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Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

20221128 Tribuna Amirah Revueltas Arabes Tahrir 2011b
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

What will the EU do if the Arab revolts return?

The question that every European leader must ask himself today is: “what options will the EU have when the Arab revolts return?”.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
30 Nov 2022 //
5 mins Reading time
Assessing the implications of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine for Africa and Europe-Africa relations. ETTG Event
Globalization, development and governance Events

Assessing the implications of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine for Africa and Europe-Africa relations

A two-day hybrid event to reflect on how to strengthen the Europe-Africa partnership in times of multiple crises.

29 Nov 2022 //
2 mins Reading time
20220817 ARI58 Mazzucco Alexander Abraham Accords
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

The Abraham Accords two years on: from ambition to reality

Two years on, the Abraham Accords seem to have become stuck between their ambitious hopes and the constraints imposed by reality.

By Leonardo Jacopo Maria Mazzucco, Kristian Alexander
17 Aug 2022 //
19 mins Reading time
The Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Tunisia: the dismantling of a democracy 

Tunisia is now led by an individual who is institutionalising a system where he can rule alone with no opposition.

By Youssef Cherif
28 Jul 2022 //
18 mins Reading time
Flag of Lithuania at the embassy in Washington D.C (US)
International Security Experts Comments

Lithuania hopes NATO’s Strategic Concept leads to more heavy metal and boots on the ground

Lithuania hopes the new NATO Strategic Concept should reflect the Russian threat to the Alliance’s eastern flank.

By Linas Kojala, Justinas Kulys
07 Jun 2022 //
12 mins Reading time
Satellite caption of the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Europe). Source: Screenshot from NASA World Wind (retouched). Photo: Eric Gaba (Sting) (Public domain / via Wikimedia Commons).
Future of Europe Analyses

What role should Southern Europe play after the pandemic and the war in Ukraine? Towards a shared agenda for EU reform

The post-pandemic recovery or the war in Ukraine show that, when cooperation in Southern Europe occurs, positive results can be achieved.

By Real Instituto Elcano
20 Apr 2022 //
32 mins Reading time
Lock on the Russian flag
Technology and economics Analyses

Can the Russian economy withstand the sanctions?

Sanctions on Russia may lead to a fall in GDP, but will they be enough to mobilise the population against Putin?

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
07 Apr 2022 //
20 mins Reading time
Portada África mercado en auge
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

Presentation Elcano Policy Paper “África: mercado en auge y dinámicas de desarrollo. Las empresas canarias como caso de estudio”

Report that makes an initial diagnosis of the profile and presence of Canary Islands companies on the African continent.

30 Mar 2022 //
1 min Reading time
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Events

VII Congress Córdoba ciudad de encuentro y diálogo “The Mediterranean to come: Geopolitics, transitions and conflicts”

30 Mar 2022 //
1 min Reading time

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