Politics & Cooperation

Beyond the Neighbourhood: Africa and Europe in the New Global Geopolitical Order

Beyond the Neighbourhood: Africa and Europe in the New Global Geopolitical Order

African countries are seeking a greater degree of freedom to establish relations that could benefit them with new partners (China, Russia, Brazil and India) but none offers the same advantages as the EU.

 13 September 2024
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Negociaciones nucleares: ¿qué lecciones se han aprendido desde 2003?

What does the history of negotiations tell us about the United States' ability to force Iran to dominate the entire uranium cycle? (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

Khashabi Theatre, teatro palestino independiente

We cannot understand our culture and society without looking at Syria and Lebanon; we are connected. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

Marruecos, centro de fabricación verde: oportunidades para Europa

As a green manufacturing powerhouse, Morocco has become a center of global competition between China, the United States, the Gulf Arab states, Australia, and other non-European players. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

Israel in the Middle East and the Mediterranean: After Prolonged Multi-Front Confrontations, Diplomatic Opportunities Emerge

Diplomatic opportunities for a more peaceful, secure and prosperous region still exist, and have been more intensely discussed following the June 2025 Israel-Iran confrontation.

 17 July 2025

El sur global: disidencia y utopía de un mundo mejor

The Global South seeks to renegotiate its relationship with the world and the West. This is not just a matter of breaking with the global order, but of a quest for dignity and equality. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

EuroMeSCo Consultation Circles – Report

Key takeaways from a series of regional dialogues held in Rabat, Cairo, and Brussels, as well as insights from the 15th EuroMed Survey—all aimed at building a more inclusive, grounded and future-ready Pact for the Mediterranean.

 17 July 2025

Sudán: un intento de descifrar un calvario africano

Forgotten by the major powers, the country is experiencing a war in the form of a ruthless confrontation between two groups that, until not long ago, were complicit in supporting the dictatorship.(afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

Espacios críticos, pero controvertidos

The term civil society describes the sphere in which individuals and groups fight for ideas and values and organize to challenge or strengthen state power. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

La ‘aïta’ como fuerza descolonizadora en el teatro marroquí

Playwright Nassour uses the folk art of aïta, which encompasses music, song, poetry, and dance, to establish a connection between this traditional art form and modern theater. (afkar/ideas article, in Spanish)

 17 July 2025

President Trump and the Middle East: New Policies? New Paradigms?

President Trump’s views of America’s role in the world and where the Middle East fits into his overall national security strategy.

 16 July 2025
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MedCat Days 2025

The MedCat Days 2025 provides a space for reflexion on the future of the regional cooperation with the new Pact for the Mediterranean.

 9 July 2025

Destruction of Heritage and Memory in Gaza

Despite displacement, war, occupation, colonization and external pressures, Palestinian identity persists through both tangible and intangible heritage.

 8 July 2025