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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Mauritania: Changing to Remain the Same?

Mauritania in 2021 is witnessing a pivotal transition, as one regime and its rules end, and another takes its place.

 26 July 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

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.

 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
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Barcelona +25: Cities in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process, CIDOB and its partners launch a series of dialogues on how cities can be given a greater role in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

 26 November 2020

A Decade of Demonstrations and Protest Movements in the Arab World

Recourse to protest as a tool for expression and civic engagement has intensified worldwide over the last decade. In the Middle East and North Africa, the number of protests between 2009 and 2019 increased 16.5%.

 20 October 2020

Tunisia: General Overview of the Country

2019 was a tumultuous year for Tunisia. The year saw a transition of presidential and legislative power, persistent economic challenges including rampant corruption, and an ever-growing mistrust of the political class.

 7 October 2020

Towards a New Social Pact in Morocco? The “New” Development Model and the COVID-19 Crisis

Over 2019 and 2020, the royal and state agenda was r marked by the emergence of the health, social and economic crises linked to the coronavirus and a renewed social unrest challenging the violation of individual freedoms.

 1 October 2020

Holding back the Old Demons in the Euro-Mediterranean Region in Post-pandemic Times: Populism and Authoritarianism

The COVID-19 pandemic can, in all respects, be considered among the most consequential geopolitical events of recent times. It has drastically changed our everyday lives and severely hampered economic activities on a global scale.

 24 September 2020