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Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

House of Representatives of Morocco in Rabat. Photo: Axel Drainville / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

The 2016 parliamentary elections in Morocco: context and interpretations

On 7 October 2016 the Justice and Development Party revalidated its victory in the Moroccan parliamentary elections.

By Bernabé López García, Miguel Hernando de Larramendi
09 Mar 2017 //
21 mins Reading time
Morocco returns to the African Union amidst unresolved issues. King Mohammed VI at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa (31/1/2017). Photo: African Union Commission. Elcano Blog
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

Morocco returns to the African Union amidst unresolved issues

Morocco has made a strong bet by entering the AU, but it is also evident that its bet is accompanied by real risks for its own interests and image.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
16 Feb 2017 //
6 mins Reading time
Map showing all the countries of the European Southern Neighbourhood. Map: CIA.
Future of Europe Analyses

Making sense of Europe’s Southern Neighbourhood: Main Geopolitical and Security Parameters

Europe’s southern neighbourhood is a diverse but interlinked geopolitical ensemble, whose specificities need to be carefully assessed before Europeans devise dedicated security strategies, divide responsibilities and make policy decisions.

By Luis Simón, Vivien Pertusot
30 Jan 2017 //
16 mins Reading time
Taksim Square, Istanbul. Photo: SpirosK photography (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Has the time come to reconsider Turkey’s EU membership?

The EU’s report on Turkey’s progress in meeting the conditions to become a full member is so critical that it begs the question whether the two sides should consider abandoning the accession process.

By William Chislett
14 Nov 2016 //
11 mins Reading time
A political economy of low oil prices in Algeria. Algerian flag.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

A political economy of low oil prices in Algeria

Low oil prices seem to have slightly shifted Algerian political economy balances, making economic (and energy) reform more attractive.

By Gonzalo Escribano
19 Oct 2016 //
5 mins Reading time
Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, meets Mohammed Abdelaziz, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, on 5 March. Photo: UN Photo by Evan Schneider
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Morocco’s indignation with Ban Ki-moon: is the Western Sahara an ‘occupied’ territory?

The Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, has incurred the wrath of Morocco by referring to the ‘occupation’ of the Western Sahara and recalling the uncertainty that has surrounded the status of this territory for over 40 years.

By Khadija Mohsen-Finan
26 Jul 2016 //
13 mins Reading time
Brexit and the EU’s ‘Syrian bill’. Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, presents a new campaign poster showing refugees.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

Brexit and the EU’s ‘Syrian bill’

The UK’s vote to withdraw from the EU has many and complex causes but it cannot be understood without making reference to the turbulence generated by the Syrian conflict.

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández
05 Jul 2016 //
5 mins Reading time
Rastro, Madrid. Photo: Nacho Rascón (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Democracy and citizenship Analyses

Highs and lows of immigrant integration in Spain

Spain can boast of having integrated a wave of migrants of singular size and intensity into its society. It is still, however, a long way from the countries where first-generation immigrants and their offspring have secured prominent roles in public life.

By Carmen González Enríquez
13 Jun 2016 //
15 mins Reading time
The EU-Algeria energy forum: a new narrative in the making or just another missed opportunity?
Climate and energy Experts Comments

The EU-Algeria energy forum: a new narrative in the making or just another missed opportunity?

The Algeria-EU business forum on energy cooperation held in Algiers last 23 and 24 May has for the first time put together Algerian and European industry representatives and public officials, including regulatory authorities.

By Gonzalo Escribano
06 Jun 2016 //
7 mins Reading time
Ukraine, Russia and the EU sanctions. Image via Debate 21. Elcano Blog
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

Ukraine, Russia and the sanctions: ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’

The end seems in sight for the economic sanctions against Russia. For the EU, it seems to be the case that Russia is no longer that bad.

15 Apr 2016 //
5 mins Reading time
Morocco: a singular path in a troubled region. Royal Palace, Rabat, Morocco.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

Morocco: a singular path in a troubled region

The third way of peaceful and evolutionary reform has allowed Morocco to embrace proactive change as the guarantee of its long-term stability.

By Youssef Amrani
28 Mar 2016 //
8 mins Reading time
Map of Libya’s oil and natural gas infrastructure. Source: US Energy Information Administration (EIA) via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Elcano Blog
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Experts Comments

Libya: finding a way out of the labyrinth must be by way of the oil terminals

The decline in the oil price and the problems in restoring the level of exports are causing Libya’s economy and current accounts to haemorrhage.

By Gonzalo Escribano
15 Mar 2016 //
6 mins Reading time

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