As part of the Derasat Center’s ongoing “Think Talks” series, the center hosted Prof. FrÃĐdÃĐric Charillon, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the UniversitÃĐ Paris CitÃĐ, Clermont Auvergne University, and the ESSEC Business School on March 2, 2023. The lecture was titled âThe Middle East and Determinants of French Foreign Policyâ. The session was attended by H.E. Mr. JÃĐrÃīme Cauchard, the Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Hamad Ebrahim Al-Abdulla, Executive Director of Derasat, political science experts from several institutions and Derasat partners were other notable participants of the event. Director of the center’s Research and Studies Directorate, Dr. Omar Ahmed Al-Ubaydli, moderated the discussion.