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 Triple Palestinian Dilemma

The Palestinians are faced with three interrelated quandaries: continue with or abandon the Oslo parameters, opt for statehood or resistance, and reformulate their relationship with the international community.

 23 September 2019

Israel and the Politics of Entrenchment

The 9 April 2019 Israeli elections resulted in a tie between the two leading parties. The centre-right Likud, and its challenger, the centre-left Blue and White party, each secured 35 seats.

 20 September 2019

The Political Situation in Italy

The Italian political landscape of 2019 presents a complexity that is difficult for Italian analysts to read, and is even more incomprehensible to foreigners.

 19 September 2019

Lebanon: A Country of Three Crises

Since it was founded, Lebanon has brought 18 ethno-religious communities under a single political roof. Unfortunately, at a time when identity politics are dividing the world, this message of conviviality is struggling to survive.

 17 September 2019
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The Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to Regional Integration in the Mediterranean

The study examines how local and regional authorities (LRAs) can contribute to regional integration of Mediterranean countries, in particular in the field of trade, infrastructure, governance, labour mobility, research and innovation and higher educa...

 10 September 2019

Jordan: Constant, but Fragile, Stability

For another year, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has followed the political dynamics of recent decades, whereby the country operates in a seemingly fragile equilibrium between the stability and continuity of the monarchy .

 4 September 2019

Europe and Populist Movements

On 5 April 2019, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini announced the creation of the “European Alliance of Peoples and Nations”, intended to bring together all the Eurosceptic forces in the context of the European elections of May 2019.

 21 August 2019

Fifty Shades of Brown. The Reorganization of Europe’s Populist Radical Right

What academic literature is increasingly calling the populist radical right, has become a frequent presence in parliaments, institutions and public debates across the Continent.

 20 August 2019

Momento decisivo para Palestina

Mientras Trump anuncia el “Acuerdo del Siglo”, una muestra más de su política disruptiva en Oriente Medio, la población palestina exige una nueva estrategia política.

 30 July 2019

Morocco: Popular Mobilization and the Politics of Change

During the past decade, sustained actions of protest in Morocco have been expressed through peaceful means. Mobilizations converge around social and economic rights, more civil liberties, and more democracy and social justice.

 20 May 2019

The Revolutionary Process in the Middle East And North Africa

The term "Arab Spring" began to be used in early 2011, but making use of that term to label what would end up happening from that year on in the Middle East and North Africa can be misleading.

 9 May 2019

Sudán: 30 años de poder militar-islamista

Los sudaneses reivindican la vuelta a un gobierno civil y democrático. La duda es si, dentro de la diversidad social, existe una voluntad y una capacidad comunes de dirigir el país.

 30 April 2019