title: Pierre Razoux
text: # Pierre Razoux
  
  Pierre Razoux (born in 1966) is a writer and historian, a French Senior Civil Servant and a Doctor of Military History. He is in charge of the Mediterranean Dialogue and the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative. He studied law, history and international politics. He served previously in the Delegation for Strategic Affairs of the French Ministry of Defence and he got some years appointment in the Policy Division of the British Ministry of Defence as an exchange officer. He has a long experience in the field of international affairs and defence, particularly on Northern African, Middle Eastern, Caucasian, NATO and European matters.
  
  ## Career
  
  He is a specialist on the Middle East, a well-known lecturer and researcher who published 7 books and more than 90 academic articles. He has practical experience on the field, in geopolitics and international negotiations. An renown expert on the Near and Middle East and a specialist in contemporary conflicts, he wrote for the international press.
  
  He works as a full Professor and Research Director at IRSEM (Institute for Strategic Research) in Paris, where he is a regional director in charge of the Euratlantic, Russia, and Middle East.
  
  He lectures regularly in the field of international affairs, strategy, contemporary defence and conflict issues, particularly regarding the Middle East. He gives regular interviews in the media (leading newspapers, magazines, radios, TV) and keeps close links with numerous leading think tanks. He is married and has three daughters.
  
  