la croissance des Jeunes entreprises innovantes. Il est membre du Comité de lecture de plusieurs revues internationales. Il est également membre de L'Association Académique Internationale de Gouvernance (AAIG).

As we prepare for our seminar, « Vision Méditerranée 2022 » , here is a reading of excerpts of an article written by Professor Jean-Paul PANCRACIO in this 6th issue of the Geostrategic Maritime Review , entitled , « Maritime Migration flows across the Mediterranean: a general approach » , pp 50-58.

Here is the link to the publication : https://www.amazon.com/Migration-over-French-Ellen-Wasylina-ebook/dp/B01MA3NH6O/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1629278198&refinements=p_27%3AEllen+Wasylina&s=digital-text&sr=1-4&text=Ellen+Wasylina

Here is the link to our seminar, "Vision Méditerranée 2022" in Paris, September 27-29 : https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/

This is a reading of an article from my recent book "Sustainability Governance in a post-globalised world", Apple Books, 2019 , https://books.apple.com/us/book/sustainability-governance-in-a-post-globalized-world/id1450842371 . The article is entitled "Brain Drain vs. Brain Gain : Education is key to improving employability and to national competitiveness." This reading ties in nicely with our panel on Geoeconomic Challenges and Investment in a post-COVID economy on September 28, 2021 at our seminar, "Vision Méditerranée 2022" : https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/ .

As we prepare for our Séminaire "Vision Méditerranée 2022", I would like to share an excerpt of my recent book entitled, "Sustainability Governance in a post-globalised world", Apple Books, 2019, Chapter Six, with an article entitled "The Green Economy : source of opportunity and jobs", pp 199-207, from which I read a brief introduction : https://books.apple.com/us/book/sustainability-governance-in-a-post-globalized-world/id1450842371 

On September 29, I will be leading a panel on the Green Economy.  For more information about the program for this timely seminar with renowned experts from the region, sign up and join us, September 27-29 in Paris at Maison Noura : https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/ .

Thank you for tuning into Mediterranean Sustainability Partners from 37 countries and on 4 continents! 

Here is a brief recap of our upcoming seminar, "Vision Méditerranée 2022" at Maison Noura, September 27-29, 2021

Here is the dedicated webpage for the seminar, where you will find information about our program, speakers and sign up information : 

https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/

Please do join us!

This episode was recorded on August 11, 2021.

There will be 3 segments :

Segment 1 : post-NATO summit analysis, NATO 2030

Segment 2 : Geopolitical realities in the East Med

Segment 3 : Outside players, regional powers in the East Med (US, China, Russia, Iran)

GUEST : Prof. Dr. Vişne Korkmaz is professor of International Relations at Nisantasi University. She is vice-director of a research center, CEMES, Center of Mediterranean Security. Prof. Dr. Korkmaz has also given lectures at the National Defense University of the Turkish Republic on current affairs and regional security issues in the Middle East, Russia, Caucasus, and the national security strategies of Turkey. Her research interests cover IR theories, FP theories, regional security and security issues, Russian, American, and Turkish foreign policy. She is author of several books and has published several scholarly papers, chapters and articles on these issues, including newly launched contributions in the edited books of Nursin Guney (New Geopolitical Realities for Russia, From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, Lexington, September 2019) and Banafsheh Keynoush (Iran’s Interregional Dynamics in the Near East, Peter Lang, April 2021). Her recent analysis which is entitled “Waiting for the Biden Administration: Can we expect a Change in EU-Russia relations?” was published by SETA Brussels, (https://www.setav.org/en/analysis-waiting-for-the-biden-administration-can-we-expect-a-change-in-eu-russia-relations/). She is columnist in Yeni Birlik and gives comments on international and foreign policy developments on regular basis to national tv and radio news channels.

Belles Vacances à tous nos auditeurs francophones!

Merci de votre fidélité en France, au Liban, au Canada, en Belgique, en Algérie, au Maroc, en Cote d'Ivoire et en Suisse.

Ecoutez Episodes 1, 11, 13, 15 et 17.

Interview with COO of Helvetia Education Group, SA, Dr. Gabriel DEUTOU, a cross-cultural executive.

Recorded on July 22, 2021

3 segments : 

1) Life as a teacher for the last 15 years (from K12 to Executive students) to +30 institutes on 3 continents (Europe - Africa - North America)

2) Life as an entrepreneur since 2018 as Managing Director of DTN Europe (Deutou Teaching Network SAS) a on-demand staffing placement agency now providing Academic engineering and teaching contractors in France / Morocco including Program Dean.

