Israel-Gaza Truce – Peace until the Next War?
Recently, a truce was mediated – by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi – between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. But … how long can such a truce last before the... Read more »
View ArticleTurkey as a ‘Role Model’ in the MENA Region after the Arab Spring
The Arab revolutions of 2011 have brought into immediate focus the following question related to Turkey’s foreign policy: ‘Can Turkey’s economic and political model become a reference-point for the...
View ArticleFreedom of Expression in Post–Revolution Tunisia, Gains and Pitfalls
In a brief conversation with a taxi driver who was taking me from Cartage international airport to down town Medina, I noticed glimpses of optimism in his speech. He said... Read more »
View ArticleFIFM : And the winner is…The Middle East…
The Middle East issue with its wars, crises, attempts, and death toll has been making the headlines for over 60 years, and last week in Marrakesh, the tragic stories of... Read more »
View ArticleThe EU and State-Building in Failed States: European Engagement in Afghanistan
Failed states are considered as one of the most potent threats to international peace and security – soft security threats and risks in terms of organized crime, terrorism, illicit drug... Read more »
View ArticleIran’s Pyrrhic Victory
The one persistent feature of Iranian foreign policy since the toppling of the Shah in 1979 was its rather grandiose optimism about its own ascendance to a hegemonic role in... Read more »
View ArticleChina –the Indispensable Game- Changer of the Post-Crisis Global Economy
The upshots of the global financial crisis are long to list. In a catchy word, they are condensed in the phrase “shift to the East”. Driven by the increasing power... Read more »
View ArticleA ‘Home-Made’ Model for the Economic Integration in the MENA Region
After decades of elusive quest for a common Arab economic space and EU-promoted trials with the fluky Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement (EU-MFTA), the economies of the MENA region are facing......
View ArticleWhat Future for the North Africa-to-Europe Power Super-Grid?
With the EU aiming to increasingly meet its energy needs from renewable sources – 30 per cent by 2020 and almost 100 per cent by 2050 – a great portion... Read more »
View ArticleOne Year Ends, Another Begins, Expectations Still Great
As 2012 is drawing to a close, The North Africa Post deemed it timely to reflect upon some of the major events that happened over the past twelve months in... Read more »
View ArticleSinking Susan Rice’s Nomination: What It Could Mean for the U.S. North Africa...
When Susan Rice withdrew her name from the consideration for nomination for Secretary of State, she did so largely to save the White House from a costly political fight. Over... Read more »
View ArticleArab Spring and Burma Transitions: Different Societies but Same Hopes and...
The transitions away from authoritarian rule in North Africa and Burma (also known as Myanmar) have often been compared to one another, highlighting major challenges but also reasons for hope.... Read...
View ArticleEgypt’s Constitutional Referendum and the Fiscal Troubles Hampering IMF Loan...
Egypt’s Central Bank proclaimed their foreign reserves reaching the “critical” levels after it had sold about 75 million USD in its first private auction to banks, Bloomberg reports. Egypt’s foreign......
View ArticleDoha Climate Change Conference – No Big Hope for Africa
Climate change has emerged as one of the greatest challenges to international community. Increasing frequency and intensity of natural calamities caution that changing climate would have severe...
View ArticleEducation as a Priority for Future EU-Maghreb Cooperation
When President Barack Obama, in a speech in Cairo University in 2009, pointed to education and innovation as being the mechanisms of progress in the 21st century, these ideas must... Read more »
View ArticleIntervening in Mali – Securing the Sahel?
Last December, the U.N. Security Council passed a cautious resolution that outlined steps to be taken before an international military intervention into Mali to deal with the deteriorating security...
View ArticleManaging Russian Challenge to the Euro-Atlantic Space
Euro-Atlantic Region Facing the Russian Challenge Jakub Janda (European Values Think-Tank) Euro-Atlantic Region Facing the Russian Challenge The Russian position in the Euro-Atlantic geopolitical...
View ArticleARAB FLING
Arab Spring means we’re not losing our religion at least. But at what cost? Martin Jay argues that political upheaval by citizens rather than institutions is paving the way for... Read more »
View ArticleTurkey’s Economic and ‘Charm Offensive’ in Africa
It is not a secret that the relationship between Turkey and the European Union is going through a rough period. The solution to this deadlock for Ankara is to diversify... Read more »
View ArticleEducation Systems in Developing Countries – Nationalization versus...
Middle income nations often share the same social and political issues, with education being an important yet contentious issue for many developing countries which are trying to move forward and......
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