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- Policy Study
Mediterranean Transport and Logistics in a Post-Covid-19 Era: Prospects and Opportunities
This publication is the outcome of the work of experts from different professional backgrounds and Euro-Mediterranean countries to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 and the future of transport and logistics.
1 September 2021
- Policy Study
Great Expectations: Defining A Trans-Mediterranean Cybersecurity Agenda
The transition to a green economy requires nothing short of a major, structural transformation of economic models, domestic and global. The scale and pace of the change needed and the high level of uncertainty require bold commitments.
27 August 2021
- Report
Drivers of radicalisation and violent extremism in the light of state dynamics in MENA and the Balkans
The seven country reports in this publication provide an overview of how institutions approach radicalisation and violent extremism in two different regions.
30 July 2021
- Policy Study
A Euro-Mediterranean Green Deal? Towards A Green Economy In The Southern Mediterranean
The transition to a green economy requires nothing short of a major, structural transformation of economic models, domestic and global. The scale and pace of the change needed and the high level of uncertainty require bold commitments.
18 June 2021
- Policy Study
Thriving on Uncertainty: COVID-19-Related Opportunities for Terrorist Groups
Taking into consideration how state responses and pre-existing socioeconomic grievances can be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to innovative findings on how terrorist groups have adapted and conducted their activities during the pandemic.
8 June 2021
- Policy Study
Post-Covid-19 EU-Southern Neighbourhood Trade Relations
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, which disturbed economic and social lives all over the globe, threatened to exacerbate the existing problems by virtue of disturbing production of and trade in food products.
19 May 2021
- Policy Study
Beyond Networks, Militias and Tribes: Rethinking EU Counter-Smuggling Policy and Response
The EU’s stated commitment to counter the negative impacts of migrant smuggling activities constitutes an opportunity to rethink the traditional approaches to smuggling.
11 May 2021
- Policy Study
Infrastructures and Power in the Middle East and North Africa
Geopolitics is back. A more aggressive great power competition and the disruptive effects of new technologies have given new impetus to the analysis of the impact of geography on political decisions.
14 September 2020
- Policy Study
The Role of China in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Beyond Economic Interests?
MENA has traditionally been rather peripheral to China’s interests. However, since the early 2000s, with fast-growing energy demand in the country and launch of the “global war on terrorism”, the region has been on Beijing’s radar.
20 July 2020
- Paper
Democratic Change and Urbanisation in the Aftermath of the Arab Revolts: Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Cooperation in Local Urban Development in Morocco and Tunisia
In its response to the Arab revolts, the EU only engaged marginally with their urban causes, and above all from a technical rather than political perspective. Euro-Mediterranean cultural cooperation programmes were an exception.
15 July 2020
- Report
Advancing Youth Financial Inclusion To Boost Job Creation And Growth In The Mediterranean Region
The event aims to shed light on the obstacles that the youth is facing to access finance and policies that can lead to improvements in the Mediterranean region.
10 June 2020
- Report
Digitalisation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Mediterranean
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Mediterranean create job opportunities and, increasingly, stimulate innovation. Unfortunately, they are often prevented from reaching their full potential.
7 June 2020