The success of the New Pact will depend on its capacity to turn consultation into genuine partnership, to balance ambition with realism and to show it has learned from past experience.
This article identifies why it has been so hard to make progress in this area for the last twenty years and, on that basis, outlines certain steps that could reverse the trend.
Looking back at history, those of us who have been modestly advocating a process of Euro-Mediterranean integration for more than 25 years now might be tempted to feel somewhat frustrated.
In order to analyse the influence of the Gulf States’ diplomatic initiatives in the Mediterranean and Middle East, it is necessary to look at both the six monarchies that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The fifth year after the Arab Spring is witnessing a cooling down of the wave of enthusiasm for what was expected to be the fourth global wave of democratisation.
Cet article analyse les transformations géopolitiques dans la région MENA à travers une approche multidimensionnelle.
Twenty years later, most of the political concepts used at the Barcelona conference have either become obsolete or are radically challenged by the long series of events that took place in the interval.
In late 2014, oil prices dropped by approximately 50%. This sharp decline is particularly significant given political instability in a number of oil producing countries such as Libya and Iraq and the sanctions on the Iranian oil sector.
Los saudíes saben que son mayoría y por eso se sienten seguros a la hora de jugar la carta sectaria. Para los iraníes es estúpido por el simple hecho de que somos minoría.
Las negociaciones han puesto de manifiesto que la estructura geopolítica de Oriente Medio está cambiando gracias a un reequilibrio de las relaciones de fuerza en beneficio de Irán.
La rivalidad entre las dos potencias podría alterar las negociaciones en Malí, con el riesgo de que se traslade al escenario libio, con más repercusión para la seguridad regional.
Los combates de Yarmuk demuestran que el movimiento nacional palestino se encuentra dividido sistemáticamente entre unas opciones regionales contrapuestas.
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