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PCNS

 

A delegation from the American Jewish Committee (AJC) will be visiting The Faculty of Governance, Economics, and Social Sciences (FGSES) of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS), on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.

This visit presents a valuable opportunity to showcase the University and the PCNS and exchange on the profound impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war on the MENA region.

Agenda

18:15 – 18:25  

Welcoming Remarks

Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President, Policy Center for the New South

Jason Isaacson, Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, American Jewish Committee

18:25 – 18:35    

Presentation of the Social Sciences, Economics and Humanities Cluster – UM6P

Khalid Chegraoui, Vice Dean, Political Science and International Relations – FGSES

Dominique Guillo, Vice Dean, Behavioral Sciences for Public Policy – AIRESS

Fatima Zahra Alami, Director of Training, Public Policy School – PPS

18:35 – 18:40    

Presentation of the Policy Center for the New South

Mehdi Benomar, Head – Research in International Relations, Policy Center for the New South

18:40 – 19:10    

Panel Discussion: The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the MENA Region

 

Chair            Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President, Policy Center for the New South

 

Topics & Speakers    

Unveiling Uncertainties: Russia-Ukraine War’s Impact on the MENA Region

Abdelhak Bassou, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

 

Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Social Reforms in the MENA Region

Nouzha Chekrouni, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South

 

War Impact: Africa’s New Frontier of Energy and Critical Minerals

Mehdi Benomar, Head – Research in International Relations, Policy Center for the New South

 

Overview of the « Islamic World » Regional Track of the 2023 Foreign Policy Concept of the Russian Federation

Oussama Tayebi, International Relations Specialist – Strategic Monitoring & Analysis, Policy Center for the New South

 

Speakers
Abdelhak Bassou
Senior Fellow
Abdelhak Bassou is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. He is also an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. Bassou has had an extensive career in Moroccan National Security, where he served in various capacities including as head of the border division from 1978 to 1993. He was the former director of the Royal Institute of Police in 1998 and served as Head of Regional Security (Errachidia 1999-2003, Sidi Kacem 2003-2005) and as Central Director of General Intelligence from 2006 to 2009.   He holds a master's degree in political science and international studies from the Faculty of Law, Economics, and Social Sciences in Rabat. His academic research delves into ...
Mehdi Benomar
Head – Research in International Relations
Mehdi Benomar has cumulated 18 years of experience as analyst and occupied several positions in public organizations: in National Defense as head of division (2000-2008), in the cabinet of the ministry of Mines and Energy (2010-12) and in OCP Group (2012-2017). He also served as senior consultant in private firm Global Intelligence Partners (G.I.P.) (2008-2010) in Rabat. He specialized in strategic monitoring issues and contributed on different topics related to proliferation, energy and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Nuclear Engineer, he graduated from the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives and has a master in sciences. ...
Khalid Chegraoui
Senior Fellow
Khalid Chegraoui is Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and Vice Dean of Political Sciences and International Relations at the Faculty of Governance, Economic and Social Sciences of the Mohammed VI University.  He began his teaching and research career in 1992 as a Research Assistant Professor at Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University in Fez after earning his first doctorate in African Studies from the Mohammed V University in Rabat focusing on West Sub-Saharan Africa. He also earned a Doctorate of State in African Studies from the same University in 2002, where he focused on Contemporary West Africa, in 2003 he became Professor of History and Political Anthropology at the Institute of African Studies, Mohammed V University, consultant on African and Midd ...
Nouzha Chekrouni
Senior Fellow
Dr. Nouzha Chekrouni is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. She has extensive experience in academia, diplomacy and political leadership.  She has served as His Majesty’s Ambassador to Canada (2009-2016), and Dean of the Council of Arab League Ambassadors to Canada (2015-2016). Dr. Chekrouni was Minister for the Moroccan Community Living Abroad (2002-2007), a Member of Parliament (2002-2007), and the Minister for Women and Social Issues (1998-2002). She holds a Bachelor Degree from the Philological Faculty at the University of Fez, a Post-Graduate Diploma and a PhD in Linguistics from the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. Dr. Chekrouni has also completed a Certificate in Ethics and International Relations at Harvard University. She is a 2016 Sen ...
Karim El Aynaoui
Executive President
Karim El Aynaoui is Executive President of the Policy Center for the New South. He is also Executive Vice-President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Dean of its Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences Cluster.   Karim El Aynaoui is an economist. From 2005 to 2012, he worked at the Central Bank of Morocco where he held the position of Director of Economics, Statistics, and International Relations. At the Central Bank of Morocco, he was in charge of the Research Department and equally a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. Previously, he worked for eight years at the World Bank as an Economist for its regional units of the Middle East and North Africa and Africa.   Karim El Aynaoui has published books and journal articles on macroeconomic issues in develop ...
Dominique Guillo
Full Professor, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
He is professor of sociology and head of the research program Mind, Society and Public Policy of the Africa Institute for Research in Economics and Social Sciences (AIRESS). He is also senior research fellow at the french National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Former student of the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Paris Saclay (Cachan), where he studied economics, social sciences and philosophy, Dominique Guillo is an agrégé professor of economics and social sciences. He received a PhD in sociology and History of science from Paris-Sorbonne University. His research focuses on the links between biology, cognitive science and social sciences. On these topics, he led several research programs and has written eight books and a series of scientific papers. In 2009, he received ...
Jason Isaacson
Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, American Jewish Committee
Jason Isaacson is a longtime analyst of U.S. political and strategic affairs and an advocate for Arab-Israeli peace. An observer to the 1991-92 Middle East peace talks in Madrid, Moscow, and Washington, he represented AJC at the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna; since 1993, he has coordinated periodic AJC ministerial meetings throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and Asia, including numerous visits that were the first by an American Jewish civic organization. He has lectured periodically at the Diplomatic Institute of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy. In 2002, he was a Senior Visitor at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. Isaacson directed an AJC initiative to strengthen transatlantic cooperation on Middle East ...
Mohammed Loulichki
Senior Fellow
Mohammed Loulichki is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. He brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in diplomacy, conflict resolution, and human rights. He has served in various roles including as a member and Deputy Head of the Moroccan delegation to the 3rd Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982-1990), Head of the Department of Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988-1991), and General Director for Multilateral Affairs in the same ministry (2003-2006).   He also acted as Morocco's Ambassador to Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia (1995-1999), and was the Moroccan Government's Ambassador Coordinator with MINURSO (1999-2001). Furthermore, he se ...
Oussama Tayebi
International Relations Specialist
Oussama Tayebi is an international relations specialist in the International Relations Research Department at the Policy Center for the New South. His work focuses primarily on governance, peace, and security challenges in the Central Africa sub-region. Previously, he contributed to the activities of the UN Women Multi-Country Office for the Maghreb and the NGO The ONE Campaign, supporting advocacy initiatives on the Africa-EU partnership and official development assistance. Oussama holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the School of Governance and Economics in Rabat and a master’s degree in international relations from Sciences Po Aix. ...