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Category: Op Eds
The 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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
Post-Arab Spring Tourism Industry: Back in Business
It has been almost two years since the Arab Spring hit the countries of Middle East and North Africa. While some nations have taken a ... Read More
Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development in Southern Morocco
By 18 October 2012, a report that Salafis destroyed an 8,000-year-old petroglyph in Yakour Plain not far from Marrakesh quickly spread on Facebook and Twitter. ... Read More
The French-Algerian Relationship: Searching for a New Era
The coming state visit of François Hollande in Algeria by the end of the year is an opportunity to take stock of the political relationship ... Read More
Unemployment in Morocco … Hard Times for Youth
Abdurrahman, 30, graduated from college two years ago. Immediately after graduation he started the grueling job search process. First he applied for the public sector ... Read More
An Army of None, Ann Romney on the family’s military service
On the surface, she's a potent weapon in Mitt Romney's attack to unseat Barack Obama as US president. Loyal wife, doting mother and proud grandmother. ... Read More
Tunisia: Managing the Next Phase
October 23rd marks the first anniversary of the election of Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly; the first election since the popular insurrection that brought down the ... Read More
Atheist Shrugged: Muzzled US candidates cannot debate Republicans on Ayn Rand
What muzzle did US Vice President Joe Biden agree to wear in the veep debate against Rep. Paul Ryan, the runningmate of Republican Mitt Romney? ... Read More
On the Right Track? Post-Arab Spring EU Policy towards the Maghreb
The creation of a new post of EU Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean Region in July 2011 symbolizes the importance the region has gained ... Read More