Over the past weekend, the Ukrainian government was ousted, Ukraine’s parliament reinstated the 2004 constitution and former President Victor Ya...
Economic Prospects for North Africa:Managing Risks and Expanding Opportunities
Three years down the road from the wave of Arab Spring revolutions that affected the Middle East and North Africa region, MENA economies remain depres...
Odd One in the Pack: London, a New Hub for Islamic Finance?
New year 2014 will likely be very significant at least from the viewpoint of the London Stock Exchange, which stakes to become the world centre for Is...
After Revolution Comes Reaction: Egypt as a Rule, Not Exception
While we enter a new year, the emerging consensus among observers of the Middle East and Northern Africa is that the Arab Spring has turned into a fro...
Forgotten Aspects in the War Against AQIM
The killing of three French journalists in northern Malian region of Kidal in early November 2013 is indicative of the ability of Al-Qaeda in the Isla...
UK & Morocco have strong partnership (Foreign Office)
The United Kingdom and Morocco maintain “a strong partnership, based on shared values and a shared vision of a peaceful, secure and prosperous North A...
Is Algeria the Odd One Out in the Arab Spring?
In many ways, it appears as if Algeria is weathering the Arab Spring fairly well. Despite its sheer size, it has dodged the cycle of demonstrations an...
‘A Coup’ or Something Else? – U.S. Dilemma in Egypt
Africa had its fair share of military power-grabs – actually, it had a good deal more than that. Throughout the Cold War, military coups were the rule...
The Shift to a Multi-polar Global Economy: Are We Prepared to Handle It?
The National Intelligence Council’s (NIC) report ‘Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds’ has outlined three global trajectories, or development in th...
Monsanto, or how French Medias’ Silence was Bought
While the French newspaper Le Figaro was reporting lengthily on the arrest of an opponent to the wedding for everyone, a 23 years old student “still d...