Fatima Moussaoui holds a PhD in International Security from General Gutiérrez Mellado Military Institute, graduated from Sciences Po Paris, War College of Paris, Navy School of Brest. She is a Lecturer and Mentor at the Sciences Po Paris, School of Public Affairs, Department of Security & Defence, affiliated to the ESDR3C Chair at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris. Her academic research focuses on geopolitics and geostrategies in the Middle East, the countries of the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea. In addition to her work as a Lecturer, she acts as a Policy Advisor to institutions and companies seeking expertise on MENA. Dr Fatima Moussaoui has over fifteen years' experience in the MENA media sector, as a journalist, director and producer of documentary films.