Events

Paris, France

“African middle classes”, popularized by the 2011 African Development Bank report, often stand as a symbol of the economic and demographic dynamism of the continent. Their announced emergence feeds into a certain number of expectations in the economic and political spheres: growth driven by domestic demand, potential new markets, democratization, and so on. Yet, the category “African middle class” and associated interpretations must be considered carefully. In Africa, as elsewhere in the world, the notion of middle class remains controversial: consensus is lacking on both, its definition and its criteria. Polysemous, vague, and encompassing, the term can cover a wide range of socio-economic situations. 

Rome, Italy

OCP Policy Center is pleased to be part of the scientific partners of the Rome MED 2017. 

ROME MED – MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUES is an annual high-level initiative organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies). The event aims to draft a “positive agenda” for the  Mediterranean region by stimulating debate and new ideas, rethinking traditional approaches and addressing shared challenges at both the regional and the international level.

Rome, Italy

Mediterranean Strategy Group (MSG) is the leading transatlantic dialogue on Mediterranean affairs. The forum brings together senior European and U.S. representatives from government, the media, business, and academia with some of the top strategic thinkers from both sides of the Mediterranean on a bi-annual basis for a highly interactive conversation on a wide spectrum of economic, foreign policy, and security issues.

OCP Policy Center is pleased to welcome Ian Lesser, Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center in Brussels and Senior Director, Foreign and Security Policy at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS) and Charlotte Brandsma, Program Officer, Mediterranean Policy, GMFUS who will give a talk about Rethinking Mediterranean Security: New Strategies, New Partnerships on Thursday 23rd November 2017 at 5:30pm.