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The Emergence of a New (Multilateral?) Global Order: How Does the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Fit in?

The Emergence of a New (Multilateral?) Global Order: How Does the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Fit in?

The EU should be engaged in the reform of multilateral organizations, decisively help Ukraine to achieve a peace and build a Euro-Mediterranean Economic Integration Area.

 4 October 2023
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Israel in 2023: The Nation-State that Is Not, but Might Be

Long-term securitization of the Palestinian issue is the logical corollary of the militarized aspects of Israel’s nation-state building process, which in turn resulted from decades of warfare.

 9 September 2023

Palestine: Small Revolutions, Major Deadlock

The gap between the Palestinian population and those who govern it and delay any solution to the political situation in Palestine is only widening and delaying any solution to the political situation.

 9 September 2023

Climatic Change and Environmental Disasters in the Mediterranean Area

Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events are some of the key challenges faced by the Mediterranean region. The Mediterranean climate is already experiencing the impacts of climate change,...

 9 September 2023

Turkish Soap Operas: Soft Power at the Service of a Rising Power’s Political Ambitions

Turkish diziler (soap operas) have conquered hearts and minds, achieving record viewership. In the Middle East, almost every television outlet has broadcast at least one Turkish soap; so much so that Turkish diziler have replaced the Latin American t...

 9 September 2023

Digitalization and Mobility. Artificial Intelligence Applied to Migration and Integration Policy

These are important and unprecedented innovations, but they are not enough to prevent the expectations of millions of immigrants, refugees and IDPs from being ignored.

 9 September 2023

The Mediterranean Sea: Between Geopolitical Challenges and Climate Crisis

Although the Mediterranean was a zone of division and violence, it also enabled unique economic and cultural exchanges. The Mare Nostrum has thus separated countries as much as it has brought them closer together.

 9 September 2023

COPs in the MENA region. Green Washing or Changing Scenario?

his article aims to shed light on the main outcomes of COP27, the progress that was made on loss and damage; climate finance, adaptation and mitigation, and the challenges that impeded more rigorous climate ambition, action and targets in alignment w...

 9 September 2023

More than 20 Years of Major Urban Projects in the Southern Mediterranean: Initial Assessment

Megaprojects have been a major vehicle for national and international private investment in the Arab countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean. Politically, these projects have enjoyed the support of regimes of all types and have often bee...

 9 September 2023

The Need for an Integrated Energy Market in the Euro-Mediterranean Region for Stability and Economic Growth

Energy cooperation has been presented as a priority area on the EU’s policy agenda since the promulgation of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) in 1995. Since then, with oscillating emphasis, energy market integration in the Euro-Mediterranea...

 9 September 2023

Risks of the New Hydrogen Geopolitics in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

The firm will of the United States and the European Union (at least on its western side) to replace Russian fossil energy supplies at any price seems to be leading to ambivalent action located somewhere in a (non-equilateral) triangle whose angles ar...

 9 September 2023

Reviving Tourism in MENA Post-Covid-19: Moving towards a Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Recovery

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been a hub of culture and travel for centuries, recognized as the birthplace of both Western and Arab cultures. The region is home to several significant religions and contains numerous cultural heri...

 9 September 2023

Opportunities and Challenges for Conflict Resolution and Border Delimitation in the Eastern Mediterranean post Israel-Lebanon Agreement

Energy findings highlighted bilateral and multilateral relations between and among the East Med littoral states. Importantly, natural resources enabled collaboration between states and led to a number of bilateral agreements, including maritime delim...

 9 September 2023