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How to Break the Siege of Gaza? (ARI) ARI 106/2010 - 21/6/2010 Lev Luis Grinberg This ARI looks at the siege of Gaza from a historical and political perspective and suggests what the international community can do to end it and prevent a further escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Too Big a World? Lula, Brazil and the Middle East (ARI) ARI 62/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 17/5/2010 Günther Maihold The new activism of the Brazilian government and its President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in the Middle East has opened up a new front for Brazil’s foreign policy, with significant risks to the chances of its experienced leader engineering a successful outcome.
The Slow Pace of Reform Clouds the Libyan Succession (ARI) ARI 45/2010 - 11/3/2010 Ronald Bruce St John In the uncertain and shifting dynamics of Libyan politics, effective power today rests in the hands of the Leader and a few trusted advisors in a system firmly grounded in family ties and tribal loyalties and buttressed by the military and various security organisations.
The Priorities of Spain’s EU Presidency in the Mediterranean: Ideal and Reality (ARI) ARI 34/2010 - 16/2/2010 Iván Martín Spain’s EU Presidency poses major challenges for the country’s interests and strategic clout in the Mediterranean, in the new regional geopolitical context that has emerged in the wake of the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).
The Challenges of Dealing with Yemen’s Deep Crises (ARI) ARI 29/2010 - 4/2/2010 Abdullah Al-faqih President Saleh’s foremost concern is to keep total economic and political power in his own hands as long as he lives, and to hand it down to his son afterwards. The US and the international community are concerned with the threat posed by al-Qaeda to regional and international peace and many educated Yemenis are concerned about the potential for tension between Saleh’s goal and that of the international community.
The US, the Mediterranean and Transatlantic Strategies (ARI) ARI 141/2009 - 1/10/2009 Ian O. Lesser Cooperation in the Mediterranean is likely to be a key test for the quality of US-EU partnership over the next few years.
Algeria: The Subterranean Logics of a Non-election (ARI) ARI 68/2009 - 22/4/2009 Hugh Roberts Algeria has just held what it calls a presidential election. It has done so at intervals since 1995 and these have regularly been a cause for dissatisfaction at home and abroad. But what exactly are these events that so consistently fail to measure up to widespread expectations? This ARI explains that they are not really elections at all and that the expectations entertained in respect of them are entirely misplaced.
Spain and the G-20: A Strategic Proposal for Enhancing its Role in Global Governance 8/4/2009 Elcano Royal Institute This paper explores the role Spain can and should play in the institutions engaged in global governance in the current context of financial crisis and reconfiguration of international power centres. After briefly analysing Spain’s relative position in the world –on the basis of economic and other criteria– the study suggests the path it should follow to boost its influence in the world. The paper points out Spain’s comparative advantages, the areas where it could contribute most, and the shortcomings that make it difficult to translate Spain’s economic weight into greater political influence at the global level.
The Gaza War: Antecedents and Consequences (ARI) ARI 21/2009 - 3/2/2009 Augustus Richard Norton When Israel launched the Gaza war on 27 December 2008, it chose an opportune moment. Nonetheless, much like the Lebanon war of 2006, Israel’s strategic gains in ‘Operation Cast Lead’ have dissipated day by day.
Plus ça Change, Plus c'est la Même Chose: The Political Economy of Rent-driven Development in Mauritania (ARI) ARI 134/2008 - 21/10/2008 Nicola Pontara After four decades of rent-driven development that has systematically killed off competition in the main sectors of the economy, Mauritania remains inherently prone to authoritarian intervention when powerful interests are threatened.
In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy (Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008 José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée).
Towards Mediterranean Migration Management 2008? Developing Discourse and Practices (ARI) ARI 54/2008 - 2/6/2008 Michael Collyer Ongoing EU negotiations with the African Union have identified a number of clear, achievable steps, which might bring more positive ideals of Mediterranean migration management a little closer.
Spain, Lebanon and UNIFIL (WP) WP 21/2008 - 20/5/2008 George Emile Irani This study assesses the causes and results of the war in the summer of 2006 and its implications for local, regional and global politics. It also focuses on Spain’s military involvement in Lebanon, especially on the relationship between the Spanish UNIFIL contingent and the local population in South Lebanon.
The Mediterranean Union: A Union in Search of a Project (WP) WP 13/2008 (Translated from Spanish) - 14/4/2008 Gonzalo Escribano and Alejandro Lorca A French proposal to create a Mediterranean Union has drawn much attention on the Euro-Mediterranean political scene. So far the proposal is somewhere between vague and indeterminate. It is important for Spain to join this process so as to guide it from the inside with coherent ideas.
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