Table of Contents
FOREWORD
Senén Florensa, Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, (IEMed)
Narcís Serra, President of Fundació CIDOB
PERSPECTIVES
Towards a Space for Dialogue, Fellowship and Prosperity, José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero
KEYS
Armed Conflicts in the Mediterranean
Five Years after the US-Led Invasion: Iraq betwixt Failed State and Emerging Taliban Democracy, Faleh A. Jabar
Gaza and the West Bank and the Source of Recent Problems in Palestine, Daoud Kuttab
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: 2007, a Pivotal Year, Abderrahmane Moussaoui
New Factors in the Geostrategies of the Mediterranean
Iran, a Geopolitical Player in the Middle East, Gema Martín Muñoz
French Initiative in the Mediterranean Region: Back to Square One?, Jean-Robert Henry
The European Project in the Mediterranean: Barcelona Plus, Juan Prat y Coll
US Policy in the Middle East in 2007: In Quest of a Success, Augustus Richard Norton
New Economic Actors in the Mediterranean
Foreign Direct Investments in the MEDA Region in 2007: Euro-Med Integration or Euro-Med-Gulf Triangle? Pierre Henry
China in North Africa, François Lafargue
DOSSIER
WATER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Resources and Water Demand: Forecasts for the Future of Water in the Mediterranean, Mohammed Blinda
Water Management in the Mediterranean Countries of the European Union, Juan Cánovas Cuenca
Green Water and Effective Legislation for Transboundary Water Management, Khaled Abu-Zeid
Groundwater Resources in the Mediterranean Region: Importance, Uses and Sharing, Alice Aureli, Jacques Ganoulis and Jean Margat
The Hydropolitics of the Mediterranean, Habib Ayeb
The Economic Value of Water and its Implications in the Mediterranean Basin, M. A. Soler Manuel
Impacts of Climate Change on the Mediterranean Area: Its Relevance to the Water Issue, Marta Moren Abat
Water Governance in the Mediterranean Region and Public Involvement, Anthi Dionissia Brouma and Michael J. Scoullos
Shared Basin Management (Conflict versus Cooperation): The Nile Basin, a Case Study, Tarek Majzoub
Shared Basin Management (Disputes vs Cooperation): Israel-Palestine, a Case Study, Julie Trottier
Towards a Euro-Mediterranean Water Strategy?, Iván Martín
PANORAMA: THE MEDITERRANEAN YEAR
The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
Rise and Decline of the European Neighbourhood Policy, Andrea Amato
A Year of Debates and Clarifications, Fidel Sendagorta
Security
The European Union and the Kosovo Challenge, Gemma Collantes Celador
Arms Race in the Mediterranean, Thanos Dokos
Population, Human Development and Human Security in Arab Mediterranean Countries, Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid
Mediterranean Politics
Europe
The New Challenges of the European Project: A View at the 50th Anniversary of the European Union, Enrique Barón Crespo
2007 in Greece: Paving the Way for a Major Political Realignment, Michalis Spourdalakis
Maghreb
The Sense of Elections in the Maghreb Countries, Khadija Mohsen-Finan
Contradictory Signals from Libya, Isabelle Werenfels
Algeria in 2007: A Year of Elections, Foreign Currency and Investment, but also of Terrorism and Social Tensions, Rafael Bustos
Middle East
Israel: A Cul de Sac State 2007, Ilan Pappé
Political Transitions in the Arab World, Dina Shehata
Syria 2007: Outcome and Outlook, Salam Kawakibi
Turkey and the Balkans
Avoidance of a Political Crisis in Turkey, Cengiz Aktar
Kosovo, a Tentative Independence, Jean-Arnault Dérens
The Balkans in 2007: The Europeanist Mirage?, Francisco Veiga
Economy and Territory
Productive Structure and Labour Market
Governance and the Economy in the MENA Region, Noha El-Mikawy and Ingvild Oia
Stabilisation or Modernisation? New Challenges for Economic Reform in the Maghreb, Gonzalo Escribano
Commercial Relations
Natural Gas in the Mediterranean: More than Just a Commodity, Less than a Factor of Interdependence?, Hakim Darbouche and Hadi Hallouche
2007: The Year that Saw the First Step towards a Future European Policy on Remittances, Iñigo Moré
The Agro-Food Sector in the Mediterranean: A Bridge Between the Two Shores, Josep Puxeu
Sustainable Development
2007 Summer Fires in the European Mediterranean – The Cases of Greece, Italy and Spain, Corinne Lampin-Maillet
Tourism in the Mediterranean: Safeguarding Heritage or Destroying the Environment?, Mimoun Hillali
Territory and Transport
Getting it Right: Policies for Urban Transformation, George Martine
Socioeconomic Situation and Transport Infrastructures in the Maghreb, Andreu Ulied and Oriol Biosca
Culture and Society
Development and Cooperation
An Emerging Donor in the Mediterranean Basin: Turkey, Musa Kulaklikaya and Ali Aybey
Migrations
Migration in the MENA Region: An Overview, Heba Nassar
Searching for Instability? Refugees and Displaced People in the Middle East, Gemma Pinyol
“Dying to Make it to (and in) Europe”: Managing Migration in a Mediterranean Context, Peter Schatzer
Circular Migrations in the Euro-Mediterranean Space, or When Migrant Workers Contribute to Prosperity without Reaping the Fruits of Integration, Nathalie Jouant
Cultural Dialogue
The Strategic Proposal for the Candidacy of the Mediterranean Diet for Inclusion in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Sandro Dernini
The Dialogue of Cultures in Question, Thierry Fabre
Summer Festivals in Morocco: International Influence and a Factor of Social Cohesion, Fadma Aït Mous and Mohamed Wazif
APPENDICES
Maps
Chronologies
Chronology of Major Conflicts and Political Events
Chronology Israel - Palestine
Chronology of the Barcelona Process
Other Cooperation Initiatives in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Electoral Observatory
Cooperation in the Mediterranean
European Union Cooperation
Spanish Cooperation in the Mediterranean
Migrations in the Mediterranean
Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements
Signature of Multilateral Treaties and Conventions
The Mediterranean in Brief
Definitions
List of the Organisms Consulted for Drawing Up Tables, Charts and Maps
Country Abbreviations in Tables, Charts and Maps
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index of Boxes
Index of Tables
Index of Charts
Index of Maps
Authors
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