Emmanuel Macron’s Presidency: Vision or Mirage?

This Policy Outlook outlines the contours of Macron’s presidency and examines the roots of both his domestic engagements and his foreign policy vision, particular as it relates to Africa, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

As tensions continue to rise in the Eastern Mediterranean, French President Emmanuel Macron has spared no effort to reassert French power in a region that he sees as core to the re-assertion of French influence. While the outcomes of his efforts remain uncertain, it has become increasingly clear that his influence, particularly in France, is increasingly being called into question. This Policy Outlook outlines the contours of Macron’s presidency and examines the roots of both his domestic engagements and his foreign policy vision, particular as it relates to Africa, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.​

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Tarek Cherkaoui
Tarek Cherkaoui
Dr. Tarek Cherkaoui is Manager at TRT World Research Centre. Dr. Cherkaoui has an extensive experience in strategic management, research, and consultancy across international media, tertiary education, and the creative industries throughout the U.K., Qatar, Malaysia, and New Zealand. He is an expert in international media and strategic communications, and holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communication Studies from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, for which he was awarded the Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Studies. His research interests include international broadcasting, media discourse, international news framing, information warfare, public diplomacy, soft power, nation branding, image management, crisis communication, and political and military affairs – specifically within the MENA region. He has put forward several publications, including The News Media at War: The Clash of Western and Arab Networks in the Middle East (2017) (London: I.B. Tauris). As an academic, strategic communications researcher, and a senior manager within organizations, Dr. Cherkaoui displays excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fluency in four languages – English, French, Arabic, and German.

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