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Por una nueva estrategia regional en el Golfo

Por una nueva estrategia regional en el Golfo

El papel de Estados Unidos en la crisis que se vive entre los países del Golfo e Irán hacen necesario un cambio de estrategia en lo que a las sanciones sobre el país persa concierna.

 27 August 2021
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Israel: between Political Crisis and Regional Challenges

2 April was an eventful day for the Israeli political system. In the early afternoon, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called an unexpected news conference, in which he announced the signing of an agreement between Israel and the UN Refugee Agency....

 28 August 2018

A Heterodox Vision for the Mediterranean

Next year, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first association agreements, signed by Mediterranean third countries of the Maghreb and the European Economic Community. During this long period, we witnessed a number of events that marked h...

 17 July 2018

France and the Mediterranean

France “and” the Mediterranean or France “in” the Mediterranean? Despite their great similarity, these two options are nonetheless profoundly different.

 29 June 2018

Whatever Happened to the Spirit of Barcelona?

Forged in the heady mid-nineties when it seemed that the bad old days of superpower rivalry were behind us, the Barcelona Declaration now looks like a high point for multilateralism in what the EU now terms the ‘Southern Neighbourhood.’

 27 June 2018

The Crisis of the European Project and Its Consequences for the Euro-Mediterranean Agenda

Whatever the depth of the European project’s ‘crisis,’ it is a ‘dual’ phenomenon, one internal, and the other external.

 25 June 2018

Rethinking Europe’s Comparative Advantage in the Mediterranean

The notion that the EU is no longer the only game in town in its wider neighbourhood has become commonplace.

 20 June 2018

The ‘Renovated’ European Neighbourhood Policy and the New European External Investment Plan for Africa and the EU Neighbourhood

The implementation of the ENP mid-term review, the EUGS and the EIP are three indicators of the progressive reorientation of the EU’s external action in its neighbourhood.

 18 June 2018

The New Mediterranean Geopolitical Framework from the EU Perspective

The Barcelona Process generated a wave of optimism, which spread with the launch of the European Commission-funded MEDA programmes, created both as a support for government policies and to stimulate civil society.

 15 June 2018

Germany in the Mediterranean – Between Sincere Engagement, Impotence, and a Normative Paradox

The Mediterranean region was catapulted to the forefront of German foreign policy because of the uprisings in 2011 and subsequent drastic developments.

 24 May 2018

Playing with Fire: Trump, the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry, and the Geopolitics of Sectarianization in the Middle East

Sectarian conflict has been on the rise in the Middle East in recent years. From the catastrophic wars in Syria and Yemen to the volatile assemblages of Iraq and Lebanon, Sunni-Shiite relations are at a breaking point.

 22 May 2018

America and the Mediterranean: an Arena for Transnational Threat Management

An overarching American strategy for the Mediterranean region may be desirable, but it is not on the radar screen for policymakers in Washington.

 22 May 2018

Gulf Rivalries Reach North Africa

The imprint of the Gulf countries is very visible in North Africa. And not only in terms of millionaire investments. The geopolitical competition between them is increasingly blatant and stark.

 20 May 2018