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Natural Gas in the Mediterranean: More than Just a Commodity, Less than a Factor of Interdependence?

The Mediterranean energy picture captures in microcosm many of the issues facing the global energy market today.

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Tourism in the Mediterranean: Safeguarding Heritage or Destroying the Environment?

Tourism and heritage have merged together in the Mediterranean to provide an exceptional environment that supports the blossoming of holidays, leisure and play.

The Sense of Elections in the Maghreb Countries

Questioning the sense of the elections in the central Maghreb countries – Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – seems relevant, but somewhat incongruous at the same time.

The Agro-Food Sector in the Mediterranean: a Bridge Between the Two Shores

In recent months the media has rediscovered the agro-food sector as an economic sector of the first order, occupying a strategic place in its two aspects of food and energy.

Migration in the MENA Region: an Overview

In general the Arab Region is characterized by two distinctive migration patterns: intra-regional migration and extra-regional migration.

Contradictory Signals from Libya

The year 2007 brought a consolidation of existing trends with regard to both Libya’s external relations and its domestic developments.

Political Transitions in the Arab World

The year 2007 marked the end of a brief interval of political liberalization in the Arab world which began shortly after the occupation of Iraq.

Summer Festivals in Morocco: International Influence and a Factor of Social Cohesion

Morocco, known as a country of sun, is also a country of festivals. Since the late 1990s, the organisation of festivals has experienced a spectacular growth.

Syria 2007: Outcome and Outlook

The years when Syrians experienced a glimmer of democracy seem very far away.

Stabilisation or Modernisation? New Challenges for Economic Reform in the Maghreb

Ever since the crisis of the 1980s, economic reform in the Maghreb has focused on macroeconomic stabilisation, with the goal of providing a healthy economic base to favour growth.

Getting it Right: Policies for Urban Transformation

The urban transition in developing countries is telescoping time, needing just a few decades to do what took a century or more in the industrialized countries.