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The Geopolitical Impact of Unconventional Hydrocarbons

In the next two decades, the changing geography in oil production and consumption will lead to a major reorganisation of global trade.

Energy Infrastructure Targeting in the Mediterranean: a Shifting Threat

In large parts of the Mediterranean region – namely Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Libya, Syria and Turkey – oil and gas pipelines as well as energy facilities and personnel have come under threat.

The Bologna Process and Higher Education Reform in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean – the Case of Israel, Egypt and Lebanon

Facilitating the comparability of and mutual trust in national quality assurance systems is of particular importance from an international perspective, since it eases the recognition of qualifications and study periods between one country and another...

Telling Graphic Stories of the Region: Arabic Comics after the Revolution

Comics, especially those for children, have been around in the Arab world for over 70 years. But recent years have witnessed a sudden rise in the number of comics that target adult audiences.

Towards a Resurgence of Government Concern Regarding the Informal Economy in South Shore Mediterranean Countries

The Arab Spring marked the reminiscence of a certain interest of the authorities in South Shore Mediterranean countries and especially the Maghreb regarding the informal economy.

Perspectives

Foreword

Sectarian Policies in the Middle East Region: the Confessionalisation of Political Conflict

Arab societies are experiencing deep divisions between ethnic, religious and sectarian components, which have coexisted throughout their long history, and today are looking increasingly disintegrated.

Facing ISIS: The Kurds of Syria and Iraq

Despite a long and bloody history, the Kurds have never faced quite as virulent and destructive a threat as the Islamic State (ISIS), which has sought to utterly destroy Kurdish political and cultural life in Iraq and Syria.

Tunisia: Civil Society, the Driving Force behind the Democratic Transition

In the devastated landscape of what has rather hastily been called the Arab Spring, Tunisia is an exception.