Security

Internal Politics and the Evolution of the Conflict in Syria

While that deadline may or may not be met, whatever transitional governing arrangement eventually emerges from the many Syrian wars now in progress will have to take into account the current governance and political situations on the ground.

Countering Violent Extremism in the MENA Region: Time to Rethink Approaches and Strategies

The foreign fighters phenomenon affecting MENA countries is unprecedented in its scale. While most MENA countries adopted “hard” strategies based on security-focused approaches, countering violent extremism also requires the use of “soft” str...

Caos en Libia

“Las tribus pueden contribuir enormemente a resolver la crisis política y de seguridad libia. Por desgracia, parece que nos dirigimos hacia la escisión del país en dos Estados o hacia un sistema federal”.

Crisis existencial en Líbano

Víctima de los conflictos regionales, de las armas de Hezbolá y del confesionalismo, el país está sumido en una de las crisis más graves de su historia.

Towards A Security Architecture For The Mediterranean

The debates constitute a valuable contribution to the mapping of the main threats in the Mediterranean region and offer interesting insights on how the security order in the region should be reviewed in order to address them.

Terrorist Threat in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

The plethora of reasons for Jihadist groups’ local and global appeal corroborate the thesis that Islamic radicalism is becoming a general, global, radical anti-systemic movement.

MENA Post-Conflict Reconstruction Working Group

The aim of the seminar is to analyze the reconstruction processes in post-conflict countries in the Middle East and North Africa region, with particular emphasis on Syria, Iraq and Libya; and publish a document that serves as a preliminary assessment...

The EU and Conflict Resolution in the Mediterranean Neighbourhood: Tackling New Realities through Old Means?

Since the Arab uprisings, conflict realities in MENA have undergone a substantial change. As the EU’s crisis management policies in the past have been largely perceived as a failure, has the EU reacted in an appropriate way to this change?

Facilitating a Political Transition in Syria

The International Syria Support Group agreed upon a cessation of hostilities in Munich. What are the prospects of a confederal approach to a political transition in Syria, as proposed by international officials?

How Could Egypt and Tunisia Reverse the Growth of Islamist Violent Radicalisation?

Egypt and Tunisia have been witnessing over the past few years a new wave of violent Islamist radicalisation. The engagement of youth in political violence shows that relying only on classical counter-terrorism strategies may increase violent radical...

La imposible respuesta francesa a los atentados

El balance de la guerra contra el terrorismo ha demostrado ser desastroso. Por eso, frente a la amenaza del EI, es necesario más que nunca dar prioridad al enfoque político y diplomático.

Entre el terror y la esperanza