Politics & Cooperation

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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North Macedonia. After Greece, Bulgaria Appears. North Macedonia’s Obstacle Course to Enter the EU

The article reviews the obstacles that North Macedonia has encountered in achieving its Euro-Atlantic ambitions, that have been interfered by Greece and Bulgaria.

 10 May 2022

Los vasos comunicantes entre diplomacia y economía

La vuelta de Turquía al pragmatismo en política exterior, con gestos de apertura hacia Egipto, Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Arabia Saudí, está alimentada por cálculos económicos.

 12 April 2022

¿Decidirá la economía el futuro de Turquía?

El nuevo modelo económico turco, basado en tipos de interés bajos y depreciación de la lira, tendrá consecuencias políticas, mientras el país se prepara para las elecciones generales de 2023.

 12 April 2022
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MedCat Days 2022

The MedCat Days offer a framework for meetings and dialogues, it also serves as a platform for incidence and visibility for the Catalan actors working in the Mediterranean.

 23 March 2022

The relevance of the secular and the religious in EU’s external action

Conference by Sarah Wolff, reader in European Policy and International Relations and director of the Center for European Research, Queen Mary University of London. Moderated by Jordi Quero, professor at CEI International Affairs.

 10 March 2022

A Look into FinTech’s Role in Digital Transformation and Regional Cooperation in the EU-Mediterranean and Neighbouring Regions

The policy brief draws on examples from diverse regions to demonstrate how FinTech can foster regional cooperation in the Mediterranean and addresses recommendations to agencies and organisations.

 8 March 2022
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Quo Vadis Maghreb? Quo Vadis the EU in the Maghreb?

This event will offer an opportunity to discuss how the EU can make sense of the current trends in the Maghreb and how these trends impact the relationship of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria with the EU.

 24 February 2022

Iraq: a source of perpetual instability or nascent democracy?

Conference by Lahib Higel, senior analyst for Iraq (International Crisis Group) and Montserrat Arbós, academic coordinator (Universitat Ramon Llull).

 16 February 2022

Paradoxical Africanisation of Libya after 2011. Growing influence of sub- Saharan African government, rebel, diplomatic and criminal actors in the post-Gaddafi state

Libya moved from being an exporter of security to sub-Saharan Africa, as under Gaddafi, to becoming an importer. Some aspects of this multi-dimensional “Africanisation” of Libya are likely to take root.

 31 January 2022

Iran and the United States: Four Decades of Tension and Missed Opportunities

Iran-United States (US) relations have been confrontational for decades, making this relationship one of the most challenging in the world for the US to manage.

 27 January 2022

The New / Old Cold Wars: Geopolitics and North Africa and the Middle East in the Age of Arab Revolts

Conference by H. A. Hellyer, senior associate fellow (Royal United Services Institute) and Lurdes Vidal Bertran, director of the Arab and Islamic World (IEMed).

 26 January 2022

The Politics of Maritime Infrastructures across the Mediterranean

Mediterranean connections have so long defined the relationships across the seas. Since the 20th century, these maritime connections have entailed intimate interweaving of war and trade, of businesses, of colonies and postcolonies, and of concerns ar...

 19 January 2022