The dilemma of Moroccan power is that it elicits political vocation, a form of leadership which participates in the administration of public affairs without being certain of durably changing its orientation.
The year 2008 has been a crucial one for Serbia’s European outlook in many respects. It was a year of most difficult challenges with the proclaimed independence of Kosovo, but also a year of the people’s adamant choice to go forth on the European...
Face à l'absence d'opposition,Bouteflika obtient un troisième mandat. La réaction d'Occident surprend : stabilité et intérêts économiques passent avant les questions démocratiques.
Le pays doit réformer son mode de gouvernement en empruntant le modèle de la gouvernance : moins d'Etat, plus de droit et ouverture aux acteurs économiques et sociaux.
La réforme du système politique et la modernisation des institutions sont la clef de voûte du changement ; la modernisation du secteur économique en dépend.
La politique étrangère turque au Proche-Orient se débat entre le néo-ottomanisme, partisan d'une ambitieuse vision géostratégique,et le kémalisme,qui opte pour la modération.
The year 2008 was a troubled one for all aspects of political reform in the Arab countries of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. Democratic reform was nowhere to be seen and, in certain cases, the political arena was stifled even further.
Turkey is a Mediterranean country currently at the negotiation stage for European Union membership. This is the final turning point before their ultimate membership, and it will undoubtedly take many years.
The Lebanese polity is faced today with two clashing visions. The first is a neo-liberal vision based on respect for basic freedoms and an economy based on a capitalist free market. The other vision is that of a totalitarian religious ideology.
After almost nine years of a fruitless international protectorate, Kosovo declared its independ-ence on 17th February 2008. It was recognised by the USA and a number of European states in spite of strong opposition from Serbia and its ally, Russia.
Questioning the sense of the elections in the central Maghreb countries – Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia – seems relevant, but somewhat incongruous at the same time.
The year 2007 marked the end of a brief interval of political liberalization in the Arab world which began shortly after the occupation of Iraq.
