Policy briefs

Morocco’s Water Security : Productivity, Efficiency, Integrity

Since inception nearly a century ago, corporations and industries have coevolved with Morocco’s legacy of peace and prosperity. With a growing...

State, Borders and Territory in the Sahel: The Case of the G5 Sahel

This Policy Brief highlights the depths of the Sahel crisis. Some aspects of the crisis, such as extremist violence, migration, transnational crime...

L’Etat, les frontières et le territoire au Sahel : Cas du G5 Sahel

Le message essentiel de ce Policy Brief porte sur les profondeurs dans la crise du Sahel. Certains aspects de la crise tels que la violence...

Trends and cyclicality of commodity prices (Part 1): debating the Prebisch- Singer hypothesis

Dealing with the dynamics of commodity prices requires the characterization of three phenomena to which they are subject: (very) long-term trends,...

Tendances et cyclicité du prix des matières premières (partie 1) : le débat sur l’hypothèse de Prebisch-Singer

Traiter de la dynamique du prix des matières premières impose de caractériser trois phénomènes auxquels ils sont soumis : les tendances de (très)...

African Union: What are the Possible Options for Strategic Autonomy ?

The current economic, political and geo-strategic dynamics, centered on the major regional groups, announce a reconfiguration of the international...

Union Africaine : Quelles options d’autonomie stratégique possibles ?

Les dynamiques économiques, politiques et géostratégiques actuelles, centrées sur les grands ensembles régionaux, annoncent une reconfiguration de l...

What Role Can Renewable Energy and Water and Food Securities Play for North Africa and the Middle East ?

Renewable energy technologies are projected to have substantial growth in the coming decades, especially given the environmental, social and economic...

Decoupling economic growth from CO2 emissions in the world

The progressive warming of Earth suggests an important danger for future populations. As stabilizing the level of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the...

Découplage entre croissance économique et émissions de dioxyde de carbone dans le monde

Le réchauffement progressif de la terre laisse présager un danger important pour les populations futures. Stabiliser le niveau de gaz à effet de...

When politics darkens the independence of South African justice

The decision of the South African High Court on June 15, 2017, ordering to seize the Moroccan phosphate cargo destined for New Zealand and to take...

Lorsque la politique occulte l’indépendance de la justice sud-africaine

La décision du 15 juin 2017 de la Haute Cour sud-africaine ordonnant le maintien sous séquestre de la cargaison du phosphate marocain destinée à la...

Development and / or security: Issues concerning the relationship between the European Union, the Maghreb and the Sahel

This Policy Brief tackles the link between development and security in the Mediterranean basin, as well as the involvement of countries on both...

Développement et/ou sécurité : Enjeux de la relation entre l’Union Européenne, le Maghreb et le Sahel

Ce Policy Brief traite de l’articulation entre le développement et la sécurité dans le bassin méditerranéen, ainsi que de l’implication des pays des...

Capital accumulation and productivity gains in Morocco

The continuous and reinforced process of accumulating physical capital, in which Morocco has embarked since the early 2000s, has helped to preserve...

Matchmaking Finance and Infrastructure

The world economy – and emerging market and developing economies in particular – display a gap between infrastructure needs and its finance (Canuto,...