Multimedia

Avoidance of a Political Crisis in Turkey

Turkey is a Mediterranean country currently at the negotiation stage for European Union membership. This is the final turning point before their ultimate membership, and it will undoubtedly take many years.

The Dialogue of Cultures in Questions

The dialogue of cultures has become a new magic potion, a nostrum, an assemblage of trite and empty words which are there to make a show.

The Balkans in 2007: The Europeanist Mirage?

If one had to choose just one leitmotiv for news coming from the Balkans in 2007, it would be that of the “return” of the great powers to the region to vie amongst themselves for areas of influence.

Towards a Space of Dialogue, Fellowship and Prosperity

Kosovo, a Tentative Independence

After almost nine years of a fruitless international protectorate, Kosovo declared its independ-ence on 17th February 2008. It was recognised by the USA and a number of European states in spite of strong opposition from Serbia and its ally, Russia.

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.

Foreword

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.