Society 5.0: EU-Japanese cooperation and the opportunities and challenges posed by the data economy
The EU and Japan must increase their efforts to become strategic players if they want to grasp the opportunities offered by Society 5.0.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood
A Saudi G20: the global projection of domestic reforms
The Saudis take over the presidency of the G20 in 2020, something the government wants to use to draw its reforms to the world’s attention.
Pirates (of football) in the Gulf versus Qatar’s soft power
A dispute between Arab neighbours has turned into a battle of sports rights that extends as far as Spain’s top-flight football competition
From the depths to the surface: conflict drivers in the MENA region
2011 Arab uprisings as a breaking point announcing the need for a regime overhaul in the region, and therefore a long overdue revision of Western policy
From the depths to the surface: conflict drivers in the MENA region
Failing to acknowledge the 2011 Arab uprisings as a breaking point announcing the need for a regime overhaul in the region, and therefore a long overdue revision of Western policy, would be a mistake with serious adverse consequences.
Nigeria’s 2019 elections: so many choices, so difficult to choose
The 2019 Nigerian elections comes at a time of great challenges for the nation, in economic, security and other terms. With 73 candidates competing, only two seem to be serious contenders for the role. However, both seem to lack aspects of leadership that Nigeria needs.
Destabilising the Middle East by absence
The announcement by Donald Trump of a unilateral military withdrawal of US forces from the Middle East is another step in the area’s destabilisation.
The CEO who is changing Algeria’s energy landscape
The new Sonatrach team’s reformist spirit opens a window of opportunity to establish a closer cooperation framework between the EU and Algeria.
Algerian presidential elections and the energy reform agenda
A new hydrocarbon law seems imminent in Algeria and progress has been made in improving the country's relations with international oil and gas companies. However, it appears that the introduction of substantive reforms will have to wait for the 2019 presidential elections.
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