After its declaration of independence in February 2008, Kosovo took a further step toward self-government with the signing of a new constitution in April 2008.
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...
La política exterior turca en Oriente Próximo se debate entre el neootomanismo, partidario de una ambiciosa visión geoestratégica, y el kemalismo, que opta por la moderación.
Ante la falta de oposición, Buteflika logra su tercer mandato. Sorprende la reacción de Occidente: antepone estabilidad e intereses económicos a cuestiones democráticas.
El país debe reformar su sistema de gobierno bajo el modelo de gobernanza: menos Estado, más derecho y mayor apertura a los actores económicos y sociales.
La reforma del sistema político y la modernización de las instituciones son la clave del cambio. De ellas depende la modernización del sector económico.
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.