Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
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
- Policy Brief
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
- Policy Brief
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
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
- Policy Brief
Navigating the Intersection between Mediation and Digital Technology: Opportunities to Strengthen EU Peace Capacities
This policy brief examines how digital technologies are incorporated into EU mediation practices so far, and how the EU can better integrate digital technologies to enhance its peace mediation approach.
21 February 2022
- Focus
Security Challenges and Authoritarian Resilience in the Levant in a Regional and International Perspective – The Case of Jordan
As a result of regional conflicts, Palestinian refugees have played an important role in defining Jordanian foreign and security policy. The question of the Palestinians in Jordan constitutes a significant issue in regional politics.
5 February 2020
- Policy Brief
Peace According to Real Estate Dealers
Most details of the hyped peace plan for the Israelis and Palestinians, prepared by the Trump administration, are unknown: what is in it, when it will be announced, and who, if anyone, will sit down to negotiate.
25 October 2019
- Policy Brief
Three Steps in Ensuring Digital Security of Egyptian Activists Abroad
The tight grip of the Egyptian government on the digital sphere has turned the 2011 “generation protest”, empowered at a time by social media revolution, into, what today many call, “generation jail”.
8 October 2019
- Spot On
The Implications of Israeli Elections on Palestinians
The results of the recent Israeli elections indicated that reaching peace with the Palestinians is not likely to happen in the near future. The biggest losers are the parties favourable to the two-state solution.
20 May 2019
- Spot On
The Election Results in Israel: Regional Implications and Netanyahu’s Immediate Challenges
The results of the elections in Israel can only be understood as an impressive achievement by Netanyahu. The right in Israel, together with the ultra-Orthodox parties, wins an overwhelming majority.
20 May 2019
- Policy Brief
Toward Understanding Violence and Revising Counter-Violence Policies in the Southern Mediterranean
Back in 2011, a wave of violence started in the Southern Mediterranean region. Central authorities tightened their control to contain it; however, any decrease in the number of violent attacks is misleading.
5 April 2019
- Policy Brief
Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers
In recent years, Russia has expanded its arms transfers to MENA seeking to re-establish its influence in the region. To MENA countries, arms acquisitions from Russia is advantageous.
1 April 2019