Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Policy Brief
La « sécuritocratie » dans la tourmente des révolutions arabes
Les dictatures ont réussi à spolier et à démolir l’économie de leur pays. Ainsi, les dictateurs ont déchiré minutieusement le tissu social en rendant leurs sociétés à leurs états primitifs afin d’empêcher toute organisation civile.
2 July 2012
- Policy Brief
The Imperative of Security Sector Reform after the Arab Spring
The social and political revolts in the Middle East and North Africa generated unprecedented transformations in the region. Among the most urgent features of this evolution is the question of the need for reform of the security sector.
20 June 2012
- Policy Brief
L’Algérie: Un Calme Trompeur?
La Libye « libérée » ne manque pas de soulever des interrogations en Algérie. Pourquoi les révoltés libyens ont-ils aussi vite basculé dans une stratégie insurrectionnelle ? Ce scénario libyen est-il à même de se reproduire en Algérie?
25 November 2011
- Policy Brief
Palestine, the United Nations and the Role of External Actors: Where Does that Leave Europe?
Where will the mediation efforts leave Europe once the diplomatic activity at the UN is over and the Security Council debates Palestine’s request for membership?
27 September 2011
- Policy Brief
Palestine at the UN: Outlook and Expected Implications
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has initiated a process of application for UN membership ahead of the regular UN General Assembly meeting that would start on 20th September. The move seemed to come as a result of several concerns.
15 September 2011
- Policy Brief
Palestine at the UN: Moving Towards a Consistent European Stance
The PLO/PA is determined to submit its bid for recognition of Palestinian statehood based on the 1967. This historical decision to approach the UN is of equal importance to that of the mutual PLO-Israel recognition in 1993.
8 September 2011
- Focus
Food Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: Main Challenges
Achieving availability of sufficient food for all should be at the core of policies aiming to effectively tackle the problem of poverty and hunger.
21 June 2010