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Facing ISIS: The Kurds of Syria and Iraq

Despite a long and bloody history, the Kurds have never faced quite as virulent and destructive a threat as the Islamic State (ISIS), which has sought to utterly destroy Kurdish political and cultural life in Iraq and Syria.

Tunisia: Civil Society, the Driving Force behind the Democratic Transition

In the devastated landscape of what has rather hastily been called the Arab Spring, Tunisia is an exception.

Decentralisation in the Arab World Must Be Strengthened to Provide Better Services

One of the major features of democracies is the extent to which the State is decentralised. With the advent of democratic transformations in the Arab world, decentralisation already is or will soon be on the reform agenda.

The Role of the Media in Turbulent Transitions: The Case of Egypt and Tunisia

What it truly means to be a journalist is one of the most pressing questions that countries affected by the Arab Spring have had to face.

Jihadism in Europe

The year 2015 opened with dramatic reminders that jihadism still poses a significant threat to the security of most European countries.

The Effects of European Austerity Measures on the South and East Mediterranean Countries

Following the 2008 United States (US) financial crisis and the European Union (EU) debt crisis, European countries have been experiencing a deep recession, and consequently a dramatic and fundamental shift in their expenditure and taxation policies....

Struggling against Food Waste in the Mediterranean Region to Strengthen Food Security

In the vast debate on food security, the issues of food loss and food waste have become central.

Mediterranean Flows into Europe. Refugees or Migrants?

2014 represented a record year for Europe as a whole, and more intensely for the Mediterranean area, both in terms of the number of migrant and refugee arrivals and in terms of asylum applications submitted overall in the European Union.

Assessment of Pollution Reduction Programmes in the Mediterranean Region

An institutional cooperation framework to deal with common problems of environmental pollution, the Mediterranean Action Plan is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. This provides the ideal opportunity to assess Mediterranean pollution reducti...

In Search of Green Shoots: Assessing The EU’s SPRING Programme

Civil unrest and regime changes in the early months of 2011 triggered a re-thinking of the EU’s relations with the MENA region. The spring that followed saw a materialisation of the (financial) commitment on behalf of the EU.

Gulf Assistance Funds Post-2011: Allocation, Motivation and Influence

The high volumes of Arab Gulf assistance funds post-2011 to several Arab MENA countries have intensified scholarly interest in understanding the Gulf States’ motives and in detecting continuities and changes in their allocation trends.