The Moroccan Army participated in the first meeting of the research group of the Euro-Maghreb Center for Research and Strategic Studies, held at the Libyan Higher Academy for Strategic Studies. The focus of the meeting was on artificial intelligence and its impacts within the “5+5 Defense” framework.
This meeting was part of the approved research program for the current working year of the “5+5 Defense” initiative and included the presence of military and academic officials from Libya, including the Secretary-General of the Libyan Army General Staff, along with representatives from the Ministry of Defense and heads of specialized research and military institutions, as well as the Secretary-General of the Euro-Maghreb Center for Research and Strategic Studies.
Experts and researchers from the member states of the initiative attended, including Morocco, Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Mauritania, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia, while Malta was absent due to organizational reasons, as stated in an official statement from the Libyan Ministry of Defense.
The discussions at the meeting focused on initial approaches to employing artificial intelligence in defense and security sectors and its potential repercussions on regional military cooperation. The participants agreed on the general structure of the research, defining its key themes, distributing tasks among the participating teams, and setting a timeline for project phases.
The “5+5 Defense” initiative is among the oldest frameworks for security and military cooperation between the northern and southern Mediterranean countries, dating back to the 1990s. Its aim is to enhance joint coordination in addressing transnational security challenges amid a changing international and regional context.
