Date of publication: Vendredi, 28 Octobre, 2011

Algeria is so far the only country in North Africa not to have experienced sustained mass protests calling for political change. The government in Algiers has by no means remained indifferent to...

Date of publication: Lundi, 8 Août, 2011

In this first MEDPRO project Policy Paper, author Nathalie Tocci considers the concept of sustainability and how it is central to any understanding of Mediterranean politics. Too often confused...

Date of publication: Jeudi, 23 Juin, 2011

Any analysis of the prospects for stability and sustainability in the states of Syria and Lebanon reveals the strong ties that exist between these two countries and the impact of external...

Date of publication: Lundi, 6 Juin, 2011

This report explores the concept of state (un)sustainability in Israel and Palestine. The starting point sees conflict resolution as an independent variable for any change and progress in the area...

Date of publication: Lundi, 23 Mai, 2011

For 23 years, a combination of harsh repression and impressive socio-economic development in Tunisia ensured a certain level of stability of Ben Ali’s regime. However, on 14 January 2011,...

Date of publication: Lundi, 23 Mai, 2011

Hosni Mubarak’s regime and its power system enjoyed remarkable stability for over 30 years. On 11 February 2011, however, after 18 days of mass protests, the Egyptian president was forced to...

Date of publication: Jeudi, 14 Avril, 2011

The question of state sustainability is highly relevant in the case of Morocco.

The recent upheavals in the Maghreb and the Middle East, alongside the growing problems of poor education and...

Date of publication: Lundi, 13 Décembre, 2010

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Date of publication: Mercredi, 17 Novembre, 2010

In this first Technical Paper, Silvia Colombo,  Istituto Affari Internazionali, IAI draws a critical distinction between short-term...