France’s role in mediating European security disputes post-Ukraine war
France went into 2025 in the middle of the changing European security landscape as a result of the protracted Ukraine conflict. The war essentially changed the structure of defence in Europe, creating new political faults and revealing inefficiencies in the coordination of crisis responses. In the unstable environment, France has taken its mediator status to […]
From Aleppo to Paris: The Syrian Refugee Experience and French Integration Policy
There has been an ongoing development in the Syrian refugee experience in France as the demographic realities, political discourse and the geopolitics of the region collide. The government estimates that there are over 150,000 Syrians in France and this number indicates a constant influx of numbers since 2011. This has transformed the national discourse concerning […]
Building State Authority and Digital Governance: France’s Role in Lebanon’s Fragile Peace
Lebanon remains under acute institutional pressure, with a chronic state of political polarization, economic distress and poor services. The 2019 financial collapse has left state authority weak because decades of sectarian power-sharing, breakdown in governance, and social tensions weaken state authority. This weakness impacts the capacity of the state to exercise reforms, exercise territorial dominance, […]
French civil society’s role in conflict mediation and peacebuilding initiatives
The mediation and peacebuilding efforts of the French civil society were more notable in conflict management in 2025 as the international relations faced new challenges associated with disrupted political settings and longstanding conflicts. Over the decades, the main powers in the negotiations of peace were the states and multilateral institutions like the United Nations. The […]
