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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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

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

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

Marruecos y Túnez ante el reto político de la Covid-19

Las medidas sanitarias parecen tener un cariz más de seguridad, con el fin de sofocar las tensiones sociales.

 29 April 2021

Annual Conference 2021. Setting the New Agenda for the New Mediterranean in Motion

The EuroMeSCo Annual Conference 2021 intends to actively contribute to the reflection over rolling out the new agenda for the Mediterranean, a few weeks after the release of the EU Joint Communication on the Renewed Partnership with the Southern Nei...

 15 April 2021

The Way Ahead for the Middle East and North Africa

Florence Gaub discusses about the future in the Middle East and North Africa, exposing that while Arab Springs have not improved the situation in the region there are a lot of opportunities.

 14 April 2021

The MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness

The session addresses the experience of multilateral collaboration between economies with different levels of development, paying special attention to the structural factors of the MENA region and the conditions for its transformation.

 4 February 2021