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North Africa Weekly: November 12, 2025
From Morocco’s mounting diplomatic wins and Tunisia’s tightening repression to Egypt’s Gulf-backed recovery push
Hafed Al Ghwell • Lana Bleik • Yusuf Can...
Commentary
Caspian Sea Decline Harms Iran and Raises Regional Tensions
The Caspian coast of Iran is at a turning point, where environmental deterioration, economic losses, and geopolitical tensions collide
Umud Shokri
Commentary
COP30: A Discordant World Stress Tests Collective Climate Action
COP30 will be the world’s first severe audit of collective climate action and its capacity to deliver long-delayed interventions
Hafed Al Ghwell
Resource
North Africa Weekly: November 5, 2025
From protests in Tunisia to humanitarian crisis caused by Sudan’s civil war and Egypt’s emerging role as a mediator
Hafed Al Ghwell • Lana Bleik • Yusuf Can...
Commentary
A Turning Point for Gulf Security?
Exploring Israel’s Doha strike and its strategic aftershocks in the GCC
Francesco Salesio Schiavi
Commentary
Moroccan Electoral Reform: New Formula for Good Governance?
Morocco’s electoral reforms test the balance between state control and citizens’ growing demand for integrity and inclusion
Mohamed Ali Chihi
Commentary
Reconsidering the 1968 Franco-Algerian Accord
As France reconsiders the special migration framework granted to Algerians since 1968, domestic politics, economic anxieties, and unresolved colonial legacies converge — raising the stakes for both Paris and Algiers
Lana Bleik
Commentary
Egypt and Saudi Arabia Construct a New Strategic Naval Axis
Concern over the reliability of U.S. security guarantees prior to Israel’s strike on Qatar facilitated the strategic rapprochement between Cairo and Riyadh
Fuad Shahbazov
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Experts
Events
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Roundtable Discussion: Tunisia’s Current Political Trends and the Future of US-Tunisian Relations
  • September 27, 2012
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Ellen Laipson Participates In Discussion At World Affairs Council’s Annual Conference
  • March 30, 2012
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Publication Launch: Two New Publications Examining Iran
  • March 15, 2012
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‘Arab Stabilization Plan’ with Mr. Majid H. Jafar
  • March 14, 2012
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Panel Discussion – No End In Sight: Syria After the UN Vote
  • February 16, 2012
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An Economic Perspective on the Arab Spring One Year Later, With Undersecretary of State Hormats
  • January 23, 2012
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Seismic Shift: Understanding Change in the Middle East
  • May 25, 2011
  • 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Resilient Authoritarianism and the Future of Democracy Promotion in the Middle East
  • March 22, 2011
  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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