Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
North African Diaspora in Europe: Asset for Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation
This policy brief explores the evolving dynamics of Euro-Mediterranean relations nearly three decades after the Barcelona Process of 1995. As the EU’s traditional approaches, such as democracy promotion and financial aid, prove insufficient for sus...
15 July 2024
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Lessons Learnt from the Failure of the Mediterranean Solar Plan for the Succes of a Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Partnership
This policy brief presents the main lessons learned from the Mediterranean Solar Plan experience, as the need to reconsider large-scale regional strategies that overly favour multilateral formulas.
7 June 2024
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Towards a Shared, Clean Energy Space in the Euro-Med: Outlining Priorities for the next European Commission
This policy brief identifies some key priorities that the new European Commission will need to focus on to shape both its agenda for the Southern Neighbourhood and the European Green Deal’s external dimension.
7 June 2024
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Towards Improved Green Hydrogen Communication Strategies in the Mediterranean: Bridging North-South Cooperation Dynamics
This policy brief addresses the imperative need for improved communication strategies to facilitate the widespread adoption of green hydrogen (GH) technologies in the Mediterranean while bridging north-south cooperation dynamics.
7 June 2024
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The Role of Green Bonds in Enhancing Energy Security in Jordan
This policy brief aims to provide recommendations for the utilisation of green bonds as a financial instrument in enhancing energy security in Jordan.
5 June 2024
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Developing a Conceptual Model for Reciprocal Impacts Between Climate Change and Energy Security in the Mediterranean Region
By providing a conceptual framework tailored to policy-makers and stakeholders, this paper aims to foster a deeper understanding and concurrent management of these complex issues in the Mediterranean region.
5 June 2024
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The Global Gateway in the Southern Neighbourhood: the Dilemma of Investing in Authoritarian MENA Countries
The policy brief discusses the Global Gateway investment program launched by the EU to foster infrastructure projects connecting Europe with other parts of the world, particularly the Southern Neighbourhood.
15 March 2024
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Strategic Communication, a key to the success of the EU’s Global Gateway
The policy brief discusses the importance of Strategic Communication in ensuring the success of the European Union’s (EU) Global Gateway initiative.
15 February 2024
- Policy Brief
Understanding Intra-Ethnic Conflicts through a Youth Lens: The Case of the Intra-Kurdish Conflict
This policy brief aims to illuminate the critical and pivotal, yet frequently overlooked, perspective of youth concerning intra-Kurdish conflict and its peaceful resolution.
15 February 2024
- Policy Brief
An India-Middle East-Europe Corridor for Peace: The EU’s Role in Transforming a Grand Announcement into an Inclusive Forum
Despite the perceived hopelessness of the situation in the Middle East, shelving this trans-regional corridor would be a mistake.
15 February 2024
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Social Media as an Instrument for Youth-Led Conflict Resolution in the Southern Neighbourhood
The weaponisation of social media platforms, and their influence on conflict settings, is made evident through increasingly frequent and sophisticated misinformation and disinformation campaigns.
15 February 2024
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Meaningful Inclusion? Enhancing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in Euro-Mediterranean Conflict Resolution
This paper explores the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) Agenda’s impact on youth involvement in conflict resolution, focusing on Euro-Mediterranean regions, specifically post-Arab Spring Yemen and Libya.
15 February 2024