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Mahaut de Fougières

Head of the International Politics Program

Mahaut de Fougières is Head of the International Politics Program. In this role, she leads Institut Montaigne's work on defense, foreign policy, Africa, and the Middle East, and conducts cross-cutting projects within the international division. Previously, she was policy officer, in charge of studies on international issues, since 2018.

A King's College London and University College London (UCL) graduate in international relations, she also spent a semester at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

Publications

Stability in the Maghreb: an Imperative for Europe

Publication - May 2021

Europe has to contribute to the economic recovery of the Maghreb after Covid-19. ...

Rethinking our Defense in the Face of 21st Century Crises

Publication - February 2021

Since the 2000s, the threats facing France and Europe have increased and diversified. We must give ourselves the means to face them. ...

Trump or Biden: Rebuilding the Transatlantic Relationship

Publication - October 2020

Trump or Biden - whatever happens, a new transatlantic dialogue has to be built....

Covid-19 the Clarifier: The Impact of the Virus on France's Foreign Policy

Publication - JUNE 2020

Now is the time for Europeans to use all their room for manoeuvre - less restricted than is often said - to take the initiative on a range of issues that shape the way the world...

Bright Perspectives for Solar Power in Africa?

Publication - January 2020

Nine recommendations to facilitate the deployment of solar energy on the african continent....

Europe-Africa: A Special Partnership

Publication - July 2019

With the imminent expiry of the Cotonou Agreement, the question of relations between the European Union and Africa is raised. It is now time to put the partnership with the...

Analyses

NATO as Seen by France’s Presidential Candidates

25 March 2022 | Mahaut de Fougières

France is one of the founding countries of the 1949 Atlantic Alliance. However, French policy towards NATO has long been ambivalent. France abides by NATO’s purpose: "securing a lasting peace in Europe, based on common values of individual liberty, democracy, human rights and the rule of law"....

The Politics of Macron’s Commemoration of the Algerian War

18 March 2022 | Hakim El Karoui | Mahaut de Fougières

The "duty to remember" is a cause dear to Emmanuel Macron’s heart, as it was to his mentor, the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur. Memory and remembrance have been important issues since the beginning of the French President’s term: in November 2018, a week of "itinérance mémorielle" was...

Ukraine as Seen by France’s Presidential Candidates

7 March 2022 | Mahaut de Fougières

The war in Ukraine is testing the limits of diplomacy, as EU, UK and US leaders gather to impose sanctions on Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Moscow in February in an attempt to negotiate de-escalation with his Russian counterpart and reposition France as a central geopolitical...

Mali as Seen by France’s Presidential Candidates

21 February 2022 | Mahaut de Fougières

France and Mali have long-standing bilateral relations, developed through extensive historical, cultural, and diasporic ties. In 2013, France successfully launched Operation Serval at Mali’s request in order to oust Islamic militants from the North of the country, who were preparing an offensive...

EU-AU Summit: A New Approach in Africa-Europe Relations?

17 February 2022 | Mahaut de Fougières | Cécilia Vidotto Labastie

This note is part of Institut Montaigne's ongoing work on the “The French Presidency of the European Union” which analyses the role and priorities of the presidency in advancing European decisions and debates, such as economic recovery after Covid-19, the EU’s external action, the EU’s...

Zooming in On French Defense

7 January 2022 | Nicolas Baverez | Mahaut de Fougières

President Macron had stated three defense objectives: ensuring France’s strategic sovereignty, promoting a common European defense and strengthening ties between the nation and the military. Despite notable achievements, such as increased defense efforts and the creation of the European Defense...

Bataclan 6 Years On: The Attacks That Changed France

18 November 2021 | Mahaut de Fougières | Hakim El Karoui

November 13 marked the 6th anniversary of the Paris attacks - a series of simultaneous jihadist terrorist attacks that took place in 2015 outside the Stade de France during an international football match, in the Bataclan theatre during a concert, and in a crowded area of cafés and restaurants in...

President Macron’s Balancing Act at the Africa-France Summit

14 October 2021 | Mahaut de Fougières

The "Africa-France Summit" took place on October 8, 2021 in Montpellier (southern France) and was attended by nearly 3,000 participants. At the Summit, President Macron's balancing act on a number of issues central to the relationship with Africa became clear: between civil society and Heads of...

French Military in the Sahel: An Unwinnable (Dis)Engagement?

23 June 2021 | Mahaut de Fougières

On June 10, during a press conference ahead of the G7 and NATO summits, President Macron announced the end of the French Operation Barkhane in the Sahel. Although quite sensational, this announcement does not mean the end of the French military presence in the Sahel. Rather, it signals the end of...

The French Brief - The Road to Gender Equality in France’s Labor Market

7 April 2021 | Mahaut de Fougières

"Never forget that it only takes a political, economic or religious crisis for women’s rights to be called into question. These rights can never be taken for granted. You must remain vigilant throughout your life." This quote from French writer Simone de Beauvoir resonates strongly today....

Stronger Together - Italy: A Lame Workhorse in the European Security and Defense Race

2 March 2021 | Karolina Muti

European integration and a solid transatlantic cooperation are both permanently at the core of Italy’s foreign and defense policy. Subject to many challenges in the "enlarged Mediterranean" - immigration, cybersecurity, disinformation - Italy is in search of a strong "securitisation" strategy....

Stronger Together - Slovakia: A New Castle Strategy for 2021

15 February 2021 | Roger Hilton

The crises that have affected the European Union over the last decade have put European ambition to the test. In the face of increasingly diversified security threats, Institut Montaigne has endeavoured to lay the groundwork for a new French and European defense policy to ensure resilience and to...

Stronger Together - Charting a Way Forward for European Defense

15 February 2021 | Mahaut de Fougières

The Covid-19 crisis has once again proven the need for more cooperation between European member states in times of crisis. It is also an example of the EU's ability to overcome its differences and design a common response, as demonstrated by the 750 billion euro recovery plan that member states...

Escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean

4 September 2020 | Nicolas Baverez

While the tensions between Greece and Turkey over their territorial waters are not new, the discovery in recent decades of large natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean has rekindled Turkey’s ambitions. Hence, on August 10, Ankara sent a research vessel accompanied by a military fleet...

Coronavirus and Africa - What Are the Stakes?

3 April 2020 | Mahaut de Fougières

Ever since Covid-19 first appeared last December, it has spread rapidly across the globe, overwhelming healthcare systems and weakening the global economy. Initially spared by the epidemic, the virus now seems to be gaining ground on the African continent: 48 countries have been affected to date,...

Solar Energy in Africa: Towards A Bright Future?

14 March 2019 | Mahaut de Fougières

In the next 30 years, the size of the African population will double, eventually reaching 2.5 billion inhabitants in 2050. Today, the pace at which new electricity production capacities are being commissioned is lower than the population growth. Therefore, the number of people without access to...

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