Amir NOUR (nom de plume) is an Algerian researcher in international relations and a Research Associate of the Canada-based Centre for Research on Globalization. He specializes in the relationship between the West and the Arab-Muslim world throughout history. He is the author of 3 books including 2 in French language: "L’Orient et l’Occident à l’heure d’un nouveau Sykes-Picot” (The Orient and the Occident in Time of a New Sykes-Picot) Editions Alem El Afkar, Algiers, 2014, and “L’Islam et l’ordre du monde” (Islam and the Order of the World), Editions Alem El Afkar, Algiers, 2021.