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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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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

Russia in the Mediterranean and in Europe

That the rigors of geography and climate push Russia towards the Mediterranean is an elementary geopolitical truth found in the first lessons of any treatise on the matter.

 18 May 2018

Re-Linking the Mediterranean in the Digital Age

The economies of the Mediterranean have long been perceived to be underperforming relative to the need for sustained growth rates to combat high levels of youth unemployment.

 4 May 2018

Challenging the State from Above, Empowering It from Within

The Middle East and North Africa is a region characterized by multiple stresses. The existence of inter-state as well as intra-state conflicts and multiple political and societal fault lines has traditionally opened the door to external interference....

 1 May 2018

The EU-Tunisia Privileged Partnership: What Next?

Ahead of the May 2018 EU -Tunisia Association Council, a group of 4 Tunisian experts and their 4 European counterparts present a Joint Policy Study on the future of the EU -Tunisia partnership.

 27 April 2018

New Dynamics in The Eastern Mediterranean

While the Arab Middle East is in turmoil and is capturing international attention mostly due to crises and instability, the Eastern Mediterranean sub-region is witnessing some positive diplomatic momentum.

 25 April 2018

The EU-Tunisia Privileged Partnership – What Next?

It would be odd if the outcome of the Association Council were limited to the adoption of partnership priorities. While a new model of partnership will not be presented, there should be some language on an ambitious mid- to long-term perspective.

 16 April 2018