Tewfik Hamel is a researcher, lecturer, and trainer. He holds a doctorate in military history and defense studies from Paul-Valéry University (France). He is an associate researcher at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (France), the Institute for Applied Geopolitical Studies (France), the Initiative for Peace and Security in Africa (Senegal), Idées-Afrique (Canada), and Stractegia. He regularly contributes to French- and Arabic-language media and publishes in French, English, and Arabic.