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Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood

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
Map of Africa
Globalization, development and governance Analyses

Increasing G20 cooperation on debt and investment in Africa

Since the beginning of Ukraine´s invasion, debt restructuring efforts in Africa have been increasingly jeopardised by geopolitical tensions.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias, Beatrice Grace Aluoch Obado, Agustín González-Agote
29 Jun 2023 //
18 mins Reading time
A tank with flowers in the muzzle in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) on 24 June 2023 during the Y. Prigozhin’s and Wagner Group military mutiny against Vladimir Putin
International Security Experts Comments

Vladimir Putin, a hostage to his own game

How will the latest events following the Prigozhin rebellion influence the future of Vladimir Putin and Russia?

By Mira Milosevich-Juaristi
27 Jun 2023 //
9 mins Reading time
Intertwined hands raised to heaven of worshippers during Friday prayers in Tehran, capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Quo Vadis Iran? The future of the Islamic Republic after the protests started in 2022

This analysis examines the political capitalisation of the ongoing protests that began in 2022 and the possible short-term future of Iran.

By Luciano Zaccara
17 May 2023 //
20 mins Reading time
The EU and its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood Policy. World map on a gradient blue background with an English word cloud in the centre
Future of Europe Events

What the role for the EU in today’s geoeconomic scenario? Strengthening ties with the South and Easter Neighbours

What role should the EU play in its Southern and Eastern neighbourhood? How are powers such as the United States, Russia and China changing?

25 Apr 2023 //
2 mins Reading time
Libya’s recurring government splits and international recognition dilemmas. Skyline of Tripoli, capital of Libya, in 2916
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Analyses

Relapsing into deadlock: Libya’s recurring government splits and international recognition dilemmas

After the spark of the revolution and the international military intervention, Libya is yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

By Irene Fernández-Molina
12 Apr 2023 //
19 mins Reading time

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