Events
Workshop
Trends and challenges for cooperation to development in the Mediterranean
Seminar organized by the AECID and the IEMed on the challenges of cooperation to development in the Mediterranean
Conference
The Chinese presence in North Africa
Lecture by Thierry Pairault, Socioeconomist and Sinologist, co-organised by the IEMed as part of the Aula Mediterrània 2022-23 programme in collaboration with the Master’s in Diplomacy and International Organizations, CEI/UB.
Conference
Threats and alliances in the post-2011 Middle East
Lecture by May Darwich, Associate Professor in International Relations of the Middle East at the University of Birmingham, moderated by Lurdes Vidal (IBEI)
Conference
EU Relations With Southern Mediterranean Countries: The Democratic Conditionality Clause
Lecture by Maria del Carmen Muñoz Rodríguez, associate professor at the International Public Law and International Relations department in Jaén University. Moderated by Laura Huici.
Conference
A more Geopolitical and Coherent EU Foreign Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean
The IEMed and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organise a second edition of a meeting of former Ambassadors of EU member states posted in Mediterranean countries.
Conference
Approaching sectarian identity politics and Middle East international relations in the first post-Arab Uprisings decade – a stocktaking
Lecture by Morten Valbjørn, associate professor at the Department of Political Sciences in Aarhus University, moderated by Jordi Quero, Coordinator and Professor of the Master’s at CEI/UB.
Conference
Science Diplomacy in the Mediterranean: Building Trust Through Science and Knowledge
Lecture by Alícia Pérez-Porro, marine biologist and scientific coordinator of the Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications moderated by Javier Albarracín, Professor of the Master’s, Blanquerna –URL
Conference
Prospects of reinvigorating the Middle East Peace Process: a possible joint EU-US undertaking?
Presentation at the European Parliament of a study on how the EU should act regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to regain influence over the Middle East Peace Process and recover legitimacy on the global scene.
Conference
Women Migrants and Refugees in the Mediterranean: Addressing Needs, Securing Rights
Conference by Carmen Geha on the migrant women’s journey in Mediterranean countries with the aim to debate possible solutions and policies to ensure their security.
Conference
Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation in the face of Natural Disasters: Civil Protection and Emergency Management
Conference by captain Laurent Alfonso aiming at assessing the current and future natural risks affecting human security in the Mediterranean.
Conference
New Africa Business Development Forum. Africa: Navigate the New Realities
The 19th edition of the New Africa Business Development Forum aims to provide a platform for Business and economic cooperation within the framework of the MedaWeek Barcelona.
Conference
The Construction of the Ambassador in the Modern Era: Diplomacy between the Italian States and the Spanish Monarchy (16th-17th Centuries)
Conference by Paola Volpini, associate professor of Modern History, and Joan Lluís Palos, Associate Professor of Modern History.
Presentation
The impact of the war in Ukraine on a troubled Mediterranean region
Military and political alliances, the main political dynamics in the Mediterranean, and how the war in Ukraine has marked the last 12 months in the Mediterranean region… are the focus of the debate hosted by the IEMed to present the IEMed Mediterra...
Conference
Food Security at Risk: Addressing Vulnerabilities of Mediterranean Food Systems
Conference by Sébastien Abis on adapting agri-food systems to climate change and environmental sustainability in the Mediterranean.
Conference
Iran’s Strategic Depth in the Fertile Crescent
Conference by Mohammad Reza Kalantari, lecturer of the Royal Holloway University of London. Introduced by Olivia Glombitza, lecturer of the UAB.
Conference
War on Ukraine: geopolitical consequences for the Mediterranean
Debat per analitzar l'impacte de la guerra a la Mediterrània, especialment sobre la qüestió de l'energia, els efectes socioeconòmics als països àrabs i l'evolució de Turquia.
Conference
MedCat Days 2022
The MedCat Days offer a framework for meetings and dialogues, it also serves as a platform for incidence and visibility for the Catalan actors working in the Mediterranean.
Conference
The relevance of the secular and the religious in EU’s external action
Conference by Sarah Wolff, reader in European Policy and International Relations and director of the Center for European Research, Queen Mary University of London. Moderated by Jordi Quero, professor at CEI International Affairs.
Conference
Quo Vadis Maghreb? Quo Vadis the EU in the Maghreb?
This event will offer an opportunity to discuss how the EU can make sense of the current trends in the Maghreb and how these trends impact the relationship of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria with the EU.
Conference
Iraq: a source of perpetual instability or nascent democracy?
Conference by Lahib Higel, senior analyst for Iraq (International Crisis Group) and Montserrat Arbós, academic coordinator (Universitat Ramon Llull).