Dr. Emmanuel Navon is a scholar of International Relations, author, and institutional leader. He is the Founder and CEO of the Euro-Med Middle East Council (EM2C), a policy institute dedicated to strengthening strategic cooperation between Europe, Israel, and democratic partners across the Mediterranean and beyond.
He lectures in International Relations at Tel Aviv University, where he was awarded the Faculty of Social Sciences’ Teaching Excellence Award in 2022, and is a Senior Fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS). His research and teaching focus on diplomacy, international order, strategy, and the geopolitics of Europe–Middle East relations.
Dr. Navon has authored four books and numerous articles on international politics and Israeli foreign policy. His work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals, including the Review of International Studies and the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, as well as in international newspapers such as Le Monde and Newsweek. His book The Star and the Scepter: A Diplomatic History of Israel (Jewish Publication Society / University of Nebraska Press, 2020) is widely used in academic and policy circles and has been translated into Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, French, and Italian.
Alongside his academic work, Dr. Navon contributes analysis and commentary to global media and participates in high-level policy discussions and professional forums across Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia.
Previously, he served as CEO of ELNET-Israel and held senior academic positions, including Head of the Political Science and Communication Department at the Jerusalem Haredi College (affiliated with Bar-Ilan University). Earlier in his career, he worked in international consulting and development projects in Europe and Africa.
Born in Paris in 1971, Dr. Navon was educated in France and Israel. He holds a degree in public administration from Sciences Po Paris and a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is fluent in English, French, and Hebrew, with working knowledge of German and Italian.