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SUMMARY:Evening conference on 13 October 2026 - Registration form
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DESCRIPTION:Dear Madam\, Sir\,\nWe are pleased to invite you to an evening
  conference hosted by the Centre for Security and Defence Studies of the R
 oyal Higher Institute for Defence on Tuesday 13 October 2026 from 17:0
 0 until 18:30. \nOn the eve of 7 October 2023\, news from the Middle Eas
 t had been pushed into the background\, successively overshadowed first by
  the COVID-19 pandemic and then by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The fo
 llowing day\, the world began to be thrown into turmoil by a staggering ch
 ain reaction triggered by Hamas’s attack on the outskirts of the Gaza St
 rip.\nLooking back\, it is clear that the Israeli military response – in
 itially focused on Gaza – gradually revealed a strategy of regional scop
 e\, reshuffling the cards across several now-interconnected theatres of op
 erations (Iran\, Iraq\, Yemen\, etc.). The descent into hell for the Pales
 tinian people\, the unprecedented weakening of Hezbollah in Lebanon\, the 
 fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and a new Gulf War with global economic r
 epercussions make it more complex and\, hence\, more important than ever t
 o follow and understand what happens in the Middle East.\nTo make sense of
  this chaotic landscape\, we are honoured to welcome Prof. Dr Gilles Kepel
  (Sciences Po Paris)\, a leading expert on the region and the ties that bi
 nd us to it. He will explain how the conflicts of recent years have reveal
 ed a profound shift in the global balance of power and exacerbated interna
 l divisions within Western societies.\nThis conference will be held in Fre
 nch in the conference room at campus Renaissance (entrance: rue Hobbema 8/
 Hobbemastraat 8\, 1000 Brussels) on Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 17:00. S
 imultaneous interpretation in English and Dutch will depend on the progres
 s of the renovation work in the Frank De Winne conference room and cannot 
 be guaranteed at this time. Please note that online participation will not
  be possible.\nGilles Kepel’s latest book\, Pèlerinage français (publi
 shed by Albin Michel\, 2026)\, will be available for purchase and signatur
 e by the author.\nKindly register in advance at www.defence-institute.be. 
 Registration is required by Tuesday 6 October 2026 at the latest.\n  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
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