3) Life as an Innovative EdTech COO since 2020 with Helvetia Education Group SA, and the deployment of Helvetia Connect SaaS, the 1st cloud-based on-demand staffing solution for Higher Ed.

Interview with COO of Helvetia Education Group, SA, Dr. Gabriel DEUTOU, a cross-cultural executive.

Recorded on July 22, 2021

3 segments :

1) Life as a teacher for the last 15 years (from K12 to Executive students) to +30 institutes on 3 continents (Europe - Africa - North America)  2) Life as an entrepreneur since 2018 as Managing Director of DTN Europe (Deutou Teaching Network SAS) a on-demand staffing placement agency now providing Academic engineering and teaching contractors in France / Morocco including Program Dean.  3) Life as an Innovative EdTech COO since 2020 with Helvetia Education Group SA, and the deployment of Helvetia Connect SaaS, the 1st cloud-based on-demand staffing solution for Higher Ed.

Interview avec Cécile Théard-Jallu, Avocate associée au sein du cabinet d'affaires DeGaulle Fleurance & Associés.

Source pour sa bio : https://www.degaullefleurance.com/annuaire/cecile-theard-jallu/

Enregistré le 21 juillet 2021, voici les 3 segments du podcast : 

1) Segment 1 : Sécurité, cybersécurité, reconnaissance faciale,  IA, 5G

2) Segment 2 : Mobilité connectée, véhicules autonome , alternatives

3) Segment 3 : Santé digitale, COVID, Robots, données privées

Segment 1 : Les IA et les transitions durables - quelle relation?

Segment 2 : Linéaire ou perturbateur - ou sont les opportunités?

Segment 3 : Le besoin de comprendre les enjeux pour pouvoir naviguer les récifs éthiques et moraux

biography of Stéphanie Camaréna

Harnessing the transformative potential of emerging technologies like AI for sustainable and regenerative systems, Stéphanie Camaréna is a visionary leader at the forefront of responsible innovation. Stéphanie is not merely an advocate but a catalyst for radical transitions towards sustainable and regenerative systems.

Stéphanie’s unparalleled expertise, honed through a PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne Australia, and groundbreaking research on AI's pivotal role in redesigning sustainable food systems, has solidified her position as a thought leader in this critical arena.

A cross-disciplinary expert with over 15 years of experience spanning technology, business, design, and sustainability, Stéphanie has pioneered groundbreaking frameworks that empower organisationsto leverage iterative practices as a catalyst for positive change.

As the founder of Source Transitions, a company dedicated to driving sustainable transitions through AI solutions, she brings a unique consultative approach rooted in systems thinking and multi-stakeholder collaboration to tackle complex challenges. 

With an impressive track record that includes spearheading award-winning product designs, transforming programs to reduce costs and environmental impacts, and developing recognisedsustainability frameworks, Stéphanie is a passionate advocate for radical transitions that create lasting impact.

Thank you to our audience in 26 states for tuning in : VA,TX,WA,OH,PA,NC,D.C.,IL,MO,GA,MD,MA,FL,TN,CA,SC,IN,NV,LA,NJ,NY,AL, WY,AZ,MI,MS

This episode will be recorded on August 11, 2021.

There will be 3 segments : 

Segment 1 : post-NATO summit analysis, NATO 2030

Segment 2 : Geopolitical realities in the East Med

Segment 3 : Outside players, regional powers in the East Med (US, China, Russia, Iran)

GUEST : Prof. Dr. Vişne Korkmaz is professor of International Relations at Nisantasi University. She is vice-director of a research center, CEMES, Center of Mediterranean Security. Prof. Dr. Korkmaz has also given lectures at the National Defense University of the Turkish Republic on current affairs and regional security issues in the Middle East, Russia, Caucasus, and the national security strategies of Turkey. Her research interests cover IR theories, FP theories, regional security and security issues, Russian, American, and Turkish foreign policy. She is author of several books and has published several scholarly papers, chapters and articles on these issues, including newly launched contributions in the edited books of Nursin Guney (New Geopolitical Realities for Russia, From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, Lexington, September 2019) and Banafsheh Keynoush (Iran’s Interregional Dynamics in the Near East, Peter Lang, April 2021). Her recent analysis which is entitled “Waiting for the Biden Administration: Can we expect a Change in EU-Russia relations?” was published by SETA Brussels, (https://www.setav.org/en/analysis-waiting-for-the-biden-administration-can-we-expect-a-change-in-eu-russia-relations/). She is columnist in Yeni Birlik and gives comments on international and foreign policy developments on regular basis to national tv and radio news channels.

