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"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”

"Morocco no longer accepts the Spanish position on Western Sahara”
06/15/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SPAIN/MOROCCO. Head of the Geopolitics and Global Security Department at CIDOB, Spain's oldest international relations centre, Eduard Soler is its Mena referent. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info on the occasion of his speech to the members of the Euromed-IHEDN association, he examines the love/hate relationship between Spain and Morocco.
Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Barcelona, Ceuta, China, Cidob, diplomacy of the Kings, Eduard Soler, Euromed-IHEDN, Europe, European Union (EU), France, Islet Leïla, Islet Persil, Madrid, Mediterranean, Melilla, MENA, Morocco, Polisario, Rabat, Russia, Spain, Spain's Mediterranean policy, United States, Western Sahara

Despite the crisis, global military spending grew by 2.6% in 2020

Despite the crisis, global military spending grew by 2.6% in 2020
04/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Industry
WORLD. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), global military spending reached $1981 billion (€1634 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, an increase of 2.6% and the highest level since 1988. They "include all government spending on armed forces and military...
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Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.
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Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"
04/09/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info, Christian Graeff, French ambassador to Libya from 1982 to 1985, gives a less than optimistic assessment of the future of this country torn apart by its divisions for ten years. The ninety-seven year old diplomat however gives the keys to avoid a "Syrianization" of Libya.
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The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns
04/07/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya has entered a new era since Fayez Al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar finally decided to throw in the towel. Their withdrawals have allowed for the emergence of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and a new interim governance. Part 1/5
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Trump is gone...

Trump is gone...
03/16/2021 | Reflections
Trump has left... Biden is replacing him. As expected, on the international level, relations have been disrupted. If the American strategy does not fundamentally change, the form of the relationship is nevertheless pleasantly affected. But the interests of the United States remain the same and the...
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Turkey will be the largest sovereign issuer of commercial debt in 2021 in the EMEA region

Turkey will be the largest sovereign issuer of commercial debt in 2021 in the EMEA region
03/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EMEA. S&P Global Ratings estimates that global government borrowing is expected to be $12.6 trillion in 2021. version française
Africa, BCE, commercial debt, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, debt, economic and financial crisis, economy, Egypt, Emea, Euro zone, Europe, financial markets, loan, Middle East, rating agency, Russia, S&P, Turkey

Turkey increases its trade deficit by 69% in 2020

Turkey increases its trade deficit by 69% in 2020
02/02/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. According to the Turkish Institute of Statistics, Turkish exports fell by 6.3% in 2020 compared to the previous year, with a total of $169.48 billion.
China, Fatih Dönmez, Germany, Iraq, Italy, oil, Ruhsar Pekcan, Russia, trade, TUIK, Turkey, Turkish Institute of Statistics, United Kingdom, United States

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva

Syrian Constitutional Committee to meet on 23 November 2020 in Geneva
10/28/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. The members of the Syrian committee in charge of drafting a new constitution are struggling to get along and were unable to meet in October 2020.
Afrin, Azaz, conflicts, Covid-19, Geir O.Pedersen, Idlib, Jarablus, Mark Lowcock, Russia, Syria, Syrian conflict, Syrian Constitutional Committee, Turkey, United Nations

Libyan belligerents sign permanent national ceasefire agreement

Libyan belligerents sign permanent national ceasefire agreement
10/23/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. After almost ten years of conflict, negotiations organised under the aegis of the UN in Geneva have led to the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya which regulates, at least, the military chapter.
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OECD reports record second quarter GDP falls in France, Italy and Turkey

OECD reports record second quarter GDP falls in France, Italy and Turkey
09/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
FRANCE / TURKEY. The decline in GDP in the second quarter in the G20 zone reached 6.9% in the zone against -1.6% recorded in the first quarter of 2009, at the height of the financial crisis. Version française
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Covid-19: Europe and the post-economic crisis triggered by the pandemic

Covid-19: Europe and the post-economic crisis triggered by the pandemic
05/05/2020 - Henry Marty-Gauquié, member of JFC Conseil | Reflections
SPECIAL FILE COVID-19. On 21 April 2020 a poll was published according to which 71% of Italians believed that the European Union had "reacted badly" to the health crisis and that they "no longer see any point in being part of it", while 58% of the same Italians considered that leaving the euro zone...
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Tunisia absent from the list of guests at the Libya Peace Conference in Berlin

Tunisia absent from the list of guests at the Libya Peace Conference in Berlin
01/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA / TUNISIA. Germany, the inviting power of the International Peace Conference on Libya to be held in Berlin on Sunday, January 19, 2020, has launched the invitations. The list of countries called to come and discuss a political future for this country in civil war since 2011 includes a huge...
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Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers

11/04/2019 | EMNES reports
Published in april 2019. Written by Alexandra Kuimova The Policy Brief begins by outlining Russia’s growing interest in the MENA region. It identifies both the strategy and motivations driving Russia’s arms exports, and equally to the region, and the demand for arms by MENA countries.
Alexandra Kuimova, arms exports, crisis report, Emnes, Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies, growth development report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, militarization, North Africa, Russia, trade report, weapons

Croatian woman at the head of the Council of Europe

Croatian woman at the head of the Council of Europe
06/27/2019 - Frédéric Dubessy | People
EUROPE. Elected with 159 votes out of 264, Marija Pejcinovic Buric succeeds Thorbjørn Jagland.
annexation of Crimea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Council of Europe, Croatia, European Court of Human Rights, human rights, Marija Pejcinovic Buric, Russia, Strasbourg, Turkey, Ukraine

Russia’s Arms Exports to the MENA Region: Trends and Drivers

04/03/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
Publié en avril 2019. Rédigé par Alexandra Kuimova The Policy Brief begins by outlining Russia’s growing interest in the MENA region. It identifies both the strategy and motivations driving Russia’s arms exports, and equally to the region, and the demand for arms by MENA countries.
arms exports, crisis report, Euromesco, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, militarization, North Africa, Russia, trade report, weapons

The rôle of Russia in the middle east and north Africa region

04/03/2019 | EUROMESCO reports
April 2019. Written by Valeria Talbot, Chiara Lovotti, Ziad A. Akl, Youssef Cherif, Christopher Hartwell, Mira Milosevich, Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti This Joint Policy Study investigates the role that Russia has played, is playing and is likely to play in shaping future political alignments in the...
Chiara Lovotti, Christopher Hartwell, crisis report, Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti, Euromesco, Maghreb report, Mashrek report, MENA, Middle East, Mira Milosevich, politic report, Russia, Russian military intervention, Syrian crisis, Valeria Talbot, Youssef Cherif, Ziad A. Akl

Egypt’s orange revolution

Egypt’s orange revolution
04/18/2013 - Safia Ouared, Cairo | Transport
In the space of a few years, Egypt has made a quantum leap, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in the citrus fruit sector. This leap places it alongside Spain and Turkey on the podium of top orange producers and exporters, not only in the Mediterranean, but also in the world market.
agriculture, Alexandria, Aswan Dam, citrus grower, Egypt, exportation, fuel, Gizeh, logistics, Mediterranean, Morocco, orange, Russia, Shortage, Spain, storage, transport


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