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Mediterranean Platform

About us

Our Mission: To provide a platform where research, dialogue, education and culture come together to strengthen cooperation and address shared regional challenges.

The Mediterranean Platform is an independent think-and-act organisation working across the Wider Mediterranean and Africa. We bring together researchers, policymakers, businesses, civil society, cultural actors and young leaders to better understand shared challenges and develop practical responses.

We see the Platform not simply as a network, but as a shared space where different perspectives meet. Research informs policy. Dialogue builds trust. Partnerships create opportunities. Culture opens new avenues for understanding. Young people contribute ideas, energy and leadership. Together, these exchanges help turn knowledge into cooperation and cooperation into action.

Our work combines multidisciplinary research, policy dialogue, education, cultural engagement and strategic partnerships to strengthen informed decision-making, support peacebuilding efforts and mediation, build capacity and foster regional cooperation. Across all our activities, we seek to amplify local perspectives, encourage collaboration across sectors and borders, and contribute to a more peaceful and sustainable future.

Virginie Collombier

Virginie Collombier

Virginie Collombier is a political scientist and practitioner with over twenty years of combined academic and policy experience on governance, conflict transformation, and diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular focus on Libya.

v.collombier@mediplatform.org
Luigi Narbone

Luigi Narbone

Luigi Narbone is a scholar and former diplomat (former EU Ambassador to Saudia Arabia and GCC countries). He has extensive experience bridging academia, policy and international diplomacy, with a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Gulf studies and Mediterranean geopolitics.

l.narbone@mediplatform.org
Sufian Ararah

Sufian Ararah

Sufian Ararah is a Libyan filmmaker, cinematographer, and media consultant based in Berlin, with over a decade of experience in film production and strategic communication across the Mediterranean region.

s.ararah@mediplatform.org
Misbah Omar

Misbah Omar

Misbah Omar is a Libya-based analyst focusing on security issues and national reconciliation. He has been a leading member of Peace Makers Libya since 2018.

m.omar@peacemakers.ly

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