The FMES takes actively part in strategic thinking concerning relations, both between France and the European Union and between the Euro-Mediterranean area and the Arab-Muslim world.
The foundation is involved in the development of a Euro-Mediterranean partnership in the political and security fields, through studies, consulting, and courses cycles to administrations, territorial collectivities, municipalities and companies.
It fosters links between actors from civilian life, collectivities and military world so as to allow a better understanding of security matters in the economic environment of the regions.
It had become obvious that maritime issues, specially those tackling security, were becoming more and more important for France and the European Union, mainly due to waxing globalization and international trade.
Besides, the growing chaos in Middle-East encouraged the FMES to shift its reflexions' gravity point from West to East, and South, with the inclusion of the Sahel region in the eye of the FME studies, following the involvement of French troops there.