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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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Saudi Arabia’s International Religious Activism: The Case of the Mediterranean Countries

It is always surprising to see how little even the best-informed sites and studies on Saudi Arabia discuss its religious diplomacy, as if this country were an international actor like any other.

 28 August 2017

The Union for the Mediterranean in 2017: Stocktaking and Consolidation

From the initial launch of the Union for the Mediterranean, nine years ago in Paris, to the third UfM foreign affairs ministerial conference in Barcelona in 2017, the UfM has undergone considerable changes.

 24 August 2017

The Mediterranean in the EU’s 2016 Global Strategy: Connecting the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa

It is time to assess the potential implications of EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy and Africa-EU Strategic Partnership, as 2017 will also be remembered as the year Morocco returned to the African family through the African Union.

 17 August 2017

The Return of Morocco to the African Union

Morocco’s joining the African Union in January 2017 rectified the empty-chair policy that led Rabat to withdraw from the Organization of African Unity in 1984.

 10 August 2017

Iran and Middle East Conflicts: Myths and Reality

The Islamic Revolution of 1978-1979 transformed the West’s perception of Iran. From the watchdog of the Persian Gulf under Shah Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi to an Islamic Republic that has appeared since then as a destabilizing power for its Arab neighbou...

 21 July 2017

For France: Europe, the Mediterranean or Africa?

Ten years after the Paris Summit and the launch of the Union for the Mediterranean in 2008, does France still intend to play leader in strategic Mediterranean affairs?

 18 July 2017

Nouvelle politique du Hamas pour des temps nouveaux

La stratégie du mouvement a pour axe central le pragmatisme, la volonté de se rapprocher au reste des factions et d’influencer le futur de la région.

 17 July 2017

Le discours iranien sur la Syrie et la sur la région

« Le monde a changé : l’UE s’effondre, les USA sont plus faibles, l’Arabie saoudite semble avancer vers une situation dangereuse, la Chine et la Russie sont plus péremptoires. L’Iran est aujourd’hui plus puissant ».

 17 July 2017

Quel avenir attend Rohani ?

Même si la continuité des engagements internationaux semble garantie, la crainte d’un Iran fort et capable d’influencer la région s’accroît parmi ses voisins arabes.

 17 July 2017

Saudi Arabia: Towards a More Interventionist Diplomacy?

Saudi Arabia has encountered numerous challenges since the start of the protest movements in the Arab World in 2011 and Iran’s return to the regional stage.

 10 July 2017

The European Union and the Mediterranean Area: Dealing with Conflicts, Tensions and Resets

Long gone are the days when the European Union set itself a foreign policy ambition for the entire Mediterranean Basin, as in the November 1995 Barcelona Conference.

 5 July 2017

Russian Policy in the Middle East and North Africa – Some Driving Forces

The Russian policy in the Middle East and North Africa region should be understood within the broader context of Russia’s foreign policy efforts in general.

 4 July 2017