"A coordinated, well-supported, and timely large-scale return is key for the success of Syria’s political transition" Gabriel Garroum Pla analyses the challenges of refugees' return to Syria. #MedYearbook2025 #AheadOfThePrint 🌐iemed.org/publication/re…

"The #Maghreb, far from coalescing into the economic and political bloc its potential suggests, remains a theatre of divergent trajectories" ✍️🏾Dr. Dalia Ghanem د.دالية غانم 🍉 (Middle East Council on Global Affairs) on Maghreb countries' ongoing differentiated trajectories. #MedYearbook2025 🌐 iemed.org/publication/no…

"#Iran has experienced key strategic setbacks. Still, it is important not to underestimate its ability to retaliate and destabilize the #MiddleEast" ✍️🏽Gawdat Bahgat, Prof. Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (National Defense University) #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/ir…

"The EU’s migration policy in its Southern Neighbourhood seeks to balance containment and cooperation, but increasingly prioritises deterrence and control" ✍️🏽A contribution by researcher Dr. Angeliki Dimitriadi to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/mi… #AheadOfThePrint

"A collapse of #Egypt could have a destabilizing regional impact, a reason that would explain the rush of regional and international actors to economically save the country" Contribution by Alessia Melcangi to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/eg… #AheadOfThePrint

"There is currently no credible political alternative in #Israel. Most of the Jewish parties in opposition largely agree with the use of strong-arm tactics" ✍️🏾Alain Dieckhoff (CNRS 🌍 Sciences Po) 🌐iemed.org/publication/is… #MedYearbook2025 #AheadOfThePrint

"#Morocco is hopeful that current EU priorities will translate to increasingly explicit European support for an 'illiberal peace' for #WesternSahara" ✍️🏾Irene Fernández-Molina (University of Exeter) 🌐iemed.org/publication/au… #MedYearbook2025 #AheadOfThePrint

"The only solution to the #Libyan conundrum would be for the international community to start resisting the demands of the two ruling families." ✍️🏾A contribution by Álvaro de Argüelles (Estudios Árabes e Islámicos UAM) to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/th… #AheadOfThePrint

"#Algeria's potential is facing profound structural challenges inherited from a political and economic model that is still too rigid." ✍️🏾A contribution by Brahim Oumansour اومنصور ابراهيم to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/al… #AheadOfThePrint

"Successful #integration bolsters #migrants’ economic contributions to host societies by fostering greater labour market participation and reducing reliance on welfare support." Read Francesco Fasani's contribution to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/in… #AheadOfThePrint

"Lasting peace in #Syria will require listening, acknowledging wrongs, and an unwavering political will to turn the page on the conflict once and for all." Read Salam Kawakibi's contribution to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/sy… #AheadOfThePrint

#Israel’s approach to the future of #Gaza differs greatly from the #Arab_League’s reconstruction plan. Who and what could influence them? Read #Muriel_Asseburg (SWP Berlin)'s contribution to the #MedYearbook2025. 🌐iemed.org/publication/al… #AheadOfThePrint

"The violence perpetrated by #Israel in the aftermath of 7 October is part of a longer process to pursue a longer-term goal of an ongoing or continuous #Nakba." Read José Abu-Tarbush (Universidad de La Laguna)'s contribution to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/th… #AheadOfThePrint

"European allies should negotiate a transition with the United States to gradually take more control of European security through NATO." ✍️🏽Paul Taylor, European Policy Centre's visiting senior fellow. 🌐iemed.org/publication/eu… #MedYearbook2025 #AheadOfThePrint

"#Trump genuinely wants to reduce American obligations in the #MidEast and sees little benefit to the US in promoting values and using soft power to win friends and influence." Read #EllenLaipson's contribution to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/pr… #AheadOfThePrint

"Diplomatic opportunities for a more peaceful, secure and prosperous region still exist, and have been more intensely discussed following the June 2025 Israel-Iran confrontation." ☑️Read Nimrod Goren's article for the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/is… #AheadOfThePrint

"The ambiguity in protecting international norms has exacerbated the mistrust of countries and people in the #MENA region toward the #EU." Read the latest #MedYearbook2025 article by Khaled Emam (Harvard Carr Center) & John O'Rourke (IEMed) 🌐iemed.org/publication/a-… #AheadOfThePrint

"The success of the new #PactForTheMediterranean will depend on its capacity to turn consultation into genuine partnership, to balance ambition with realism and to show it has learned from past experience" ✍️🏽Katarzyna (Kasia) W. Sidlo for the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/ne…

"#China emerges as a pivotal partner for advancing the digital transformation in countries across the Middle East and North Africa region." Contribution by Tin Hinane El Kadi to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/lo…

"By linking the worsening of the multidimensional crisis to a generalised conspiracy, the #Tunisian president manages to maintain social peace while continuing to roll out his authoritarian project." Chouikha's contribution to the #MedYearbook2025 🌐iemed.org/publication/an…