Economic and political conditions, combined with the effects of the pandemic, are placing the labour market out of reach for millions of young people in the Arab world.Read the full article
These disappearances have legal repercussions for the relatives, who cannot declare the death or distribute the inheritance, as well as the psychosocial repercussions of not being able to go through the mourning process.Read the full article
The last decade has been particularly turbulent for the Middle East. In addition to the war in Yemen and the military coup in Egypt, the wars in Syria and Libya rage on. At the same time, arms imports to the parties involved in these conflicts are on the [...]Read the full article
Beijing has used the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to boost its global image. And to strengthen its foothold in the MENA region, its interests, long limited to securing the flow of oil, have been broadened to include a range of areas, stretching from culture to [...]Read the full article
In a region where religion and politics are intimately linked, one of the reasons for this decline in religiosity and the waning trust in religious institutions may be the disappointment with Islamist parties, in light of their poor performance since the so-called Arab [...]Read the full article
Given the lack of freedoms in most Arab countries, the debate on racism has mainly been held on social media. The majority of the people in these countries refuse to admit there is a problem with racial discrimination.Read the full article
Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde:Since 2011, grassroots mobilisation has taken on a decidedly political profile, calling not only for the removal of the ruler of the day, but also for the dismantling of a status quo that, at best, offers no more than the crumbs of paternalism and clientelism. They are young, spontaneous and [...]Read the full article
Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde:Aside from a few nuances and the uncertainties regarding the formation of a new government, the one overall conclusion we can draw from these elections is that we can expect to see more of the same, in other words, more fait accompli tactics being deployed by Israel and more hardships for the [...]Read the full article
As the final tremors of war subside, the time has come to rebuild a country in ruins, to allow for the return of its population. But what kind of reconstruction model has been chosen?Read the full article
To prevent the first continent-wide extinction of a big cat, the Asiatic cheetah, Iranian and international scientists are calling for conservation exemptions to the sanctions.Read the full article
Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde:Taking Syria as a point of reference, Russia, Iran, the USA, Israel, Turkey – all the players, regional and global – are moving their pieces on the Middle East chessboard. But does this bode well for the region?Read the full article