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Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

A wall at Netiv HaAsara facing the Gaza border reads the words “Path to Peace” in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. Netiv HaAsara is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-west Negev, it nearly borders the Gaza Strip
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

Recognising Palestine, a prerequisite for hope and peace

The recognition of Palestine as a state by more Western countries would be a decisive step toward peace and to break the current vicious circle of destruction and hatred.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
11 Dec 2023 //
6 mins Reading time
View of the Al Aqsa Mosque, one of the Muslim temples in Jerusalem and a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
International Security Analyses

Guard down: deconstructing the 7 October policy, defence and intelligence failure

Israel’s intelligence, military and government all failed to anticipate Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Why?

By Gloria Sicilia Lozano
16 Nov 2023 //
15 mins Reading time
International Security Events

Debate “Palestine-Israel: Keys and consequences of the recurrent conflict in Gaza”

In this round table we will debate the keys and consequences of the recurring conflict in Gaza between Palestine and Israel.

19 Oct 2023 //
1 min Reading time
qué esperar de la última guerra entre Israel y Hamas 2
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

Debate “Context, development and consequences of the war between Israel and Hamas”.

In this debate we will analyze the repercussions of the war between Israel and Hamas and what we can expect from this conflict.

11 Oct 2023 //
1 min Reading time
Evento 5th Spain Israel Strategic Dialogue
Influence and image of Spain Events

5th Spain-Israel Strategic Dialogue

ELNET’s Forum of Strategic Dialogue partnered with the Elcano Royal Institute to bring together experts from Spain and Israel.

10 Oct 2023 //
5 mins Reading time
Spain’s presidency of the Council of the EU. Flags of the European Union and Spain
International Security Analyses

Ten principles for Spain’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2023

Spain should approach the EU Council presidency as a country project and use it to improve its influence and image.

By Real Instituto Elcano
24 Jul 2023 //
32 mins Reading time
Maghreb. On the way to Aït Benhaddou. The Atlas Mountains is a mountain range across the northwestern stretch of Africa extending about 2,500 km through Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

The Maghreb: regional disintegration and the risks of the zero-sum logic

The Maghreb has been showing signs of an accelerated regional disintegration in the midst of heightened intra-regional conflict.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
20 Jul 2023 //
19 mins Reading time
North Africa. Three young men running on a surface of water with rocks.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Reports

Riders on the storm: North Africa’s pathways to resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have unleashed a number of socioeconomic and geopolitical shocks and shifts in North Africa.

By Lorenzo Fruganti, Intissar Fakir, Haizam Amirah-Fernández, (eds.)
03 Jul 2023 //
99 mins Reading time
Satellite image of the Maghreb on the flag of China.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

China in the Maghreb: engagement, perceptions and prospects

With China’s rise to the status of global power, its relationship with the Maghreb has generated both risks and opportunities in the region.

By Tin Hinane El Kadi
30 Jun 2023 //
17 mins Reading time

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