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 Conflicto militar en Sudán

 Conflicto militar en Sudán

Entrevista a Abdelwahab El- Affendi, académico sudanés y exdiplomático del país africano, sobre el grave conflicto militar que estalló el 15 de abril de 2023 y sigue activo.

 20 July 2023
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China in North Africa. From Revolutionary Politics to the New Silk Road

Beijing has been engaged in a comprehensive economic and diplomatic offensive that is challenging European dominance in North Africa. China’s presence in North Africa is driven by its desire to expand its global market access while securing key nat...

 4 September 2023

Tunisia: Towards Democratic Collapse

Tunisia has been immersed in a political identity crisis since President Saied declared a state of emergency on 25 July 2021, shut down parliament and assumed all state powers, in principle temporarily. 2022 was the year of the consecration of the au...

 4 September 2023

Navigating Energy Inflation in the Southern Mediterranean: Challenges and Opportunities for Producing and Importing Countries

The southern Mediterranean countries, plagued for decades by governance problems in import-dependent and fragile economies, have been hit hard by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The region’s external vulnerability has been further exacerbated by t...

 4 September 2023

EU Enlargement Policy: A Stepping Stone to a New Security Architecture

As a peace-building project at its core, which achieved success via economic integration, democracy promotion and diplomacy, the EU should draw on its strengths to find new ways in which it can render its own experience useful in today’s world affa...

 4 September 2023

In the Footsteps of Ukraine? Republika Srpska’s Challenge to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Future Scenarios for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Just a couple of months ahead of the Russian invasion, Milorad Dodik - leader of the Bosnian Serbs and the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) - challenged the institutional system of BiH. The SNSD leader announced a plan for a unilateral...

 4 September 2023

Influence of Populism on the European Migration Agenda

Right-wing populist parties and movements constitute a rising force in several EU Member States. They have gained greater public support in the last decade amidst two crises: the global financial crisis in 2008, and the so-called refugee crisis in 20...

 4 September 2023

Giorgia Meloni’s Italy: More Continuity than Change?

Giorgia Meloni, the co-founder and leader of the right-wing, nationalist Brothers of Italy party, became Italy’s first female prime minister in October 2022. Meloni won the election running on a right-wing populist platform, with promises to crack...

 4 September 2023

Algeria and Morocco in Africa: Between Normal Competition and Diplomatic Escalation

Tensions between Algeria and Morocco have had considerable consequences across the African continent. Their rivalry has undermined regional institutions but also stimulated a potentially beneficial economic competition.

 4 September 2023

Morocco: The Impact of the War in Ukraine on International and Domestic Affairs. Between Autonomy and Crisis

In December 2022, Morocco pulled off a surprise at the World Cup in Qatar and reached the semi-finals. he good sporting results thus made it possible to present a positive image of Morocco in a period marked by the echoes of the war in Ukraine and th...

 4 September 2023

Mauritania. General Overview of the Country

Key political, social and economic developments have unfolded in Mauritania over the past year. Legislative, municipal and regional elections took place in May, following an agreement between the government and opposition parties that was reached in...

 4 September 2023

Jordan: General Overview of the Country

The Hashemite Kingdom is currently experiencing an economic crisis that directly affects the Jordanian population. In addition to a public debt that now represents 111% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the unemployment rate is over 22%, rising to...

 4 September 2023

The Revolts in Iran: Fear of Iranian Soft Power in the Region?

The many political, religious and cultural debates that have regularly affected Iran since 1979 have found little echo in neighbouring countries. The historical border between the Sunni Arab monarchies and the Shiite Persian republic seemed immutable...

 4 September 2023