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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Panorama político tras las revueltas árabes

En Egipto, los partidos islamistas son fuertes y están unidos, los laicos débiles y fragmentados. En Túnez, no destaca ninguno. Esta diferencia está marcando la evolución de las transiciones.

 21 September 2013

Un antiguo régimen bajo una nueva coalición

En el futuro Egipto, el ejército desempeñará un rol político decisivo, mientras el islamismo seguirá en la oposición, ya sea en las instituciones o en la clandestinidad.

 21 September 2013

Lucha por la supervivencia de los no islamistas

Para triunfar en el mundo islámico, las inspiraciones liberales y marxistas del bando no islamista tienen que enmarcarse en un contexto adaptado a las condiciones nacionales.

 21 September 2013

First Year of Islamist Government in Morocco: Same Old Power, New Coalition

The actions of the Benkirane Government have primarily been conditioned by the need to prepare the organic laws specifying the implementation of the 2011 Constitution. This has been its main challenge.

 22 August 2013

Arab Islamists, from Opposition to Power: A Critical Appraisal

The rise of Islamist parties after the Arab Spring comes as no surprise. For decades, Islamists used regime repression to build up their networks and image.

 15 August 2013

The Arab Uprisings: Regional Implications and International Responses

It has become commonplace to argue that the Arab Spring has turned into the Arab Winter.

 8 August 2013

Is the Tunisian Political Transition in Danger?

Once it took up the leadership position of the coalition government, Ennahda began progressively taking apart the institutions set up since the first stage of the post-Ben Ali transition process.

 8 August 2013

Taking Stock: Political and Social Crisis in Mediterranean Europe. From Tahrir to Sol: The Unexpected Mediterranean Convergence

Democracy is on trial. On both sides of the Mediterranean, the political, social, and economic legitimacy of governments and their decisions is increasingly being called into question.

 7 August 2013

The Egyptian Transition Arena: Between the Army Leadership, the Muslim Brotherhood and a Society in Full Transformation

The legislative elections that were to be held in April 2013 have been postponed following a decision of the High Constitutional Court invalidating the electoral law.

 6 August 2013

Political Transformations in Arab countries: The Different Evolutions

In early 2011, a wave of unrest swept through Arab countries, in a chain of events referred to as the Arab spring. As a result of these events, the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt were overthrown in a matter of weeks with minimal violence.

 5 August 2013

When the Syrian Crisis Sheds Light on the Lebanese Crises

Since 2005, the Independence Uprising (intifâda al-istiqlâl) and the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, the latter has been in a state of permanent crisis.

 26 July 2013
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Albanian Elections Give Grounds for Optimism

Albania´s parliamentary elections offer a glimmer of hope. The smooth transfer of power is a welcome sign of maturity in a political system beset by bitter feuds and excessive polarization.

 17 July 2013