Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
Riding the Cyber Wave: How Feminist Activism Develops Strategies against Gender-Based Violence
Gender issues and activism around gender have been under the spotlight since the Arab revolutions, although feminist and women’s organisations had been advocating for social change prior to 2011.
16 octubre 2019
- Policy Brief
Three Steps in Ensuring Digital Security of Egyptian Activists Abroad
The tight grip of the Egyptian government on the digital sphere has turned the 2011 “generation protest”, empowered at a time by social media revolution, into, what today many call, “generation jail”.
8 octubre 2019
- Spot On
The Election Results in Israel: Regional Implications and Netanyahu’s Immediate Challenges
The results of the elections in Israel can only be understood as an impressive achievement by Netanyahu. The right in Israel, together with the ultra-Orthodox parties, wins an overwhelming majority.
20 mayo 2019
- Spot On
The Implications of Israeli Elections on Palestinians
The results of the recent Israeli elections indicated that reaching peace with the Palestinians is not likely to happen in the near future. The biggest losers are the parties favourable to the two-state solution.
20 mayo 2019
- Focus
Geopolítica de Turquía después de las elecciones generales y legislativas de 2018
El cambio constitucional en Turquía daría lugar a un nuevo sistema presidencialista, que concentra en la actualidad todo el poder ejecutivo. La capacidad del Parlamento de controlar al gobierno ha sido mermada bajo el nuevo sistema.
20 mayo 2019
- Focus
Morocco: Popular Mobilization and the Politics of Change
During the past decade, sustained actions of protest in Morocco have been expressed through peaceful means. Mobilizations converge around social and economic rights, more civil liberties, and more democracy and social justice.
20 mayo 2019
- Policy Brief
Toward Understanding Violence and Revising Counter-Violence Policies in the Southern Mediterranean
Back in 2011, a wave of violence started in the Southern Mediterranean region. Central authorities tightened their control to contain it; however, any decrease in the number of violent attacks is misleading.
5 abril 2019
- Policy Brief
EU-Islam Dialogue and Engagement. Five Challenges and Opportunities
The issue of cultural and religious values has been brought into the political spotlight. Key political actors, including the EU, consider dialogue and engagement with religious institutions vital resources for achieving stability.
5 abril 2019
- Policy Brief
Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers
In recent years, Russia has expanded its arms transfers to MENA seeking to re-establish its influence in the region. To MENA countries, arms acquisitions from Russia is advantageous.
1 abril 2019
- Focus
The Long Retreat from Euro-Mediterranean Integration
Twenty-five years ago, the EU and Southern Mediterranean governments committed themselves to a programme of pan-regional integration. Since then they have gradually turned their backs on this ambitious aim.
18 marzo 2019
- Focus
European Democracy Promotion in the Southern Mediterranean
Half-hearted EU programs in countries such as Morocco run the risk of inadvertently strengthening the hybrid regime in place.
15 marzo 2019
- Policy Brief
Human Security & Climate Change. Vulnerabilities in the Sahel
New threats to human security emerge in a regional context in the Sahel already characterized by exceptional political instability involving a combination of rebellions, jihadist insurgencies, coups d’état and illegal trafficking.
1 marzo 2019