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Proxy Wars and Spheres of Influence in Post-Isis Syria

Proxy Wars and Spheres of Influence in Post-Isis Syria

In the last years of the 2010s, the competitive intervention of rival powers in the Syrian crisis escalated into a contest to carve out spheres of geo-political influence in the country.

 4 September 2020
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The Imperative of Security Sector Reform after the Arab Spring

The social and political revolts in the Middle East and North Africa generated unprecedented transformations in the region. Among the most urgent features of this evolution is the question of the need for reform of the security sector.

 20 June 2012

The Libyan Revolution and the Rise of Local Power Centres

Among the Arab Spring’s diverse developments, the Libyan revolution took a singular course. No other country in the region saw the state apparatus split and a rebel leadership emerge that successfully laid claim to representing the state.

 13 June 2012

The Role of the Military in Arab Transitions

Before 2011 and the social uprisings against authoritarian rule, armies in the Arab world were said to be crucial institutions of authoritarian regimes.

 1 June 2012
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Round Table on Libya

The Spanish ambassador to Libya, José Riera Siquier, is taking part in a round table on the new reality in this North African country. His speech focuses on the economic opportunities that may arise for Catalonia and Spain from the new historical st...

 12 April 2012

The Conflict in the Middle East

Mohamed Chérif Ferjani comenta en una conferència a l'IEMed la naturalesa de les revoltes de l'any 2011 a la regió, amb especial atenció als casos de Tunísia, Marroc i Egipte.

 21 February 2012

Siria, una perspectiva interna

“No creo que vaya a haber una guerra civil en Siria. No hay que usar las armas en un conflicto cuyos objetivos son democráticos. Se trata de un error estratégico”.

 21 December 2011

Las fuerzas armadas: ¿camino de la transición?

Los países árabes se enfrentan al reto de otorgar a sus fuerzas armadas sostenibilidad, legitimación social y funcionalidad. Para ello son necesarias reformas estructurales.

 21 December 2011

L’Algérie: Un Calme Trompeur?

La Libye « libérée » ne manque pas de soulever des interrogations en Algérie. Pourquoi les révoltés libyens ont-ils aussi vite basculé dans une stratégie insurrectionnelle ? Ce scénario libyen est-il à même de se reproduire en Algérie?

 25 November 2011
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The Arab World and the Revolutions of 2011

This course aims to take stock of the changes that have taken place in a Mediterranean shaken by insurrections, revolts and revolutions in the Maghreb and Mashreq and that have profoundly changed the region.

 17 November 2011

Palestine, the United Nations and the Role of External Actors: Where Does that Leave Europe?

Where will the mediation efforts leave Europe once the diplomatic activity at the UN is over and the Security Council debates Palestine’s request for membership?

 27 September 2011

New Turkish Foreign Policy towards the Middle East: Neither so New, Nor so Turkish

Since Turkey strengthened its ties with the Middle East in the 2000s, a region that traditionally enjoyed little weight in Turkish foreign policy, some experts assumed a brand new Turkish foreign policy had emerged.

 15 September 2011

Palestine at the UN: Outlook and Expected Implications

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has initiated a process of application for UN membership ahead of the regular UN General Assembly meeting that would start on 20th September. The move seemed to come as a result of several concerns.

 15 September 2011