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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Egypt: The Continued Transition

Egypt is still undergoing a prolonged complex transition that affects the trajectory of political reform in the country.

 26 July 2017

Tunisia, Five Years On: Has It Changed Regimes?

In 2016, five years after the start of the Tunisian revolution, the time for an initial assessment seems to have arrived.

 25 July 2017

Algeria on the Road towards the End of the Bouteflika Presidency

Since Tunisia triggered the so-called Arab Spring, which has dashed so many hopes and caused so much misfortune throughout the Arab and Muslim world, Algeria seems to be on standby.

 24 July 2017

La renaissance de l’Europe

Face au Brexit, Trump ou aux populismes, les Européens sont plus conscients de ce qui a été abouti, même s’ils exigent des réformes. C’est au tour aux leaders de se montrer à la hauteur.

 17 July 2017

L’opposition dans l’arène politique turque

Après le référendum, l’espace public pour la divergence, aussi bien dans les médias que sur le terrain politique, a été sérieusement amputé.

 17 July 2017

The Historical Reasons behind Italy’s Instability

One cannot understand the Italian crisis of recent years, primarily during the period from the 2014 Renzi government to the present, without focusing on the specifics of Italy.

 13 July 2017

The Limits of Morocco’s “Exceptional” Stability: Post-election Deadlock, Contestation on the Periphery and Foreign Policy Dilemmas

Moroccan politics in 2016 were marked at the institutional level by developments leading up to and following the 7 October legislative elections, the last quarter, therefore, seeing the year’s most decisive events.

 12 July 2017

The Damming of The Palestinian Spring: Security Sector Reform and Entrenched Repression

The relative stability of the occupied Palestinian territories largely escaped international attention. No significant opposition emerged to challenge the status quo in the OPT, despite high dissatisfaction.

 10 July 2017
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The 2015 Review Process of the EU’s European Neighbourhood Policy

The European Neighbourhood Policy has been exposed to changes from within as well as from outside since it was initiated. The reviewed ENP is marked by decreased ambition and the abolition of the EU’s democracy promotion agenda.

 7 July 2017

La entronización en directo de Erdogan, culmen de la guerra por el poder en Turquía

El presidente turco se ha convertido en ubicuo. Después de dirigir el timón del país durante casi tres lustros, Erdogan ha conseguido la victoria en un polémico referéndum sobre la reforma constitucional.

 8 May 2017

Turkey: Challenges and Media

After leading Turkey for almost three decades, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has managed to get the population to support a controversial referendum on a constitutional reform that will enthrone him as omnipotent president.

 3 May 2017
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Tunisia of Tomorrow

The IEMed is collaborating in the 2017 edition of the International Realities Forum with a seminar that brings together experts and politicians annually for 19 years to analyze the evolution of Tunisia and the region.

 27 April 2017