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Barah Mika茂l, Ph.D.


Department of Political Science
International Relations

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Paris-VIII, Paris
  • M.A. in Political Science, University Paris-Dauphine, Paris
  • M.A. in International Relations, University Strasbourg-II, Strasbourg
  • M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Civilizations, University Strasbourg-II, Strasbourg

Research Interests

  • Geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa.
  • International Terrorism.

Publications and Media Placements

Books

  • La politique am茅ricaine au Moyen-Orient [American Policy Towards the Middle East], Dalloz/IRIS, 2006 鈥� Also published in Arabic 鈥�
  • L'eau, source de menaces? [Water as a Source of Threats], Dalloz/IRIS, 2008.
  • La Syrie : cinquante mots cl茅s pour comprendre [50 Keywords to Understand Syria], L'Harmattan/Comprendre le Moyen-Orient, 2009.
  • Une n茅cessaire relecture du "Printemps arabe" [A Necessary Re-reading of the Arab spring], Editions du Cygne, 2012.
Contribution to collective books
  • La Syrie dans la ligne de mire [Syria in the Line of Fire], in Barth茅l茅my Courmont (Ed.), Washington et les Etats voyous: Une strat茅gie plurielle?, Dalloz, 2007.
  • The Potential Regional Implications of the Syrian War, in Challenges for European Foreign policy in 2014, FRIDE, 2014.
  • Religion and politics in Arab Transitions, in Thinking Globally: A Global Studies Reader, University of California Press, 2014 Coordination of Publications.
Edited issues
  • L'or bleu, un nouvel enjeu g茅opolitique [Water as a New Geopolitical Stake], Revue internationale et strat茅gique, n掳66, IRIS/Dalloz, Summer 2007.
  • Les batailles de l'eau [Struggles over Water], Maghreb/Machrek, n掳 196, EditionsChoiseul, Summer 2008.
  • Vers un nouveau partage du monde ? [Toward a New Sharing of the World], Revue internationale et strat茅gique, n掳 72, IRIS/Dalloz, Winter 2008-2009.
  • Les m茅dias en M茅diterran茅e [Media in the Mediterranean], Confluences M茅diterran茅e, n掳 69, Spring 2009.
  • Bouleversements strat茅giques dans le monde arabe [Strategic Shifts in the Arab World], Confluences M茅diterran茅e, n掳 79, Autumn 2011.
  • Trag茅die syrienne [A Syrian Tragedy], Confluences M茅diterran茅e, n掳89, Spring 2014.
  • Syrie : Un chaos pour durer, Cahiers de l鈥橭rient, n掳117, Winter 2014.
Articles in Academic Journals
  • .Syrie: Lent retour en gr芒ce pour "l'enfant terrible" du Moyen-Orient [Syria: The Middle East's 芦 Rebellious Kid 禄 is Slowly back in Favour], RAMSES 2011 (IFRI), Sept. 2010.
  • Ni islamiste, ni la茂que: un Moyen-Orient rationnel (Neither Islamist nor secular: A rational Middle East), Revue internationale et strat茅gique, n掳83, Autumn 2011.
  • Syrie: Vers une hibernation programm茅e (Syria: Toward an unavoidable hibernation), La Revue socialiste, N掳 48, 2012.
  • Sunnis and Shiites: The Geopolitics of Disagreement,Qantara, Spring 2014.
  • Du verbe 脿 l'action: Une soci茅t茅 civile encore en devenir (From words to Deeds: A Civil Society that still Needs to be Built up), Afkar, n掳41, Summer 2014.
  • L'eau,un enjeu environnemental aux r茅percussions g茅opolitiques [Water, an Environmental Issue with Geopolitical Consequences], La Revue internationale etstrat茅gique, n掳60, Dalloz/Iris, Winter 2005-2006.
  • L'eau au XXIe si猫cle : des conflits qui couvent [Water in the 21st Century: Imminent Conflicts], D茅fense nationale et s茅curit茅 collective, n掳5, May 2006.
  • L'eau au Maghreb. Une prise de conscience perp茅tuellement inachev茅e [Water in the Maghreb : An Eternally Unachieved Awareness],Confluences M茅diterran茅e, n掳 58, Summer 2006.
  • Entre ambitions r茅gionales et r茅alit茅s nationales: Des d茅fis hydrauliques pour l'Inde [Between Regional Ambitions and National Realities : India's Hydraulic Brakes], D茅fense nationale et S茅curit茅 collective, n掳 11, Nov. 2006.
  • La gestion nord-am茅ricaine des ressources hydrauliques: un mod猫le exportable [The North American Water Ressources Policy : an Exportable Model], Revue internationale et strat茅gique, n掳66, Dalloz/IRIS, Paris, Summer 2007.
  • Lourds enjeux hydrauliques dans le monde nilotique, ou les risques d'une fragmentation r茅gionale en gestation [The Nile World鈥檚 Heavy Hydraulic Stakes: The Pending Risks of a Regional Shattering], Maghreb Machrek, n掳 196, Editions Choiseul, Summer 2008.
  • Un fleuve sous haute tension: le Nil. Vers une configuration belliqueuse dans le bassin du Nil [The Nile, a River under Serious Pressure. Towards a Warlike Configuration in the Nile Basin], Futuribles, n掳346, Nov. 2008.
Policy Briefs and Working Papers
  • Pakistan: Assessing Democracy Assistance, FRIDE, May 2011.
  • Syria: The Limits of External Influence, FRIDE, June 2011.
  • France and the Arab Spring: An Opportunistic Quest for Influence, FRIDE, Oct. 2011.
  • State Reform in Arab Transitions, FRIDE, November 2011.
  • The Role of new Media and Communication Technologies in Arab Transitions, FRIDE, Dec. 2011.
  • Transition Challenges in the Arab World, FRIDE, Dec. 2011.
  • Militaries, Civilians and Democracy in the Arab World, FRIDE, Dec. 2011.
  • The Multiple Challenges of Libya's Reconstruction, FRIDE, Jan. 2012.
  • Religion and politics in Arab Transitions, FRIDE, Feb. 2012.
  • Algeria's Deceptive Quiet, FRIDE, March 2012.
  • Assad's Fall: How Likely, How Desirable?, FRIDE, April 2012.
  • Sectarianism after the Arab Spring: An Exaggerated Spectre, FRIDE, June 2012.
  • Foreign Funding in post-Revolution Libya, FRIDE, June 2013.
  • Refugees in the MENA region: What Geopolitical Consequences?, FRIDE, July 2013.
  • Can the Syrian war be ended?, FRIDE, Dec. 2013.
  • Libya's Turbulent Transition: The Pressing Need for Security Sector Reform, POMED, Dec. 2013.
  • Avoiding Iraq's Fragmentation, FRIDE, April 2014.
  • France's Shifting Middle Eastern Alliances, FRIDE, Nov. 2014.