This is the first episode in a new podcast series on higher education in Africa.  The paper referenced in this episode can be located here : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344651090_Exploring_a_Regional_Meta-Approach_to_Harmonize_Quality_Assurance_and_Accreditation_for_Enhancing_the_Effectiveness_of_Public-Private_Higher_Education_Institution_Initiatives_in_Africa

This first episode will be about the privatisations of universities in Africa.

The discussion will be in 3 segments and be led by Dr. Abbes SEBIHI and Léonie SCHOELEN, Ph.D. :

1) Quality Assurance and Accreditation

2) Challenges and Harmonisation

3) Perspectives and Conclusions

Dr. Abbes SEBIHI has more than 20 years of project management experience in four continents, in the technology sector he has been working as IT expert for several companies including Bosch, Volkswagen, TüV Nord, ABB and IBM global service. During the past 11 years he has served the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation and Development (GIZ), contributing to a number of projects essentially in international higher education, Technical Vocational training and Digital learning , where he has been working as a team leader and other senior roles in cooperation with key stakeholders from Africa , Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe, such as AU/HRST, European Union, UNESCO, UNEVOC, ASEAN, ILO, OECD, SEAMEO, BMZ, BMBF, ADB and more including policymakers, coalition partners, and researchers to identify policy opportunities and advance regional sustainable development goals.

Leonie SCHOELEN, Ph.D in Sociology and Education Sciences in December 2020, wrote her doctoral thesis on ” Facing the Global – Ambivalent Coping Strategies in the Algerian Academic Field“. After her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Politics and Society, International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies in Germany, Ireland and Scotland, she started working as a consultant for GIZ German International Cooperation in India and Benin in the field of social aspects and community engagement of renewable energy supply, respectively, rural electrification.

This is the first episode in a new podcast series on higher education in Africa.

This first episode will be about the privatisations of universities in Africa.

The discussion will be in 3 segments and be led by Dr. Abbes SEBIHI and Léonie SCHOELEN, Ph.D. :

1) Quality Assurance and Accreditation

2) Challenges and Harmonisation

3) Perspectives and Conclusions

Dr. Abbes SEBIHI has more than 20 years of project management experience in four continents, in the technology sector he has been working as IT expert for several companies including Bosch, Volkswagen, TüV Nord, ABB and IBM global service. During the past 11 years he has served the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation and Development (GIZ), contributing to a number of projects essentially in international higher education, Technical Vocational training and Digital learning , where he has been working as a team leader and other senior roles in cooperation with key stakeholders from Africa , Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe, such as AU/HRST, European Union, UNESCO, UNEVOC, ASEAN, ILO, OECD, SEAMEO, BMZ, BMBF, ADB and more including policymakers, coalition partners, and researchers to identify policy opportunities and advance regional sustainable development goals.

Leonie SCHOELEN, Ph.D in in Sociology and Education Sciences in December 2020, wrote her doctoral thesis on ” Facing the Global – Ambivalent Coping Strategies in the Algerian Academic Field“. After her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Politics and Society, International Relations and Peace and Conflict Studies in Germany, Ireland and Scotland, she started working as a consultant for GIZ German International Cooperation in India and Benin in the field of social aspects and community engagement of renewable energy supply, respectively, rural electrification.

Interview en trois parties avec le Professeur Nicolas Badaoui, Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik Beirut, Liban.

Nicolas Badaoui est professeur depuis une dizaine d'années aux universités libanaises, chercheur associé au CREC - St. CYR, France; American Alumni Professor - Fullbright, ancien conseiller parlementaires et ministériel au Liban; conseiller auprès de plusieurs sociétés régionales et internationales; et rédacteur de plusieurs publications (livres et articles)

Voici notre interview en 3 parties, en préambule de la préparation de notre séminaire les 28-30 septembre à Paris, intitulé "Vision 2022 pour la Méditerranée : Les Enjeux géopolitiques et géoéconomiques" :

1) Segment 1 :  Le Monde post-COVID : les conséquences politiques, économique et sociales

2) Segment 2 : Géopolitique : la rentrée des forces asiatiques en Méditerranée; Géoéconomie : les enjeux économiques, énergétiques et environnementales en Méditerranée

3) Segment 3 : Menaces sécuritaires, hard et hybride

Welcome to the members of our audience tuning in from Jordan, The Hashemite Kingdom! You are the 31st country tuning into our podcast.  Thank you, dear Zeina Barhoum!

