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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Maghrebi Elites and the Pandemic: The Political Economy of Counter Revolution

The article analyses how the ruling elites in the Maghreb use domestic and regional economic set-ups and interests to consolidate their power and marginalize dissent.

 23 June 2022

Geopolitical Trends, Shifts, Challenges and Fractures of the Post-Arab Spring (2020-2021)

The article offers a critical assessment of the geopolitical events, shifts and fractures in the post-Arab Spring, and analyses events and trends of 2020 and 2021.

 23 June 2022

Political Dynamics in the Arab World and the Future of Ideologies

The article analyses the political dynamics in the Arab world and the future of ideologies, focusing in particular on political change in terms of the flavour of authoritarian regime, most notably the resurgence of military regimes and the emergence...

 22 June 2022

Social Protection Reforms in the MENA Region: Possibilities and Challenges

This paper reviews the weaknesses of the social protection systems in the MENA region that were made evident by the COVID-19 pandemic, and identifies challenges and oportunities to implement reforms to achieve comprehensive solutions.

 12 May 2022

The EU’s Strategic Compass: How to Translate It into Capabilities?

This article analises the EU's first defence strategy, the Strategic Compass. The author discusses the need for integration thoughout the armed forces of the EU Member States, and the urgence of the inmediate implementation of the Compass.

 9 May 2022

Liberty’s Doom? Artificial Intelligence in Middle Eastern Security

This Policy Study aims to examine these questions and dilemmas raised by AI in the MENA through a European policy lens paying particular attention to border management, surveillance, defence and regulation.

 1 May 2022

Laila Ben Khalifa, candidata a la presidencia libia

afkar/ideas conversa con Laila Ben Khalifa para conocer el programa político de la primera candidata a la presidencia de Libia.

 20 April 2022

Libia: ¿ni guerra, ni paz?

El aplazamiento 'sine die' de las elecciones no es más que un reflejo de la dificultad, de la imposibilidad, que parece tener Libia para empezar un nuevo capítulo de su historia contemporánea.

 12 April 2022

LA BÚSQUEDA DE SOLIDARIDAD EN MEDIO DEL AGOTAMIENTO

La región tiene los niveles más bajos de representación política femenina. A unas políticas estatales y unas estructuras sesgadas a favor de los hombres, se suma la desesperanza de las mujeres.

 12 April 2022

Sudán: el amargo final de una transición democrática engañosa

El golpe militar, la posterior represión de las manifestaciones y la dimisión del primer ministro de transición pusieron fin a una breve fase de esperanza para la reconstrucción de Sudán.

 12 April 2022

Irán frente al JCPOA

La grave situación económica y social ha obligado al nuevo gobierno del radical Ebrahim Raisi a renegociar el pacto nuclear. Pero la desconfianza entre ambas partes es cada vez mayor.

 12 April 2022

Lo que pasa en Siria no se queda en Siria

A pesar de que la estabilidad está lejos de ser una realidad, se está imponiendo un realismo acerca de la convivencia con Bashar al Assad y un intento de sacar de ello un rédito regional.

 12 April 2022