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The Evolution of French Policy in the Middle East 2011-2016

Student: Karpunina Mariya

Supervisor: Yury Ilyich Rubinsky

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: International Relations (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2017

The Middle East is one of the priorities of France's foreign policy long historical period . Traditionally, the main directions of the foreign policy of France were the Palestinian-Israeli and Lebanese-Syrian tracks. These regions are the epicenter of events that involve countries of the region and where the competition takes place among the great powers at the moment. The aim of my paper work is to analyze the evolution of French policy in the Middle East region, which is considered in the context of France's bilateral relations with Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. The paper analyzes the main stages of relations from the beginning of the nineteenth century to 2016, much attention is paid to the role of France in settling the conflicts of our time-the Arab-Israeli and the Syrian and the Iranian nuclear program. The results of strategies used by France are illustrated separately for each direction. Also, i made a conclusion that the strategies didn't have a success in France, but in the whole of France's foreign policy proved untenable and led to terrorist attacks in Paris and made it possible for other countries to step up its presence in the region.

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