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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Irán: la incógnita de las elecciones presidenciales

La crisis económica, que ha desatado críticas al gobierno, entre reformistas y conservadores, y las expectativas respecto a Obama, marcan la precampaña electoral.

 21 March 2009

Political Reform and Euro-Mediterranean Relations

The year 2008 was a troubled one for all aspects of political reform in the Arab countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Democratic reform was nowhere to be seen and, in certain cases, the political arena was stifled even further.

 20 March 2009

Mauritania antes y después del golpe de Estado

A pesar de que la democratización es una de las principales apuestas del país, el golpe de agosto de 2008 ha dado un giro incierto a un proceso frustrado.

 21 December 2008

Avoidance of a Political Crisis in Turkey

Turkey is a Mediterranean country currently at the negotiation stage for European Union membership. This is the final turning point before their ultimate membership, and it will undoubtedly take many years.

 19 November 2008
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1975-2008: Pulling Lebanon Together

The Lebanese polity is faced today with two clashing visions. The first is a neo-liberal vision based on respect for basic freedoms and an economy based on a capitalist free market. The other vision is that of a totalitarian religious ideology.

 17 November 2008

Kosovo, a Tentative Independence

After almost nine years of a fruitless international protectorate, Kosovo declared its independ-ence on 17th February 2008. It was recognised by the USA and a number of European states in spite of strong opposition from Serbia and its ally, Russia.

 23 October 2008

The Sense of Elections in the Maghreb Countries

Questioning the sense of the elections in the central Maghreb countries – Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – seems relevant, but somewhat incongruous at the same time.

 30 September 2008

Political Transitions in the Arab World

The year 2007 marked the end of a brief interval of political liberalization in the Arab world which began shortly after the occupation of Iraq.

 25 September 2008

Contradictory Signals from Libya

The year 2007 brought a consolidation of existing trends with regard to both Libya’s external relations and its domestic developments.

 25 September 2008

Argelia y la distracción evangelista

La diversidad religiosa se aceptaba mientras era un asunto de extranjeros. La expansión del evangelismo produce malestar porque afecta a los argelinos.

 21 September 2008

Syria 2007: Outcome and Outlook

The years when Syrians experienced a glimmer of democracy seem very far away.

 19 September 2008

Algeria in 2007: a Year of Elections, Foreign Currency and Investment but also of Terrorism and Social Tensions

2007 was an intense year for Algeria, full of events of very different kinds.

 26 August 2008