The year 2007 brought a consolidation of existing trends with regard to both Libya’s external relations and its domestic developments.
The years when Syrians experienced a glimmer of democracy seem very far away.
2007 was an intense year for Algeria, full of events of very different kinds.
Ever since its creation, the country’s political elite was guided by two principals when faced with the main topic on its agenda: the Palestine question. The first dimension was and is territory or space and the second was and is demography or ethn...
When future historians come to write the history of modern Greek politics, the developments of 2007 may be recognized as the spark that ignited the most significant major political changes since the 1974.
In spite of the difficulties derived from continuous occupation, the elections were carried out in such a climate of freedom and transparency as never before witnessed in an Arab country.
In the case of Iraq, the chaos and extreme violence the country has been experiencing since 2003 is aggravated by other factors that are spreading the conflict throughout the region.
The 2006 elections in Israel undoubtedly made a significant difference if compared with previous elections.
In early 2003, few people would have predicted the changes which were about to happen in Libya with regard to its external relations.
In recent decades Arab countries have seen several periods in which liberal political reform has occupied a central position in public debate and governmental proceedings.
With Montenegro’s independence resulting from a referendum held on 21st May 2006, Europe and the Mediterranean Basin have gained a new State.
La renovación en el Magreb pasa por que se pongan en marcha reformas políticas, económicas y sociales profundas, que impliquen de lleno a sus poblaciones, piensa este reformador argelino.