Going up the list from the bottom, is Hong Kong, Cyprus, Republic of Lithuania, Bulgaria, Israel, Japan, Ivory Coast, Ukraine, and Romania.

Happy Summer to all our listeners in 31 countries and on 4 continents!

Here is an extract from Zeina Barhoum's biography taken from her website :  "Zeina Barhoum, aka The Arabic Soprano, is a Jordanian classically trained Soprano, who started her musical career in 1997. At an early age, she received the Best Soloist Award from the Eisteddfod competition. Barhoum obtained a Bsc in Visual Communication at the American University of Sharjah. She received private vocal coaching with Alberta Valentini, Walter Alberti and Tina Ruta. Barhoum has performed at benefits countless times for the benefit of women, children, peace and prosperity, which is clear in her performances in Jordan, UAE, London, Italy, Austria, France and Lebanon with renowned artists with renowned artists, including Italian Baritone, tutor Walter Alberti and Roberto Alagna. She also supports young talents in music and arts in the Arab region." Source : https://zeinabarhoum.com/about.html 

Segment 1 : Mes Débuts

Segment 2 : Mes métiers

Segment 3 : Ma mission

This episode will be the chance for Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges and Dr . Stephen Blank to weigh in on the NATO 2030 summit on June 14 , 2021.

This episode will be recorded on June 17.

There will be 3 segments.

Here  are the bios of our participanst :

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. He joined CEPA in February 2018.

A native of Quincy, Florida, Lt. General Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry.

After his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Karlstadt, Germany, he commanded Infantry units at the Company, Battalion, and Brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division, including Command of the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include Chief of Operations for Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2005-2006) and Director of Operations, Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009-2010).

General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions to include Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander, NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir, Turkey). His last military assignment was as Commanding General, United States Army Europe (Wiesbaden, Germany) from 2014 to 2017. He retired from the U.S. Army in January 2018.

Dr.Stephen BLANK is an internationally recognized expert on Russian foreign and defense policies and international relations across the former Soviet Union. He is also a leading expert on European and Asian security, including energy issues. Since 2020 he has been a Senior Expert for Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. From 2013-2020 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.

Link to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's commencement address at Sciences Po, January 18, 2021 : https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/opinions_180709.htm 

Une interview en 3 parties avec le professeur Nicolas Badaoui, professeur à l'Université Saint Esprit de Kaslik, en préambule de la préparation de notre séminaire les 28-30 septembre, intitulé "Vision 2022 pour la Méditerranée : Les Enjeux géopolitiques et géoéconomiques" :  1) Segment 1 :  Le Monde post-COVID : les conséquences politiques, économique et sociales 2) Segment 2 : Géopolitique : la rentrée des forces asiatiques en Méditerranée; Géoéconomie : les enjeux économiques, énergétiques et environnementales en Méditerranée 3) Segment 3 : Menaces sécuritaires, hard et hybride

Entretien en 3 parties avec Mourad Zeghidi sur la Tunisie  :  Segment 1 : Expérience démocratique, 10e anniversaire Segment 2 : La réussite de la démocratie  : pouvoir et contre-pouvoirs Segment 3 : La géostratégie de la Libye, grande voisine de la Tunisie

This is the first in a special series of podcasts, entitled « A Pact for the Future » on the margins of the Summit of the Future in New York .

Tune in to our podcast with Henk Rogers in the following 3 segments :

1) computers

2) his four missions

3) solving climate change

Biography of Henk Rogers : Henk Brouwer Rogers is a Dutch-born entrepreneur and clean-

energy visionary who has dedicated the past decade of his life to

ending the use of carbon-based fuels.

As the principal and visionary philanthropist of Blue Planet

Foundation, Rogers’ efforts led to Hawaii becoming the first state in

the nation with a law requiring that 100% of the state’s electricity

come from renewable sources by 2045. More than 20 U. S. states

and territories have since followed suit with similar renewable-

energy goals.

Rogers is now focusing beyond Hawaii to help other jurisdictions enact mandates for 100%

renewable energy in their regions. His newest initiative, Blue Planet Alliance, takes a “mandate

first” approach to initiate global climate change action by creating measurable and scalable

results among individuals, organizations, cities, states, countries, and eventually, the world. The

Alliance’s mission is to get humanity to become 100% sustainable by 2045, and the vision is to

create a world in which humanity and nature live in harmony. Starting in 2022, the Alliance

have signed Blue Planet Climate Agreements with six UN Member States, one sovereign state,

and one US Territory — Kingdom of Tonga, Government of Tuvalu, Republic of Palau, Country

of Curacao, Government of Grenada, Commonwealth of Dominica, Republic of Vanuatu, and

the US Territory of Guam — to help them achieve the 100% renewable-energy transition, and

we are determined to sign more agreements in 2024.

