Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Policy Brief
In from the Cold: Russia’s Agenda in the Middle East and Implications for the EU
ussian foreign policy in the MENA forms part of a comprehensive strategy, aimed at undercutting what it perceives as Western supremacy. However, in the perception of several regional leaders, Russia emerged as a consistent actor, proving reliable.
4 février 2020
- Spot On
Imposing Middle East Peace: Why EU Member States Should Recognise Palestine
In late 2017, US President broke US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Today’s Foreign Affairs Council is an opportunity to take stock of the situation and to contemplate the next moves to make.
22 janvier 2020
- Focus
25 Years of Wadi Araba: the State of Jordanian-Israeli Relations and the Future of the Peace Treaty
Next 26 October will mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Agreement between Jordan and Israel, known as the Wadi Araba Treaty. 25 years later, serious doubts arise with regards to the future of the treaty.
28 octobre 2019
- Focus
New Old Thinking in Palestine
There is a Jewish maxim that people tend to look for a lost key where there is light and not where they lost the key. The diplomatic efforts to end the Israel/Palestine conflict were a search for the key where there was light.
21 octobre 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 mars 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 mars 2019
- Spot On
The EU-Arab Summit: A Chance to Reset Relations With the Arab World?
Leaders of the EU and the Arab League states are to meet in Sharm el Sheikh in an unprecedented encounter. With the stakes as they are, neither Europe nor the Arab world can afford a failure.
21 février 2019
- Spot On
Oslo + 25, Lessons Learned and Ways Forward
The Oslo Accords have been the subject of considerable debate ever since the agreement was signed in 1993. 25 years later, an almost desperate situation paradoxically opens a window of opportunity for Europe.
19 novembre 2018
- Spot On
Recovering EU – Egypt Relations, But Core Political Issues Remain
The eighth EU - Egypt Association Council is due to meet on 20 December 2018. The EU - Egypt relationship holds great potential for socio-economic cooperation, while political issues remain unresolved.
19 novembre 2018
- Spot On
Post-Varna EU-Turkey Relations. Neither a Break-Through, nor a Break-up
The Varna summit did not bring any breakthrough in the EU-Turkey relationship. However, mutual interdependence on trade and migration means that a divorce of this troubled marriage is not in their interest.
10 avril 2018
- Spot On
Egypt, Poised for a Comeback to the Mediterranean Region
On 6 February 2018, the Union for the Mediterranean Senior Officials confirmed the appointment of Nasser Kamel as the new Secretary General. This will mark a turning point in the life of the institution.
21 mars 2018
- Focus
Iran at the Heart of the Middle East
To many countries in the Middle East, Iran is a disruptive and difficult power. But Iran’s goals are no different from those of other countries: it seeks to preserve its territorial integrity and secure its borders.
26 février 2018