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The Iran War’s Indirect Shockwaves in the Mediterranean Maghreb
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The Iran War’s Indirect Shockwaves in the Mediterranean Maghreb

The Iran war is not turning the Mediterranean Maghreb into a direct theatre of escalation, but it is already reshaping the region’s political economy.

30 March 2026
The Iran War and How the World Sleepwalked into an Energy Crisis
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The Iran War and How the World Sleepwalked into an Energy Crisis

Instead of a short and contained confrontation, the conflict in Iran rapidly evolved into an energy crisis.

25 March 2026
The Gulf in the Crossfire: Strategic Consequences of the Iran War
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The Gulf in the Crossfire: Strategic Consequences of the Iran War

The Gulf states now face a stark and unwelcome choice: deeper integration into a US-led war posture they tried to avoid, or a continued exposure to Iranian coercion.

16 March 2026
The UFM vision statement 2025: a defensive turn in Euro-Mediterranean regionalism
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The UFM vision statement 2025: a defensive turn in Euro-Mediterranean regionalism

Roger Albinyana assesses the extent to which the UfM Vision Statement 2025 responds to the structural crisis of Euro-Mediterranean regionalism.

21 January 2026