Rogers is also renowned as a global leader in the gaming industry, having created Japan’s first

Role-Playing Game, Black Onyx which was the #1 game in 1984. Rogers is the founder and

Chairman of The Tetris Company, who holds the exclusive intellectual property rights to Tetris,

one of the world’s most popular video games which has sold over 600 million units to date.

Rogers revolutionized the industry when he brought the now legendary game to U.S. and world

markets more than three decades ago. His story has been captured in a new movie, “Tetris,”

produced by Apple TV Plus, starring Taron Egerton as Rogers The story revisits how Rogers went

inside the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War to obtain the rights to Tetris. The

movie premiered in March 2023 at SXSW.

Here is an extract from Zeina Barhoum's biography taken from her website :  "Zeina Barhoum, aka The Arabic Soprano, is a Jordanian classically trained Soprano, who started her musical career in 1997. At an early age, she received the Best Soloist Award from the Eisteddfod competition. Barhoum obtained a Bsc in Visual Communication at the American University of Sharjah. She received private vocal coaching with Alberta Valentini, Walter Alberti and Tina Ruta. Barhoum has performed at benefits countless times for the benefit of women, children, peace and prosperity, which is clear in her performances in Jordan, UAE, London, Italy, Austria, France and Lebanon with renowned artists with renowned artists, including Italian Baritone, tutor Walter Alberti and Roberto Alagna. She also supports young talents in music and arts in the Arab region." Source : https://zeinabarhoum.com/about.html 

Une interview avec Mourad Zeghidi enregistrée le 6 juin 2021.

Entretien en 3 parties avec Mourad Zeghidi sur la Tunisie  :

Segment 1 : Expérience démocratique, 10e anniversaire

Segment 2 : La réussite de la démocratie  : pouvoir et contre-pouvoirs

Segment 3 : La géostratégie de la Libye, grande voisine de la Tunisie

Interview en 3 parties avec Cécile Théard-Jallu, Avocate associée au sein du cabinet d’affaires De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés.

Enregistré le 21 juillet 2021.

1) Segment 1 : Sécurité, cybersécurité, reconnaissance faciale,  IA, 5G

2) Segment 2 : Mobilité connectée, véhicules autonome , alternatives

3) Segment 3 : Santé digitale, COVID, Robots, data

Thank you to all our listeners across the globe, in 30 countries, on 4 continents that tune in to our podcast! Here are the top 10 :  1) the United States (21 States) 2) France : PACA, IDF, Auvergne/Rhone-Alpes 3) United Kingdom : England, Scotland 4) Turkey : Istanbul, Antalya, Gazientiep 5) Germany : Hesse, Baden-Würtemburg 6) Russia : Moscow, Krasnodarsky Kray 7) Italy : Piedmont, Marches, Veneto 8) Lebanon 9) Poland 10) Spain Leave us a message here : https://anchor.fm/mediterranean-sustainable ; we may chose your message to be published in a future episode!

This is a bonus to Episode 12 : NATO 2030.

This bonus segment is an excerpt of N°8, "Strategic Baltic Sea" of the Geostrategic Maritime Review (GMR), the flagship bi-annual publication of the International Geostratgic Maritime Observatory (IGMO, 2011-2018).  As Editor in Chief of the GMR, I read my editorial and introduce the contributors and subjects of this issue.

This issue of the Geostrategic Maritime Review gives the reader some background and depth on the history of the Baltic Sea region. The studied topics are the geostrategic situation, the geopolitical and geoeconomic stakes of logistic hubs in the Baltic states, and finally, the digitalization and modernization of European transportation and the roles that the US, Russia and the EU play together to ensure national, economic and energy security in Eurasia.

Here is the link for consultation and purchase : https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Baltic-French-Ellen-Wasylina-ebook/dp/B07K3Z6VXD/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1621688115&refinements=p_27%3AEllen+Wasylina&s=books&sr=1-2

Given the current migratory situation in the Spanish enclaves, here is a reading of my editorial, entitled "Corruption and Migration: a criminal, transnational network" published in June 2016 in the 6th edition, "Migration over Seas" of the Geostrategic Maritime Review, the flagship publication of the International Geostrategic Maritime Observatory (IGMO, 2011-2018). Also contributing to this issue were Professor emeritus Jean-Paul Pancracio, Emmanuel Aubin, Nursin Atesoglu Guney and Pierre Henry. Here is the link to Amazon for consultation and purchase :  https://www.amazon.com/Migration-over-French-Ellen-Wasylina-ebook/dp/B01MA3NH6O/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1621675890&refinements=p_27%3AEllen+Wasylina&s=books&sr=1-3

This is the trailer for Episode 12 : NATO 2030 with Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges and Dr. Stephen Blank.

