Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Focus
The Cyprus Question: A Window of Opportunity in 2014?
Ten years ago most Greek Cypriots thought that the EU membership of the Republic of Cyprus could facilitate the conflict resolution process. These expectations were not fulfilled.
18 March 2014
- Focus
Bosnia. Cuando el nacionalismo no es suficiente
El 21 de noviembre de 1995 Warren Christopher afirmaba que el compromiso contraído en Dayton suponía “una victoria para todos aquellos que creen en una democracia multiétnica en Bosnia”.
12 March 2014
- Policy Brief
What Are the Prospects for Success of the Peace Talks on Syria?
The United Nations Peace Conference on Syria is due to take place on 22nd January. Several factors helped bring about this meeting, despite the failure of initial attempts.
21 January 2014
- Focus
El Mediterráneo, puerta cerrada a las migraciones
La respuesta política a nivel europeo a los naufragios pone en evidencia que las únicas herramientas que la UE propone ante la llegada de personas que intentan cruzar el Mediterráneo consisten en aplicar una estricta lógica de control migratorio....
17 December 2013
- 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 July 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 June 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 May 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 March 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 February 2013
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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 February 2013
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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 January 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 November 2012