Governance & Political Reform

Egypt’s Struggle for Stability in a Volatile Environment

Egypt’s Struggle for Stability in a Volatile Environment

The lack of channels for social demands creates the conditions for sudden explosions of anger. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed some latent contradictions within Egyptian society.

 15 September 2020
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The Green Transition: A New and Shared Paradigm in the EU Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood?

Reflecting on the new spaces for convergence created by the twin health and climate crises, but also on the new sources of divergence that the transition to a post-pandemic and post-carbon world foreshadows.

 21 October 2021
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Presentation of the publication “Barcelona, capital of the Mediterranean. Local democracy and the fight for peace”

The Catalonia Europe Foundation presents the publication of the Pasqual Maragall Legacy Research Aid 2019, "Barcelona, capital of the Mediterranean. Local democracy and fight for peace" by Oscar Monterde, doctor in history from University of Barcelon...

 27 September 2021

Crisis palaciega en Jordania

Los recientes acontecimientos en Jordania son la cara visible de las crisis políticas, económicas y sociales que se viven.

 27 August 2021

Is Lebanon Still Redeemable?

In an alarming report published at the beginning of this summer, the World Bank declared that Lebanon’s financial and economic crisis is likely to rank in the top 10 most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-19th century.

 18 August 2021

The Externalization of EU Policies in the Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood: The Potential Impact of the New Mediterranean Agenda

The externalization of EU policies is at the core of the 2021 “New Mediterranean Agenda.” In order to evaluate how it will further develop this externalization, a first part of this article will analyze its genesis and main characteristics. The s...

 18 August 2021

Egypt: Between Internal Fragilities and Regional Ambitions

Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Egypt of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is now having to reckon with the political and socio-economic consequences of the health emergency that risks aggravating what is already a difficult situation.

 15 August 2021

Tunisia, 10 Years after the Promising Spring: The Harsh Realities of the Democratic Transition

Tunisia's young democracy has quickly run out of steam in less than a decade. Yet it has achieved some undeniable feats in just a few years.

 7 August 2021

Outlawing Golden Dawn: Dealing with Right-Wing Extremism in Greece

After a high-profile trial that lasted over five years, a Greek court ordered Golden Dawn’s leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos and many former members of the party to begin serving their prison sentences.

 5 August 2021

Algeria: Two Years after the Hirak, Deadlock?

What makes the Algerian situation so particular is its constant evolution, rendering it difficult to determine its final trajectory.

 2 August 2021

The Israeli Roller Coaster between Pandemic, Peace, War and Political Turmoil

After over two years without a stable government, Israel’s 36th government was sworn in on 13 June 2021. The unity government will have two alternating prime ministers.

 1 August 2021

Pandemia y autoritarismo: la tormenta perfecta

En un contexto de crisis económica, los regímenes árabes recurren a medidas coercitivas para frenar el descontento, con el riesgo de desencadenar una tercera ola revolucionaria.

 4 June 2021

El ‘Hirak’ argelino ante la pandemia

Prueba de una clara fractura entre gobernantes y gobernados, la resiliencia demostrada por el ‘Hirak’, a pesar de las limitaciones, se enfrenta a la resistencia del régimen actual.

 30 April 2021