The IMF & Covid-19 in the MENA: An Assessment of Risks and Constraints
This paper discusses the IMF’s most recent foray into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While...
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First Round of Biden vs Trump: An Inconclusive Debate
The first round of the US 2020 presidential election debate did not offer a strong insight into the...
Egypt’s Hopes of Gas Bonanza Could Sink in Eastern Med Energy Showdown
Zohr gas field places Egypt at the centre of the ongoing geopolitical rivalry in the Mediterranean. The maritime...
The Political Economy of Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of Egypt
The increasing military tension and the possibility of a geopolitical deadlock in the Eastern Mediterranean has increased the...
The Levant and North Africa: On the Verge of Economic Malaise?
The COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated these pre-existing vulnerabilities and risks in the widely-mismanaged economies of the MENA, where...
Egypt’s Path to Authoritarian Liberalism: An Analysis of the Egyptian Political Economy
This paper highlights the key phases of its transformation and provides an analysis on how the military regimes...
Novel Coronavirus: Stress Test for Egypt’s Fragile Economy
The heavy burdens of a looming global recession and the increase in discontent among Egyptians regarding the measures...
Identity Politics: Pandora’s Box of Europe
The revival of the “us versus them” discourse can in due course severely damage the EU. That significantly...
Libya and the Salafi Pawns in the Game
Many observers in Libya are wary of the Madkhali groups, which are primarily advancing and prioritizing Saudi Arabia’s...
Turkey – Libya Relations: Economic and Strategic Imperatives
This report discusses the trajectory of Turkey-Libya relations and analyses the multilayered economic, political and security dynamics underpinning...