Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
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 juin 2012
- Policy Brief
Is an Islamist Democracy Emerging in North Africa? Its Contours and Objectives, A View from the North
The main novelty of the Arab revolts in 2011-2012 is that state actors on the regional and international political scene will have to deal with new North African political leaders, who represent the will of the electorate.
15 juin 2012
- Focus
Egyptian Presidential Elections: From the First to the Second Round
Egyptians have lived through the dream of the transition, but they ended up in the forthcoming elections with the same choice between the military and the Islamists.
12 juin 2012
- Policy Brief
Civil Society in Egypt and the Revolution of 25th January: What Role for the EU? A View from the South
EU policy has limited itself until now to waiting to see developments and then starting to act. That seems to be inadequate and could contribute to complicating matters further on.
31 mai 2012
- Focus
Législatives algériennes: la légitimation électorale du discours sécuritaire
Les élections législatives algériennes suscitent un regain d´intérêt. L´Algérie est-elle dans une logique de redémarrage du processus de transition démocratique ?
16 mai 2012
- Policy Brief
Civil Society, Its Role and Potential in the New Mediterranean: Which EU Policies? A View from the North
There are few options the EU could choose to avoid yet another loss of credibility. One is to open up to the various segments of Arab civil society, to follow their discourses and to enter into a critical dialogue with all of them.
7 mai 2012
- Policy Brief
The EU and the Arab Spring, One Year After (a view from the North)
While the EU has delivered reasonably well on money in a context of severe economic crisis, the commitments on markets and mobility require active commitments by EU Member States and are still work in progress.
19 avril 2012
- Policy Brief
The EU and the Arab Spring, One Year After (a view from the South)
New challenges in the field of democracy promotion need novel and adaptive policies. The EU will have to walk a tightrope between non-interference in domestic political struggles and meddling in domestic politics.
18 avril 2012
- Focus
Les défis de l’État libyen après la « guerre pour la démocratie »
La guerre en Libye ont mis fin au pouvoir de Kadhafi, créant une situation pour laquelle le gouvernement provisoire est peu préparé.
11 avril 2012
- Policy Brief
Lebanon in the Midst of the « Arab Spring » : plus ça marche…
Looking more in-depth at the effects and impact of the Arab Spring on Lebanon, it appears clear that the country had been affected by the ongoing social and political changes taking place within the region.
28 février 2012
- Policy Brief
Lebanon: Current Domestic and Regional Situation and Outlook
Tension in the Middle East region has reached unprecedented levels with crisis breaking out all over the place as a result of the so-called “Arab Spring”. Caught up in the middle of this whole regional mess is – as usual – Lebanon.
15 février 2012
- Policy Brief
Législatives égyptiennes (2011-2012) : des élections pas comme les autres
Il existe aujourd’hui 41 partis politiques en Égypte, dont 36 créés après la Révolution. À la veille des élections, plusieurs coalitions électorales ont été formées regroupant les partis de tendance ou d’intérêts communs.
10 février 2012