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Securing European Interests from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf: Rethinking EU Strategic Autonomy at Sea

Securing European Interests from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf: Rethinking EU Strategic Autonomy at Sea

This paper aims to assess the concurrent need to secure European interests in the maritime domain vis-à-vis threats originating from the area going from the Mediterranean to the Strait of Hormuz.

 12 February 2024
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Islamophobia, Discrimination and Exclusion as Drivers of Radicalisation towards Violent Extremism

Radicalisation is a process whose source is a feeling of deprivation. One chooses – or is seduced – by violent radical political options because the access to some key resources is forbidden or impossible.

 20 November 2017

The Religious and Ideological Factors of Violent Extremism

The difficult consideration of the political and religious factors of violent extremism has an impact on the orientation of the deradicalisation policies. The Arab countries, worried about a weak state authority, mainly call for hardening of security...

 20 November 2017

Violent Extremism in Libya and its Euro-Mediterranean Implications

Many of the radical groups and parties deradicalise by joining the democratic process. Entering into the democratic game of alliances, elections, campaigning and joining political coalitions softens many of the extreme views.

 20 November 2017

Building A Bridge: Engaging Civil Society in Preventing All Forms of Violent Extremism

Radicalisation is a local phenomenon that happens on soccer fields, in parks and cafes. There is no way to investigate every person but if someone is already suspected, only local communities could know about it.

 20 November 2017

Authoritarianism and Radicalisation towards Violent Extremism

Repressive and authoritarian regimes create spillover effects. The Egyptian repression of the Jihadist movement after the assassination of Al Sadat led to a massive influx of Jihadists to Afghanistan and consequently to the formation of al-Qaeda.

 20 November 2017

The Role of Propaganda in Violent Extremism and how to Counter It

The respondents of the Euromed Survey rank the promotion of civil society and local actors as their top priority in addressing violent extremism. The key question now is how to do this in an effective way.

 20 November 2017

The Western Mediterranean And The Sahel

In addition to the annual conference, the MedThink 5+5 network holds two separate thematic conferences organized by the network's secretariat in collaboration with two of its member institutions.

 16 November 2017

Islamophobia and the Journalistic Coverage of August 17

Islamophobe is the adjective that defines about 60% of the articles published in August in 6 Spanish newspapers about Islam and Muslims, many of these articles having been written on the occasion of the known attacks in Catalonia on August 17.

 15 November 2017

Radicalisation: A Marginal Phenomenon, or A Mirror to Society?

Radicalization is one of the most pressing issues in Europe today. Christiane Timmerman analyzes the causes that lead an individual to radicalize and the need to make a change of narrative to understand the complexity of the radicalization process.

 8 November 2017

Sahel and Security in The Mediterranean

The Dialogue Workshop “Sahel and Security in the Mediterranean” is part of a Working Package, coordinated by Dr Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck, El Erian Fellow at Carnegie Middle East Center.

 26 October 2017

Las otras víctimas

Los últimos atentados terroristas han provocado una gran desconfianza por parte de un sector de la sociedad y de las instituciones frente a la población musulmana.

 23 October 2017

Ciudades y terrorismo

Los planes estratégicos para contrarrestar y prevenir el extremismo violento en el ámbito local deben desarrollarse en las ciudades donde toma forma el extremismo internacional.

 23 October 2017