Here is the link to the extracts used in this trailer from the  commencent speech on January 18, 2021 at Sciences Po by the Secretary General Jens Stollenberg : https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/opinions_180709.htm 

This is a conversation with Lt. General (ret) Ben Hodges and Dr. Stephen Blank based on a paper written and published by Lt. General Hodges on the Center of European Policy Analysis (CEPA) : https://cepa.org/the-black-sea-or-a-black-hole/

Here is Lt. General Hodges' bio : 

Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. He joined CEPA in February 2018.

A native of Quincy, Florida, Lt. General Hodges graduated from the United States Military Academy in May 1980 and was commissioned in the Infantry.

After his first assignment as an Infantry Lieutenant in Karlstadt, Germany, he commanded Infantry units at the Company, Battalion, and Brigade levels in the 101st Airborne Division, including Command of the First Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne” of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2003-2004). His other operational assignments include Chief of Operations for Multi-National Corps-Iraq in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (2005-2006) and Director of Operations, Regional Command South in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009-2010).

General Hodges has also served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions to include Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander, NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir, Turkey). His last military assignment was as Commanding General, United States Army Europe (Wiesbaden, Germany) from 2014 to 2017. He retired from the U.S. Army in January 2018.

Dr.Stephen BLANK is an internationally recognized expert on Russian foreign and defense policies and international relations across the former Soviet Union. He is also a leading expert on European and Asian security, including energy issues. Since 2020 he has been a Senior Expert for Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. From 2013-2020 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.

This is a 3-part episode in the first of our maritime series with Dr. Stephen Blank and our guests.

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Geoffrey Gresh to our podcast.  Here is a short bio : 

Dr. GEOFFREY F. GRESH is Professor of International Relations at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA), National Defense University in Washington, D.C. with a primary research focus on maritime affairs. He has also served as the Department Head of International Security Studies and as CISA’s Director of the South and Central Asia Security Studies Program. Previously, he was a Visiting Fellow at Sciences Po in Paris and was the recipient of a Dwight D. Eisenhower/Clifford Roberts Fellowship. He also received a U.S. Fulbright-Hays Grant to teach international relations at Salahaddin University in Erbil, Iraq. He has been awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to Istanbul, Turkey and a Presidential Scholarship at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Most recently, he was named as a Hitachi-CFR International Affairs Fellow, a U.S.-Japan Foundation Leadership Fellow, an Associate Member of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies at King’s College in London, and as a term member to the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of Gulf Security and the U.S. Military: Regime Survival and the Politics of Basing (Stanford University Press), editor of Eurasia’s Maritime Rise and Global Security: From the Indian Ocean to Pacific Asia and the Arctic and co-editor of U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East: From American Missionaries to the Islamic State (Routledge). He is also the book series editor for Palgrave Studies in Maritime Politics and History. His current book, To Rule Eurasia's Waves: The New Great Power Competition at Sea was released in late 2020, with a Chinese-language version being published later in 2021. His research has similarly appeared in other reputable scholarly or peer reviewed publications. He received a Ph.D. in International Relations and MALD from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

The views expressed here in each podcast segment are Dr. Gresh's alone in his personal capacity and do not represent the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense of the National Defense University.

Dr.Stephen BLANK is an internationally recognized expert on Russian foreign and defense policies and international relations across the former Soviet Union. He is also a leading expert on European and Asian security, including energy issues. Since 2020 he has been a Senior Expert for Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. From 2013-2020 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council.

Cet épisode est divisé en trois parties  : 1) Introduction historique du Bitcoin (contexte économique de 2008); 2) Bénéfices théoriques; et 3) Blockchain au Moyen-Orient , études de cas.

Bio de Romain Aby : 

Romain Aby est docteur en géopolitique, diplômé de l’IFG (Institut Français de Géopolitique) et chercheur au centre GEODE (géopolitique de la Datasphère). Spécialiste des enjeux du cyberespace arabophone, ses travaux récents portent sur les enjeux géopolitiques des nouvelles technologies disruptives (Blockchain, Ordinateurs quantiques, IA, 5G…) et leur applicabilité et cas d’usage dans le monde arabe.

