The article analyses how the political regime's situation in Morocco reflects the closing of a decade of opportunities for change and the recovery of the monarchy's lost ground, further reinforced by its diplomatic successes regarding Western Sahara...
The article analyses how the ruling elites in the Maghreb use domestic and regional economic set-ups and interests to consolidate their power and marginalize dissent.
The article offers a critical assessment of the geopolitical events, shifts and fractures in the post-Arab Spring, and analyses events and trends of 2020 and 2021.
The article analyses the political dynamics in the Arab world and the future of ideologies, focusing in particular on political change in terms of the flavour of authoritarian regime, most notably the resurgence of military regimes and the emergence...
This paper reviews the weaknesses of the social protection systems in the MENA region that were made evident by the COVID-19 pandemic, and identifies challenges and oportunities to implement reforms to achieve comprehensive solutions.
Presentación del nuevo número y diseño de la revista afkar/ideas en Casa Mediterráneo (Alicante), coeditada por el IEMed y Estudios de Política Exterior.
This article analises the EU's first defence strategy, the Strategic Compass. The author discusses the need for integration thoughout the armed forces of the EU Member States, and the urgence of the inmediate implementation of the Compass.
This Policy Study aims to examine these questions and dilemmas raised by AI in the MENA through a European policy lens paying particular attention to border management, surveillance, defence and regulation.
afkar/ideas conversa con Laila Ben Khalifa para conocer el programa político de la primera candidata a la presidencia de Libia.
El golpe militar, la posterior represión de las manifestaciones y la dimisión del primer ministro de transición pusieron fin a una breve fase de esperanza para la reconstrucción de Sudán.
La región tiene los niveles más bajos de representación política femenina. A unas políticas estatales y unas estructuras sesgadas a favor de los hombres, se suma la desesperanza de las mujeres.
A pesar de que la estabilidad está lejos de ser una realidad, se está imponiendo un realismo acerca de la convivencia con Bashar al Assad y un intento de sacar de ello un rédito regional.