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North African Diaspora in Europe: Asset for Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation
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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
Towards Improved Green Hydrogen Communication Strategies in the Mediterranean: Bridging North-South Cooperation Dynamics
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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
Towards a Shared, Clean Energy Space in the Euro-Med: Outlining Priorities for the next European Commission
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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
Lessons Learnt from the Failure of the Mediterranean Solar Plan for the Succes of a Mediterranean Green Hydrogen Partnership
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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
Developing a Conceptual Model for Reciprocal Impacts Between Climate Change and Energy Security in the Mediterranean Region
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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
The Role of Green Bonds in Enhancing Energy Security in Jordan
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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
The Global Gateway in the Southern Neighbourhood: the Dilemma of Investing in Authoritarian MENA Countries
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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
What about Women? Pursuing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
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What about Women? Pursuing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

This Policy Brief delves into the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda in the Euro-Mediterranean region, particularly focusing on the progress and potential of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

15 February 2024
EU Policy in North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean: Balancing Differentiated Integration for Conflict Resolution and Democracy Support
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EU Policy in North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean: Balancing Differentiated Integration for Conflict Resolution and Democracy Support

This Policy Brief argues that reinforcing the EU’s foreign policy involves enhancing socio-political integration in some policy areas with neighbouring regions, such as North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

15 February 2024
Reviving Alternative Conflict Resolution Approaches in Proxy Wars: The Case of Libya
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Reviving Alternative Conflict Resolution Approaches in Proxy Wars: The Case of Libya

This policy brief argues that previous fora looking for a peaceful resolution in Libya have been unsuccessful due to the lack of human rights and bottom-up approaches in foreign policy-making.

15 February 2024
Meaningful Inclusion? Enhancing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in Euro-Mediterranean Conflict Resolution
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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
Social Media as an Instrument for Youth-Led Conflict Resolution in the Southern Neighbourhood
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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