Carrie Schenkel and James Storen: MENA region needs platform politics
The organization of political parties has served multiple distinct roles in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many...
Geopolitics
Greece demands France cancels sale of missiles to Turkey
According to reports by the Middle East Monitor a growing diplomatic row has emerged between what are normally strong allies....
Libya: Key North African summit to be held in Tripoli
Preparations for third key trilateral summit between Algeria, Libya and Tunisia have begun, in an effort to insulate against so-called...
Algeria: Tebboune meets leftist leader
Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune held a meeting with the leader of the Worker’s Party, Louisa Hanoune, Arab Weekly reports. The...
Tunisian opposition leader gets suspended jail term
Tunisian opposition activist Chaima Issa has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence for insulting the president, Reuters reports. Chaima...
Emily Milliken & Giorgio Cafiero: What Algeria wants in Niger
Niger’s July 26 military coup, which ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, has created a volatile situation. While France and the Economic Community...
France opens access to Algeria independence war archives
In yet another move seeking to reconcile relations with Algeria, France declassified Algerian Independence War archive files, including a number...
Haitham El-Zobaidi: What Tunisia needs…
What Tunisia needs, today and now, is an Emirati political decision to provide the type of support that stabilises the...
Algeria, Tunisia, Russia Trilogy by Salah Al-Din
Tunisian President Kais Saied followed his friend, the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's visit to Moscow, and the manner in which...
Challenges to Algeria’s African Military Aspirations
Algerian Army Chief of Staff Al-Said Chanegriha advocated a new military approach to combating terrorism in Africa, by launching new...
Turkey and Egypt agree to work closely on Libya crisis
Ankara and Cairo will cooperate more closely regarding Libya, where they back opposing sides, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said...
Algeria’s Tebboune on Tunisia’s Security Role
Any faint hopes of the Tunisian elite rescuing a 2 billion dollar aid package from the IMF seem to have...
Analysis: The future of Turkey’s role in Libya
East meets West in Libya where regional powers seek to take advantage of the lull in war. With an oil...
U.S. Military Base in Morocco
There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is...
The Shifting Sands of Mauritania’s Defence Policy
Recent reports that the G5 Sahel Defense College in Nouakchott, which trains 40 officer cadets from West African armies each year,...
