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The Mediterranean, an Absolute Priority for Europe

Decentralisation and Local Governance in the MENA Region

The major question for political analysts is whether recent local governance reforms in the MENA region really amount to increased authority and autonomy for local institutions, leading to greater local democracy.

Turkey in 2009: Active Globalisation Outside, Domestic Polarisation Inside

In the last decade, Turkey has undergone significant changes and transformations experienced and felt in all spheres of life. Turkey’s “geopolitical pivot” and regional power role in world politics has become more important.

The Financial Crisis’s Impact on Employment in the Mediterranean Region: The Story of Two Coasts

China’s Influence in the Mediterranean

Public-Private Partnerships in the MENA Region in Times of Crisis: Current Trends in Private Sector Participation and PPP Policy Evaluation in MENA

Effective regulatory frameworks for public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure development have become an important comparative advantage for countries’ ability to attract international investors in infrastructure and public services.

Border Management and Migration in the Mediterranean Region

In recent years the Mediterranean area has seen migration management policies become an important geopolitical factor in the context of international relations in the region.

NATO’s Outreach to and Cooperation with Mediterranean Countries through the Mediterranean Dialogue

NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue process was defined as an integral part of NATO's co-operative approach to security. It was seen as providing a framework for confidence building, promoting transparency and cooperation in the region.

Using Evidence to Bridge the Untenable Gaps

Untenable gaps haunt the Mediterranean. Nowhere else in the world is the interdependence between what used to be called ‘developing’ and ‘developed’ nations so present and proximate.

Economic Crisis and Investments in the Arab Region

Only Common Policies Can Lend the Mediterranean Region Strategic Ambition

The strategic objective of regional Euro-Mediterranean integration is not clear. We do have a general goal, that of creating an area of prosperity and peace. But more precisely?

The 2009 Elections in Israel

The fragmentation of the Israeli political system, technically based on a highly proportional representative parliamentarian structure with a threshold of only 2%, has produced another stalemate.