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COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities: The Case of Jordan

Jordan has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The efforts to curb its spread have created social and economic unrest. The Jordanian government ordered a lockdown to cushion the impact on the healthcare system.

 22 June 2020
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The Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Lebanon: A Crisis Within Crises

The COVID-19 crisis comes on the heels of grave economic and political crises that hit Lebanon in 2019. The pandemic is expected to have devastating economic costs given the country´s fragile economic environment.

 22 June 2020
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Morocco Fighting Against COVID-19: Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures

Morocco is expected to undergo an economic slowdown due to the pandemic. The combined effect of poor crop year and the impact of confinement on some sectors has led to a revision of the growth rate.

 22 June 2020
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COVID-19 in Palestine: Economic Slump, Rising Vulnerability and Limited Policy Response

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 and fatalities in Palestine remain very low in absolute terms. However, the pandemic is expected to have wide-reaching economic and social impacts.

 18 June 2020
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La Crise Covid-19 en Tunisie: Impacts et Préoccupations

Au-delà de la dimension sanitaire, la gravité du Covid-19 doit se mesurer à l’aune de son impact socio-économique. Cette crise pourrait inviter à penser une communauté plus respectueuse des équilibres environnementaux.

 18 June 2020
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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
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Globalizing Morocco: Transnational Activism and the Post-Colonial State

The end of World War II announced a new global order. Decolonization devastated the world and the creation of the United Nations in 1945 embodied the hopes of colonized peoples as an instrument of freedom during the first Cold War.

 28 May 2020
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The Impact of the Rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East

The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has had a major impact on politics and security in the Middle East since the Iranian revolution. However, there have been periods of growing rapprochement.

 21 May 2020
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Building Resilience to Health Crisis through Enhanced Cooperation in the Western Mediterranean: the role of the Dialogue 5+5 in a Post COVID-19 Era

Western Mediterranean countries have been severly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This health crisis has uncovered the respective degree of unpreparedness of the different countries of the region, putting a huge strain on their health systems.

 20 May 2020
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The Palestinian Nakba and a Decolonial Analysis of Palestine-Israel

Although Palestine-Israel / Israel-Palestine “conflict” has been mainly understood as a conflict between two parties fighting for the same territory, it should be rather considered as a matter of active settlement colonialism.

 14 May 2020
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The Impact of Refugees on Urban Planning in Local Palestinian Communities

Over the past two centuries, urban planning in Palestinian cities has been shaped by different governments. In this context, the coronavirus crisis highlights the challenges facing densely populated areas and Palestinian refugee camps.

 7 May 2020
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Covid-19 in Tunisia and the Maghreb

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey have been competing in North Africa since 2011 through financial investments and the cultivation of political clients. This is driven by three main factors.

 16 April 2020