Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- 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
- 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
- Focus
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
- Focus
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
The Advent of ‘Islamic’ Democracy in MENA
Indisputably, the Arab Spring has drastically reshaped the political landscape in MENA. Yet this scene is markedly diverse, heterogeneous and, most importantly, one of rivalry.
14 September 2012
- Policy Brief
Elections in Libya
The election of a new national assembly in Libya is good news in several respects. Perhaps the first piece of good news is the simple fact that it actually took place and did so in a relatively peaceful atmosphere.
24 July 2012
- Policy Brief
Egypt’s Presidential Elections: Moving Beyond Authoritarianism?
The symbolic significance of Morsy’s election should not be underestimated – he has become an elected Islamist leader of the most populous Arab country. However, it does not necessarily signal a shift in the balance of power towards the Brotherho...
3 July 2012
- Policy Brief
Is an Islamist Democracy Emerging in North Africa? Its Contours and Objectives, A View from the North
The main novelty of the Arab revolts in 2011-2012 is that state actors on the regional and international political scene will have to deal with new North African political leaders, who represent the will of the electorate.
15 June 2012
- Focus
Egyptian Presidential Elections: From the First to the Second Round
Egyptians have lived through the dream of the transition, but they ended up in the forthcoming elections with the same choice between the military and the Islamists.
12 June 2012
- Focus
Législatives algériennes: la légitimation électorale du discours sécuritaire
Les élections législatives algériennes suscitent un regain d´intérêt. L´Algérie est-elle dans une logique de redémarrage du processus de transition démocratique ?
16 May 2012
- Focus
Les défis de l’État libyen après la « guerre pour la démocratie »
La guerre en Libye ont mis fin au pouvoir de Kadhafi, créant une situation pour laquelle le gouvernement provisoire est peu préparé.
11 April 2012
- Focus
In Syria, The Diplomatic Solution Lies in the Isolation of the Regime
It is taken for granted that the social networks, Internet and mobile phones have played a big part in the Arab Spring. How far do these media have a determining role?
14 March 2012