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Dr. Derek Elzein

Dr. Derek Elzein

Dr. Derek Elzein

Associate Professor

PhD Credentials

PhD in Political Science

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Hal-Code derek-elzein
ORCID-Code 0009-0005-5632-1211

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Dr Derek El Zein is a political scientist specializing in international relations, geopolitics, and comparative political systems. He holds a PhD since 2006 from Paris II and obtained his Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR) in 2022. He is currently the Director of the Master’s program in International Law, States and Sovereignty (ILSS) at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. He also leads two programs at Université Paris Cité: the Master’s in Export Practices and Policies (PPE) and the University Diploma in Security and Safety of Public Spaces. His research focuses on contemporary transformations of the state in the international system, with particular attention to shifting power configurations, the circulation and contestation of international norms, and the strategic use of media in shaping geopolitical narratives and influence

• Thinking, Preventing, and Managing Natural Risks, Conference organized by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, 23–24 April 2025, United Arab Emirates. 


• Air Defense: Key Insights from Recent Conflict Zones, Conference organized by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, 21 October 2024, United Arab Emirates. 


• Maritime Geopolitical Stakes from the Indian Ocean to the Indo-Pacific: From Yesterday to Nowadays, Conference organized by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, 22 January 2024, United Arab Emirates. 


• Damages to Nature: How to Compensate? Damages to International Treaties, Legal Provisions, and Silences, Conference organized by Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, 2 November 2023, United Arab Emirates. 


• Private security and global security, the contributions of the law of May 25, 2021, and after? conference of the Maurice Hauriou center, Paris Cité University, Malakoff, 26 January 2022, France. 


• Transformations and consequences in society due to covid-19 pandemic, Virtual International Academic Conference, Kolegji AAB, 5-6 September 2020, Kosovo.

My research interests focus on International Relations, Geopolitics, Comparative Political Systems, Middle Eastern Politics, and Media and International Perceptions.

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