Pendant 4 ans il a occupé le poste d’analyste à l’Observatoire du Cybermonde arabophone (OCA) avant d’ouvrir son cabinet de conseil Rumi Consulting.

Il a notamment publié en 2019 un double article sur le site de l’IRIS (institut de relations internationales et stratégiques) intitulé « Géopolitique et Bitcoin : la technologie blockchain dans le monde arabe » : https://www.iris-france.org/130702-geopolitique-et-bitcoin-la-technologie-blockchain-dans-le-monde-arabe-2-2/ 

In this special Summer episode, I spoke to Matthew Saltmarsh in three segments :

Segment 1 : meet Matthew

Segment 2 : the support UNHCR gives to refugees

Segment 3 : how climate change has affected the movement and migration of refugees




Matthew Saltmarsh is head of news and media at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Geneva. Before that he worked for UNHCR in communications and external relations in London and Lebanon. He previously worked independently as a consultant for corporate and institutional clients on content, media training and communications. He has also worked as a journalist, and spent 8 years at the NYT in Paris, latterly as a Staff Correspondent. He has worked in various locations as a reporter and editor, his journalism appearing in a variety of global publications. He was educated in the UK, Africa, Hong Kong and Japan.

Episode 8 : THE HORN OF AFRICA Gateway to geostrategic power rivalries

Episode 5 : Preserving the Arctic : Our Last Frontier

Episode 7 : Commanding the Seas on the Silk Road : China’s Mahanist strategy in the Indian Ocean 

In this Bonus episode, I read my Editorial of N° 9, "The South China Sea : the Mediterranean of Asia" (2017), of the Geostrategic Maritime Review, the flagship publication of the International Geostrategic Maritime Observatory (IGMO, 2011-2019).

The South China Sea is a classic Mediterranean sea-structure with a long history of populations living in the basin and taking advantage of a permanent trading activity interrupted by some dramatic war moments. The Chinese preponderance on the development and the history of the basin has been a permanent element of both equilibrium and dilemma. Political and military tensions are heating up with a sharp increase in commercial relations amongst the regional countries and the great international powers.

For consultation and purchase, here is the link : https://www.amazon.com/South-China-Sea-French-ebook/dp/B07K3L9K6Z/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&qid=1621688115&refinements=p_27%3AEllen+Wasylina&s=books&sr=1-7

Episode 11 : “Blockchain et Bitcoin : une révolution numérique aux portes du monde arabe"

"Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Agenda and challenges". Interview with Dr. Stephen Blank

Episode 3 : Interview with Julia Lagahuzère on "How Circular Culture will change the World"

Episode 2 : Interview with Stéphanie Chaltiel, Dronespray Technology

Episode 1 : Interview avec Hichem Ben Yaïche, "Les Afriques : tentative de décryptage d'un continent multiple et singulier"  

Preview of Episode 10

“To rule Eurasia Waves: the Great power competition at Sea” with Dr Geoffrey Gresh and Dr Stephen Blank .

Our guest is Gustav Magnusson , who will present his new book , entitled « Keynote Conversations  - 100 Interviews for Reinventing the City » is a collection of 100 interviews with urban experts from around the world. The book has been described as "a Pecha-Kucha urban planning festival in book form" and includes city directors from cities such as Toronto, Nuuk (Greenland), Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Melbourne, and Copenhagen, advisors to mayors in Paris, Sydney, and London, and professors from Harvard, UNESCO, and the London School of Economics. Renowned experts such as Alejandro Aravena, Carlos Moreno, and Finn Williams are also featured. Through the book, the author asks the experts about the challenges today's cities face, the attitude we need to address them, how to manage urgent issues, how to create urban visions, take action, and ultimately envision the futures of our living environments. But is it really the future we are looking for? Or are we perhaps searching for ourselves? Here is the bio of the author: Gustav Magnusson is an urban planner, FPR/MSA, certified EU-Urbact expert, board advisor, and founder of the urban planning studio For Elize in Malm®, Greater Copenhagen, Sweden. He has lived and worked in seven countries across twelve cities and has led and advised international teams in early complex urban planning for prominent architectural firms in Europe. In 2024, he was awarded the Europe 40 Under 40 prize, highlighting Europe's most promising young architects and designers. He is a keynote speaker and the third generation in a family of architects and journalists. With a passion for showcasing the diversity of ideas and perspectives within urban planning, he hopes to inspire new ways of thinking about the environments where we spend our lives together.

This time our guest is Dr. Theodore Karasik and we will be speaking about geostrategic power rivalries in the Middle East and Africa.

