Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
In from the Cold: Russia’s Agenda in the Middle East and Implications for the EU
ussian foreign policy in the MENA forms part of a comprehensive strategy, aimed at undercutting what it perceives as Western supremacy. However, in the perception of several regional leaders, Russia emerged as a consistent actor, proving reliable.
4 February 2020
- Spot On
Imposing Middle East Peace: Why EU Member States Should Recognise Palestine
In late 2017, US President broke US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Today’s Foreign Affairs Council is an opportunity to take stock of the situation and to contemplate the next moves to make.
22 January 2020
- Policy Brief
Graffiti and Political Sarcasm as Tools for Political Participation in Egypt
In Egypt, one of the forms used on social media to refer to political developments were sarcasm and satire. Following 2011, another form of activism appeared – graffiti - aimed to keep the spirit of the revolution awake.
28 December 2019
- Spot On
Algeria: To Vote or Not to Vote?
We asked a group of Algerian and European young political analysts to shed some light on the situation in Algeria before the elections. Is Algeria ready for the elections? What is at stake?
15 December 2019
- Policy Brief
When Austerity Meets Activism: A Common Tale on the Opposite Shores of the Mediterranean
Despite economic, social and political differences between Amman and Athens and different ideologies channeling the crowds’ sentiments, in both cases people took to the streets due to comparable economic grievances.
4 November 2019
- Policy Brief
Youth Water Cooperation in the Mediterranean: Challenges and the Way Forward
In the context of the current water challenges in the Mediterranean region, young people are making a difference by adopting innovative solutions to water issues and raising awareness on issues related to water management.
31 October 2019
- Focus
25 Years of Wadi Araba: the State of Jordanian-Israeli Relations and the Future of the Peace Treaty
Next 26 October will mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Agreement between Jordan and Israel, known as the Wadi Araba Treaty. 25 years later, serious doubts arise with regards to the future of the treaty.
28 October 2019
- 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
- Focus
New Old Thinking in Palestine
There is a Jewish maxim that people tend to look for a lost key where there is light and not where they lost the key. The diplomatic efforts to end the Israel/Palestine conflict were a search for the key where there was light.
21 October 2019
- Policy Brief
Riding the Cyber Wave: How Feminist Activism Develops Strategies against Gender-Based Violence
Gender issues and activism around gender have been under the spotlight since the Arab revolutions, although feminist and women’s organisations had been advocating for social change prior to 2011.
16 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
- Policy Brief
Par-delà son passé, le futur de l’Algérie sera-t-il révolutionnaire ? Mémoire, vérité et justice comme enjeux de la société civile
Bien que les acteurs de l´Hirak se présentent comme les successeurs des générations ayant résisté au régime autoritaire, ils assument une rupture nette vis-à-vis de la culture et de l’imaginaire politique algérien.
10 July 2019