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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Egipto: ¿evolución por devolución?

Puede que la situación internacional y regional beneficie el ‘statu quo’. Pero dada la crisis económica y política, sería un error dar por terminado el proceso de cambio.

 2 January 2017

Una prueba de democratización

Hay que inventar nuevos modelos, más allá del Estado-nación y del consenso de las élites, para que la construcción nacional y el respeto de las minorías progresen conjuntamente.

 2 January 2017

Human Security And Co-Development: Prospects For New Generations

The political and economic changes experienced by the countries of the mediterranean basin demonstrated the need for a constant adaptation on the path to shared prosperity and mutual understanding between societies.

 5 December 2016

El AKP y Fethullah Gülen: un matrimonio de conveniencia con un divorcio doloroso

La ruptura entre Erdogan y Gülen provoca una escisión en el seno del movimiento islamista en Turquía.

 24 October 2016

Comicios en Marruecos, gestión a golpe de escándalo

El país celebra elecciones en medio de escándalos políticos y religiosos que solo crean desorden e incertidumbre entre la opinión pública.

 24 October 2016

La independencia palestina tendrá que esperar

El proceso de paz se encuentra estancado por la parálisis política e institucional palestina y por una diplomacia internacional incapaz de actuar frente a Israel.

 24 October 2016

Tunisia’s Transition: the Delicate Blossom of Political Compromise

There is an ongoing debate on the root causes of Tunisia’s recent transformational predicament. Those who favor socio-economic explanations for a variety of ills, including Islamist radicalization, tend to sketch over two essential features.

 26 September 2016

Jordan –Disquiet at the Island of Stability

Despite a series of Arab Spring-inspired political protests and its precarious environment, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been hitherto remarkably successful in weathering the political storm and maintaining stability.

 23 September 2016

Algerian Tightrope: A Balancing Exercise on the Brink of a Crisis

Since 2011, Algeria’s political, economic and social situation has undergone a subtle yet uninterrupted transformation. Last year saw an intensification of some of the changes that had first emerged during the Arab Spring.

 22 September 2016

Morocco: Islamist Electoral Legitimacy Four Years after the Arab Spring

On 4 September 2015, Moroccans went to the polls. Beyond their local significance, these elections reflected the polarized partisan scenario that defines the post-Arab Spring.

 19 September 2016

Political Crisis in Israel: a Military Regime within a Democratic State?

In early May 2016, a political scandal evolved in Israel following the speech of deputy Chief of Staff General Yair Golan on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The words that provoked harsh reactions.

 14 September 2016

After Abbas, Palestinians Need Leadership that Can Bring Unity and Hope

Before the end of 2016, or at the latest before the end of 2017, we can expect the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to have left his position in the muqata, the interim Palestinian government headquarters in Ramallah.

 12 September 2016