Policy Studies /
Papers / Reports
- Policy Study
Green Finance in the Mediterranean
The emergence of critical environmental issues requires an integration of sustainability concerns into the mechanisms of the global economy. Green finance holds the promise of an integrated way to address environmental challenges.
12 December 2017
- Paper
The Mediterranean As An Open Living Lab
Digital technologies, while offering new opportunities, are also proving to be instruments of concentrations of wealth. Is technology only a new form of economic domination, or can it reveal new opportunities for the Mediterranean societies?
8 November 2017
- Report
For the Inclusion of Local Actors in the Promotion of Female Entrepreneurship
The purpose of the diagnosis is to analyse obstacles to entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial intentions of women from the wilaya (province) of Algiers, taking two districts of the city of Algiers as case studies.
1 November 2017
- Report
Promoting Participation of Women and Youth in the Palestinian Political System
Underrepresentation of women and youth in leadership and decision making levels severely impacts the ability to mobilize Palestinian resources and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their efforts in reform processes.
1 November 2017
- Report
Euro-Mediterranean Regional Dialogue on Advocacy in the Field of Gender Equality
This document presents the visions, priorities, challenges and recommendations resulting from the “Euro – Mediterranean Regional Dialogue on Advocacy in the Field of Gender Equality’’.
26 October 2017
- Policy Study
Conflict in Libya: A Multidimensional Crisis: State of Play and Paths towards a Sustainable Peace
Libya is a sufficiently relevant issue on which the existing cooperation forged by the Western Mediterranean Forum can be strengthened and deepened without it losing cohesion and inclusiveness among its member states.
16 October 2017
- Paper
Militia Institutionalisation and Security Sector Reform in Libya
Putting an end to the ongoing political and military conflict in Libya requires effectively dealing with one of the major security threats: militias and armed groups.
15 June 2017
- Paper
Building Partnerships in Challenging Times: The Defence Arrangements of Tunisia
In light of the security challenges of the post-Arab Spring, Tunisia has been seeking for new international partnerships and assistance in order to modernise its defence forces and tackle security threats.
10 May 2017
- Paper
Digital Entrepreneurship: Expanding the Economic Frontier in the Mediterranean
What relationship exists between entrepreneurs, the digital economy, entrepreneurship ecosystems, growth or economic development and technology? Can these concepts be isolated from one another to ascertain their individual impact?
12 April 2017
- Paper
Post-Conflict Re-Construction in MENA: Previous Experiences and Stakeholder’s Inclusive Involvement in the Future Reconstruction of Libya, Syria and Iraq
The chosen reconstruction process and model will be critical to define the reconfigurations in Syria and Libya and give shape to that new order and power-sharing structures settling down with peace.
11 April 2017
- Policy Study
Future of Syria
Projecting a government structure for post-conflict Syria is a cumbersome task. Post-conflict Syria would have to deal with issues such as reconciliation, protection of minorities, security sector reform and reconstruction and development.
10 April 2017
- Paper
The European Union and the External Dimension of Security: Supporting Tunisia as a Model in Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
The case of Tunisia is one of the most interesting to study in terms of adaptation of a transitional regime to a new counter-terrorism strategy and of the influence the EU could exert on the development of policies in the security sector.
4 April 2017