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Arab Geopolitics 2022: A region between conflict and normalisation
Umberto Profazio’s policy paper for NDCF explores the new version of the non-aligned movement in the MENA region that has been been long in the making, and what implications this has for the Arab region.
The expanding ramifications of the Maghreb rift
Umberto Profazio writes for TRENDS on how the global fallout of the conflict in Ukraine has led to a scramble for gas in the MENA region, and how a struggle for regional supremacy over gas and oil supplies will have ramifications across the African continent.
The Bonds That Tie Libya and Ukraine
Umberto Profazio writes for TRENDS on how the MENA region is affected by the destabilising effects of the Ukraine war, the fallout highlighting the entanglement between various issues in a not-yet de-globalised world.
Morocco–Europe relations reach an inflection point
A massive influx of migrants from Morocco into Spanish territory in May fuelled bilateral tensions and exposed divergent views on the Western Sahara issue. Umberto Profazio explains for IISS the complex dynamics that threaten Rabat’s relations with the EU.
The dangerous dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Writing for the NATO Defense College Foundation, Sofia Mastrostefano reflects on how the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could create water conflict, especially as climate change is making river flows ever more unpredictable.