Events

When assuming office in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen vowed to be the leader of a “geopolitical commission”, hence apparently marking a turn in the way the European Union (EU) was presenting itself to the rest of the world. Indeed, putting geopolitics at the center of the European Commission’s agenda implied endorsing the role of global player in an international arena marked by intensified competition between rival power centers.

Since Joe Biden assumed the presidency of the United States in January 2021, the transatlantic relationship has experienced a surge of enthusiasm and political activity. Biden and his pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, are confirmed Atlanticists.

Due to its strategic location, its abundant resources and rapidly growing population, Africa is well positioned for economic and industrial development. This potential has clearly attracted many external powers to scramble for political and economic influence in the continent.

يخصص مركز السياسات من أجل الجنوب الجديد حلقة برنامجه الأسبوعي "حديث الثلاثاء" لقراءة في مشروع قانون المالية لسنة 2021: بين الرهانات الاجتماعية والتنمية الاقتصادية مع هشام عطوش، استاذ باحث بكلية العلوم الاقتصادية، القانونية والاجتماعية بالسويسي بجامعة محمد الخامس بالرباط.

Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President at Policy Center for the New South, will be speaking at the Malabo Montpellier Panel.

Climate change is the defining issue of our time. The last decade was the hottest in human history and has seen an increase in natural disasters. These shocks not only damage the environment on which humans depend, but they weaken political, economic, and social systems as well.

MEDirections Roundtable, Report Launch, World Bank MENA Economic Update