Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Focus
Albanian Elections Give Grounds for Optimism
Albania´s parliamentary elections offer a glimmer of hope. The smooth transfer of power is a welcome sign of maturity in a political system beset by bitter feuds and excessive polarization.
17 julio 2013
- Policy Brief
The European Global Strategy and the Mediterranean
Many recent comments on the EU’s Mediterranean policy come to the conclusion that the challenge raised by the Arab Spring has less to do with existing policies than with a lack of strategy.
20 junio 2013
- Focus
How Mediterranean is Turkey’s Economy? Some Ideas for Making the Mediterranean and Turkey More Relevant for Each Other
The Mediterranean as a region is undergoing a critical process of change. Where does the Turkey stand in this rapidly changing environment?
14 mayo 2013
- Focus
État et transition démocratique en Libye Analyse et perspectives
La guerre pour la démocratie en Libye, menée par les pays occidentaux, cache des enjeux économiques et géostratégiques relatifs à la compétition entre les pays occidentaux et les puissances émergentes.
12 marzo 2013
- Policy Brief
L’Union pour la Méditerranée : un cadre approprié pour une ambition mesurée
L´UPM a souffert, dès sa naissance, d’un environnement hostile qui est venue se greffer à des déficiences d’ordre institutionnel manifestes.
20 febrero 2013
- Focus
La question du changement en Algérie
Depuis le début du printemps arabe en Tunisie, une question récurrente est adressée aux journalistes et aux politologues algériens : pourquoi l´Algérie ne bouge-t-elle pas ?
4 febrero 2013
- Focus
Les partis islamistes a l’épreuve du gouvernement
Les victoires électorales remportées par des formations islamistes dans les derniers mois de 2011 ont amené nombre de commentateurs à populariser l´expression d´automne islamiste. La réalité est d´autant moins conforme à ce cliche.
9 enero 2013
- Policy Brief
Ceasefire Agreements Will Not Work: Activation of the Peace Process is the Solution
The recent ceasefire agreement signed in Cairo between Hamas and Israel was certainly not the first ceasefire since the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, and unfortunately will not be the last.
28 noviembre 2012
- Policy Brief
Elections in Libya
The election of a new national assembly in Libya is good news in several respects. Perhaps the first piece of good news is the simple fact that it actually took place and did so in a relatively peaceful atmosphere.
24 julio 2012
- Focus
The EU in the Arab Spring: A Reinforcer Rather than a Catalyst
The EU has been relatively quick at responding to the changes in its neighborhood. Yet this well-articulated rhetoric has not delivered any efficient strategy thus far.
17 julio 2012
- Policy Brief
China and the «Arab Spring»: a new player in the Middle East?
Driven by its external resource dependency, China had to adapt its foreign policy to the “Arab Spring” countries. In this process, Beijing showed its willingness to become a more active player to defend its growing interests.
5 julio 2012
- Policy Brief
Egypt’s Presidential Elections: Moving Beyond Authoritarianism?
The symbolic significance of Morsy’s election should not be underestimated – he has become an elected Islamist leader of the most populous Arab country. However, it does not necessarily signal a shift in the balance of power towards the Brotherho...
3 julio 2012