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Jordan: A Centenary in Sombre Mood, with Cautious Hope for Reform

Covid-19 has shaken an economy already facing structural challenges.

 16 August 2021

Egypt: Between Internal Fragilities and Regional Ambitions

Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Egypt of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is now having to reckon with the political and socio-economic consequences of the health emergency that risks aggravating what is already a difficult situation.

 15 August 2021

The Geopolitics of Pandemic-related Assistance to the Western Balkans

Covid-19 brought to the surface many structural vulnerabilities in the Western Balkans, a European periphery marked by its weak economies and inefficient and underfinanced healthcare and social welfare systems.

 12 August 2021

Re-examining Two Key Accession Processes: The Cases of North Macedonia and Serbia

The EU’s enlargement policy has been in permanent crisis since the autumn of 2019.

 11 August 2021

The 5+5 Dialogue after 30 years: Prospects and Challenges for Western Mediterranean Cooperation

Over the last 30 years, the Mediterranean Basin has witnessed countless initiatives to promote dialogue and cooperation between both shores of the Mare Nostrum.

 11 August 2021

The Cyprus Conflict: New Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean

Even for the standards of a conflict-ridden place such as Cyprus, the period between May 2020 and May 2021 can hardly be described as a good one.

 9 August 2021

Libya: General Overview of the Country

Today, Libya is filled with talk of elections, anxiety over political misconduct and the tentative hope of a reconciliation process.

 8 August 2021

Tunisia, 10 Years after the Promising Spring: The Harsh Realities of the Democratic Transition

Tunisia's young democracy has quickly run out of steam in less than a decade. Yet it has achieved some undeniable feats in just a few years.

 7 August 2021

Outlawing Golden Dawn: Dealing with Right-Wing Extremism in Greece

After a high-profile trial that lasted over five years, a Greek court ordered Golden Dawn’s leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos and many former members of the party to begin serving their prison sentences.

 5 August 2021

Morocco at the Crossroads: New Policies, Old Practices

The year 2021 in Morocco has been dominated by two trends that have characterized Moroccan policy for the last decade: the entrenchment of the monarchy and a more aggressive and confrontational foreign policy.

 3 August 2021

Whatever It Takes: When Foreign Policy Becomes the Key for Staying in Power

Right now there is an opportunity both for applying democratic conditionality and also for coming up with innovative proposals to multilateralize Turkey’s moves in the region.

 3 August 2021

Algeria: Two Years after the Hirak, Deadlock?

What makes the Algerian situation so particular is its constant evolution, rendering it difficult to determine its final trajectory.

 2 August 2021