In this series of interviews with Dr. Stephen Blank, our guest is Dr. Theodore Karasik. Our discussion will turn to Africa, where we will discuss geostrategic power rivalries in the Middle East and Africa, for influence and access to  energy, military bases, trade and strategic positioning. 

Dr. Theodore KARASIK is currently a Fellow, Russia and Middle East Affairs at the Jamestown Foundation and a Senior Advisor to Gulf State Analytics.  He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Lexington Institute, all located in Washington, D.C.   He is the co-author of “Russia in the Middle East” published in 2018.

For the past 35 years, Karasik worked for a number of US agencies involved in researching and analyzing defense acquisition, the use of military power, and religio-political issues across MENA and Eurasia including the evolution of violent extremism and financing networks.

Dr. Karasik lived in Dubai, UAE from 2006 until 2016 where he worked on Arabian Peninsula foreign policy and security issues surrounding cultural awareness, cybersecurity, maritime security, counter-piracy, counter-terrorism, and infrastructure and national resilience. Dr. Karasik worked for a number of UAE ministries and think-tanks covering regional and homeland security issues.

Dr. Karasik was an Adjunct Lecturer at the Dubai School of Government where he taught graduate level international relations and also an Adjunct Lecturer at University Wollongong Dubai where he taught labor and migration. Karasik was a Senior Political Scientist in the International Policy and Security Group at RAND Corporation.  From 2002-2003, he served as Director of Research for the RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy.  He is a specialist in geopolitics and geo-economics for the MENA and Eurasia regions and frequently conducts studies and assessments of future security trajectories and military requirements in addition to cultural awareness issues surrounding traditionalism and tribalism in policymaking.

Dr. Karasik received his Ph.D in History from the University of California, Los Angeles in four fields:  Russia, Middle East, Caucasus and an outside field in cultural anthropology focusing on tribes and clans from Central Asia to East Africa.  He wrote his dissertation on military and humanitarian operations in the northern port city of Arkhangel’sk and their impact on political institutions during the Russian civil war.

Dr. Richard Weitz from the Hudson Institute joins Dr. Stephen Blank and me in this continuing series of interviews on strategic issues.

Questions : 

1.  What are China's objectives in the Indian Ocean and how is it realizing them?

2. How does this affect Sino-Iranian relations,  specifically is there a deal between Beijing and Tehran similar to what was announced last summer with massive Chinese investments and a base in Iran and what would be the implications of this outcome?

3 To what degree to we see Sino-Russian collaboration here and if we do how does it manifest itself?

Ellen Wasylina will be moderating a discussion in the series of interviews scheduled with Dr. Stephen Blank.  This time Dr. Katarzyna Zyk will be joining the discussion on this very important topic.

The subject of this discussion is "Preserving the Arctic : Our Last Frontier" and took place on February 23, 16h CET/10h EST.  

Here are the speakers' bios : 

Dr Katarzyna ZYSK is Professor of International Relations and Contemporary History at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS), which is a part of the Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC) in Oslo. She has been at the IFS since 2007. Currently, she serves as Deputy Director (since 2017) and Head of the Cetnre for Security, and was Director of Research at the IFS (2017–19). Prof. Zysk was a Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation/Stanford University and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre/ University of Oxford (2016–17). She is a member of the Hoover Institution’s Arctic Security Initiative and was a Research Fellow at the Center for Naval Warfare Studies/Strategic Research Department at the US Naval War College, where she also cooperated closely with the War Gaming Department. In 2016, she was Acting Dean of the NDUC, where she also teaches regularly.

Following her PhD on NATO enlargement (2006), Prof. Zysk’s research has focused on security, defence and strategic studies, in particular Russia’s military strategy, warfare, the Russian Navy, geopolitics and maritime security in the Arctic, as well as military change and defence innovation. Her published research has appeared in SAIS Review of International Affairs, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Journal of Strategic Studies, Asia Policy, RUSI Journal, Politique Etrangère, International Relations, Jane’s Navy International, and others, including in books published by Cambridge and Oxford University Presses.

Dr. Stephen BLANK is an internationally recognized expert on Russian foreign and defense policies and international relations across the former Soviet Union.  He is also a leading expert on European and Asian security, including energy issues.  Since 2020 he has been a Senior Expert for Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (http://www.fpri.org) .  From 2013-2020 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council (https://www.afpc.org ).  From 1989-2013 he was a Professor of Russian National Security Studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College in Pennsylvania.  Dr. Blank has been Professor of National Security Affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute since 1989.  In 1998-2001 he was Douglas MacArthur Professor of Research at the War College.