Did the movie Innocence of the Muslims cast a shadow on the romanticism of the Arab Spring? This amateur production was the work of an Egyptian Coptic...
China’s ‘Soft-Power’ Inroads into North Africa
The current international environment has been significantly shaped by three defining events: the eurozone crisis, the ‘Arab Spring’ accompanied by th...
EU Sanctions in Syria: Slow Tools for an Urgent Objective
The uprising in Syria has led the European Union (EU) to employ an instrument it rarely uses in the Mediterranean: sanctions. Since May 2011, the EU h...
Morocco and the U.S: a transatlantic alliance to address MENA’S challenges and opportunities
In a tragic yet entirely unexpected way, it is immediately post a dramatic event in the Maghreb- the unfortunate assassination of U.S. ambassador in L...
Taming the Praetorian Temptation in Egypt
When Mohamed Morsi won the presidential elections in Egypt, a conflict between the president and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was on...
Cost of “Non-Maghreb”, exorbitant for North Africa
The countries of the Maghreb set up in February 1989 a union that was designed to be a milestone in promoting inter-Maghreban relations on the politic...
Flexible Brokerage: Qatar and Moroccan Diplomatic Relations
No tiny Arab country has ever gained more diplomatic leverage than Qatar in recent North African history. Since independence, only a few Arab regional...
North Africa after the Storm: Five Lessons in Crisis Management
A year and a half after the start of popular protests in Tunisia, it may not be tedious to take some time out to assess what just happened. At present...
Springtime for Political Islam in North Africa: Defying the Western ‘Fear-Mongering’?
Islamist groupings across North Africa – who had long faced severe repression from the recently deposed dictators and were commonly denounced by...
The Risks of Revolution: Tunisia and the Future of Hizb al-Nahda
Revolutions are a risky business, not least for the revolutionaries themselves. Be they in 18th century France or in 21st century Tunisia, revolutions...