Politics & Cooperation

New Pact for the Mediterranean. The Future of Euro-Mediterranean Relations on the 30th Anniversary of the Barcelona Process

New Pact for the Mediterranean. The Future of Euro-Mediterranean Relations on the 30th Anniversary of the Barcelona Process

The success of the New Pact will depend on its capacity to turn consultation into genuine partnership, to balance ambition with realism and to show it has learned from past experience.

 25 July 2025
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The Coloniality of Care in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

An AulaMed lecture by Sara R. Farris, a Reader in Sociology at Goldsmiths University of London.

 28 April 2026

Border control and search and rescue (SAR) obligations in the Mediterranean: between human rights and security

Aula Mediterrània lecture with Silvia Morgades, associate professor of Public International Law and International Relations.

 21 April 2026

Marruecos, la apuesta por el eje geoeconómico regional

Thanks to its geographical position, its economic importance and its security conditions, Morocco could become a regional hub connecting North-South, South-South and East-West flows. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 16 April 2026

The Fifteen Wars of Israel against Gaza

A lecture by Jean-Pierre Filiu, historian and professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the Center for International Studies.

 16 April 2026

El Islam en el sudeste de Europa

Muslim identities in the Balkans are defined by factors such as historical legacy and post-communist realities; economic pressures and cultural, political, and national, regional, and global concerns. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 13 April 2026

Islam y política en el espacio postsoviético: Cáucaso y Asia Central

Islam in the post-Soviet space, reconfigured according to power correlations, illustrates the tensions between historical heritage, political constraints, and transnational dynamics. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 13 April 2026

El Islam en América Latina: estado de la cuestión

Latin American Islam tends to be presented as a localized and contextualized phenomenon, rather than as the mere implantation of a religion perceived as foreign. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 13 April 2026

El turismo azul mediterráneo en una encrucijada

Blue tourism generates significant economic value, but it puts pressure on ecosystems. Shared governance is needed to harmonize economic vitality, resilience, and the well-being of communities. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 13 April 2026

Economía azul: motor de cambio, integración y resiliencia regional

The Mediterranean supports millions of jobs linked to coastal tourism, maritime transport, and fishing. But these activities operate in an overexploited area, exposed to climate change and fractured by geopolitical instability. (afkar/ideas article,...

 13 April 2026

El Irán de Mojtaba Jamenei: una sucesión sin apertura

The succession of Mokhtaba Khamenei represents a reconfiguration of the system in which clerical legitimacy carries less weight, society remains outside the pact, and the Revolutionary Guard consolidates itself as the indispensable arbiter of power....

 13 April 2026

La guerra de EEUU e Israel contra Irán: una evaluación preliminar

Beyond the political, strategic, and economic pressure on both the US and Iran, the war will have significant implications for the balance of power in the Middle East and beyond. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 13 April 2026

El movimiento Gen Z 212 y la privación en la era de la globalización digital

The emergence of the Gen Z 212 movement demonstrates that the protest was not triggered by absolute poverty, but by the perceived gap between expectations and capabilities. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 13 April 2026