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Feb 2013
The Arab Spring and Climate Change
Author: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Troy Sternberg, Sarah Johnstone, Jeffrey Mazo, Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell, Michael Werz, Max Hoffman, David Michel, Mona Yacoubian
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This collection of essays argues that the consequences of climate change are stressors that can ignite a volatile mix of underlying causes and erupt into revolutions. More on «The Arab Spring and Climate Change»

Jan 2012
An Arab Springboard for EU Foreign Policy?
Author: Michael Emerson, Rosa Balfour, André Sapir, Georg Zachmann, Daniel Fiott, Yves Pascouau, Rouba Al-Fattal Eeckelaert, Sven Biscop, Muriel Asseburg
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
This paper addresses some of the key dimensions of the EU’s engagement with the Mediterranean region in light of the Arab Spring and its aftermath. More on «An Arab Springboard for EU Foreign Policy?»
2012
Resource-Fuelled Political Transitions in Africa: The Way Ahead
Author: Bruno Hellendorff
Publisher: Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
The episodes of political violence in the MENA and West Africa regions have drawn attention to the role that natural resources can play in the eruption of conflicts. More on «Resource-Fuelled Political Transitions in Africa: The Way Ahead»

Jun 2011
The Environment and the Middle East Volume III
Author: Jens Klawitter, Christine Parthemore, Katarina Uherova Hasbani, Adriana Valencia, Marcel Viëtor, Ahmed Zahran, Franziska Piontek, Mahi Tabet Aoul, Mohamed Abdel Raouf
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
In this Volume of the Environment and the Middle East, the authors assess the impact of the environment on regional security framed with reference to the 2011 "Arab Spring". More on «The Environment and the Middle East Volume III»

2011
A Theory of “Late Rentierism” in the Arab States of the Gulf
Author: Matthew Gray
Publisher: Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
This study describes and explains “late rentierism” through a discussion and elucidation of its major features and characteristics, including how these vary, or not, from those of other rentier explanations. More on «A Theory of “Late Rentierism” in the Arab States of the Gulf»
2011
Africa Spectrum, Vol 46, No 2
Author: Stefan Lindemann, Kristof Titeca, Ibrahim Mouiche, Saafo R Boye, Randi Kaarhus, Hans Krech, Andrea Reikat, Reinhart Kößler,
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Hamburg University Press
This issue commences with an article on ethnic policies relating to coup avoidance in Zambia and Uganda. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 46, No 2»
2011
The Future of the Mediterranean
Author: Khalil Al-Anani, Zeidan Ali Zeidan, Moncef Cheikh-Rouhou, Arslan Chikhaoui, Ahmed Driss, Moaaz Elzoughby, Bassma Kodmani, Mehdi Lahlou, Ziad Majed
Publisher: Bertelsmann Foundation
In this volume, the authors contribute to recent debates on the future shape of relations between North Africa and Europe. More on «The Future of the Mediterranean»

Oct 2010
Building Trust Can Take The Form of Investment: Energy and Regional Integration in the Western Mediterranean
Author: Jordi Vaquer I Fanés, Mohammed Belmahi, Amar Drissi, Abderrahmane Hadj Nacer, Houda Ben Jannet Allal, Mustapha K Faid, Till Stenzel, Francis Ghilès
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
With the aim of exploring future scenarios and bringing fresh ideas for action in the Mediterranean-Maghreb region, these background papers were circulated and discussed by participants at a specialized seminar that was held in Barcelona, in early Ju... More on «Building Trust Can Take The Form of Investment: Energy and Regional Integration in the Western Mediterranean»
Oct 2010
Building Trust Can Take the Form of Investment
Author: Francis Ghilès
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
What role North African countries might play in a world where the balance of economic and political power has, over the past decade, and is shifting in a manner which few in the west had envisaged and many still refuse to acknowledge. More on «Building Trust Can Take the Form of Investment»

22 Apr 2010
Oil or Climate Politics?
Author: Mari Luomi
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
Despite clear indications regarding future negative impacts of climate change to the region, Arab states of the Middle East still do not perceive climate change as a threatening factor to their economic development and stability. More on «Oil or Climate Politics?»

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