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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The Biden Administration and the Mediterranean: Interests and Policies in Search of an Overall Strategy

US officials have several US interests in mind when they craft policy toward this region. I mention these interests below, although not strictly ranked by priority as they weigh differently in different countries.

 28 October 2021

Applying Europe’s Digital Agenda in Mediterranean Partner Countries: Opportunities and Pitfalls

This paper will explore how Europe’s Digital for Development agenda can help push forward the digital transformation process in Mediterranean Partner Countries, analysing opportunities for the EU and partner countries and highlighting potential pit...

 28 October 2021

Strengthening the Social Dimension of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership through Social Economy Enterprises: Lending Meaning to the “People-Centred” Approach

environmental challenges shared by the 800 million inhabitants of the Euro-Mediterranean region highlight the fact that we are undergoing a process of major transformations that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 28 October 2021

Normalization of Arab Countries with Israel: Regional Geopolitical Aspects of the Agreements

The recent clashes in Jerusalem between Palestinians and Israelis have served as a reminder of a stark reality. The normalization of relations between certain Arab states and Israel does not change the fact that it is Palestinians, not other Arabs, w...

 28 October 2021

The Green Transition: A New and Shared Paradigm in the EU Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood?

Reflecting on the new spaces for convergence created by the twin health and climate crises, but also on the new sources of divergence that the transition to a post-pandemic and post-carbon world foreshadows.

 21 October 2021

A Renewed Focus on Investment, Competitiveness and Jobs: A New Normal in Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation?

The article provides a brief overview of the main trade agreements on the South Shore of the Mediterranean is presented; the next section presents the main challenges facing these association agreements; and the last section concludes and provides so...

 21 October 2021
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Barcelona, Capital of the Mediterranean. Local Democracy and the Fight for Peace

The Catalonia Europe Foundation presents the publication of the Pasqual Maragall Legacy Research Aid 2019, "Barcelona, capital of the Mediterranean. Local democracy and fight for peace" by Oscar Monterde.

 27 September 2021

Crisis palaciega en Jordania

Los recientes acontecimientos en Jordania son la cara visible de las crisis políticas, económicas y sociales que se viven.

 27 August 2021

The Externalization of EU Policies in the Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood: The Potential Impact of the New Mediterranean Agenda

The externalization of EU policies is at the core of the 2021 “New Mediterranean Agenda.” In order to evaluate how it will further develop this externalization, a first part of this article will analyze its genesis and main characteristics. The s...

 18 August 2021

Is Lebanon Still Redeemable?

In an alarming report published at the beginning of this summer, the World Bank declared that Lebanon’s financial and economic crisis is likely to rank in the top 10 most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-19th century.

 18 August 2021

Egypt: Between Internal Fragilities and Regional Ambitions

Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Egypt of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is now having to reckon with the political and socio-economic consequences of the health emergency that risks aggravating what is already a difficult situation.

 15 August 2021

Tunisia, 10 Years after the Promising Spring: The Harsh Realities of the Democratic Transition

Tunisia's young democracy has quickly run out of steam in less than a decade. Yet it has achieved some undeniable feats in just a few years.

 7 August 2021