Jordi Padilla

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"Power-sharing arrangements in #Libya tend less to pave the way for political transformation than to reactivate arrangements among elites aimed at preserving their positions."

✍️🏾@Soraya_Rahem's contribution to the #MedYearbook2026

🌐https://t.co/9ase4kCER9

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"The Middle Eastern conflicts of the past three years have reshaped the great-power competition between the #US, #China, and #Russia."

A contribution to the #MedYearbook2026 by Jean-Loup Samaan (@MEI_NUS Senior research fellow)

🌐 https://t.co/2cNf33PYhH

[IEMed @IEMed_]

#Serbia finds itself in a deep political crisis after many years of democratic decline and increasingly strong anti-government protests, writes @NikolaBurazer, programme director at the Centre for Contemporary Politics (@csp_ccp).

🌐https://t.co/NhqFmkzd1F

#MedYearbook2026

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"#Maghreb #civil_society today faces a ‘double stranglehold’: repression by states, and
a crisis of legitimacy and a reduction in external support."

#MedYearbook2026 contribution by @lthieux, Professor at @unicomplutense

🌐https://t.co/DqWczBShPk

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"A series of crises surrounding #Iranian strategic thinking has weakened the #AxisOfResistance, whose internal cohesion has been compromised, although it has not yet completely collapsed."

#MedYearbook2026 contribution by @Moises_Garduno (@UNAM_FCPyS)

🌐https://t.co/deGL1OkrFC

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"Donald #Trump’s US initiative in the #Maghreb has shaken the stagnation that prevailed in the region and has also raised expectations among political leaders."

✍️🏽Khadija Mohsen-Finan (Researcher Partner at @UmrSirice)

🌐https://t.co/uYT38TzAyM

#medyearbook2026

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"Regional players and global powers will compete to shape #Syria’s future."

In his contribution to the IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook, Dr #GawdatBahgat explores the prospects and challenges of achieving #stability and #peace in Syria.

🌐https://t.co/p4ocWwmLoz

#MedYearbook2026

[IEMed @IEMed_]

The #Algerian gov't must prepare for next month's legislative elections while addressing key challenges: bureaucracy, digitalization, socioeconomic grievances,
& industrial revival.

✍️🏽@GheZinou's (@ecfr) ) contribution to the upcoming #MedYearbook2026

🌐https://t.co/rbAUW74FuO

[IEMed @IEMed_]

#Egypt and #Turkey have two distinct, though increasingly overlapping, approaches to engagement in the Horn of #Africa & #Sudan

📖Read the #MedYearbook2026 article by @fededonelli, professor @UniTrieste & Research Fellow @OrionPolicyIns & @ispionline.

🌐https://t.co/EZTApTFlJu

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"What has died in #Gaza is not the international legal order itself, but the plausible deniability so many sought to preserve around its operation"

✍️🏽@hahellyer (@RUSI_org & @AmProg Senior Fellow) for #MedYearbook2026

🌐https://t.co/3tNoBhnl59

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"The #GenZ212 protests and the inability of the current Prime Minister to deliver on the electoral promises are marking the final stretch leading to the 2026 elections in #Morocco"

✍️🏾@AlfonsoCasani (@unicomplutense)

🌐https://t.co/qaHT3cyzEs

#MedYearbook2026

[IEMed @IEMed_]

Politics has never been far from the #Eurovision Song Contest, but the political divisions surrounding the 2026 edition are unprecedented.

Thomas Maddock (@CER_EU ) analyses #Israel’s campaigning & influence efforts around Eurovision.

#MedYearbook2026

🌐https://t.co/pDIsaDynzb

[IEMed @IEMed_]

Why and how the #EU must define and pursue a coherent #MiddleEast policy grounded in its own long-term interests and normative commitments.

New #IEMedPaper by Khaled Emam (Fellow, Harvard University) & John O’Rourke (Senior Associate Fellow, IEMed).

🌐https://t.co/Jew12TeJc6

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"While the #Iranian regime has little incentive to accept a #US call for de-escalation immediately, it does need time to reorganize politically and rebuild its economy."

✍️🏾By @IUrbasos, energy expert.

🌐https://t.co/OElFWrphi1

#Focus #IranWar

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"The effects of the #Iran_War will be uneven in #Libya #Tunisia #Algeria & #Morocco but there are opportunites to be seized."

Youssef Cherif (@Faiyla), @CGCTunis' Director, analyses how the #Iran_War is reshaping the #NorthAfrica’s political economy.

🌐https://t.co/hNW38Wc0qM

[IEMed @IEMed_]

📢New #Focus Series: expert short analyses on the #IranWar.

🗨️ Sara Bazoobandi, a non-resident fellow at @ispk_org, on the effects on #GCC states and the possible scenarios they may face as the conflict unfolds.

🌐https://t.co/SgltXFbiqf

[IEMed @IEMed_]

🚀The #MedYearbook2025, our flagship publication, is out!

Over 50 experts share their analyses and insights on what’s defining the #Mediterranean year.
📖 https://t.co/uHCMRQ5NSF

Meanwhile, our Advisory Council discuss today the key issues to be tackled in the 2026 edition.

[IEMed @IEMed_]

How can regional integration play a role in strengthening food systems and addressing shared vulnerabilities in the #MENA region?

Read Arnau Gallard's (IEMed's head of Sustainable Development & Regional Integration) contribution to the #MedYearbook2025.

https://t.co/G1EnsqDMj9

[IEMed @IEMed_]

📢Nova edició del cicle de conferències Aula Mediterrània 2025-2026.

Aquest octubre: migracions, Palestina i mirades històriques a la #Mediterrània.

Sessió inaugural amb Ofelia Rey Castelao, Premi Nacional d'Història.
🗓️ Dijous 9 Oct, 18.30 h
📍 IEMed

https://t.co/VS8ZuOwKK6

[IEMed @IEMed_]

"Meaningful youth participation in multi-stakeholder dialogue is key to ensuring that young people feel seen, heard and empowered to shape the future of the region they will inherit."

Read Shana Cohen's (TASC) contribution to the #MedYearbook2025

🌐https://t.co/0phc3YZVlo