L'Union européenne et la nouvelle donne géopolitique en Méditerranée

Erwan Lannon, Professor at Ghent University and at the College of Europe, analyses the key statements, decisions, measures and actions adopted by the European Union in response to the Arab uprisings and assesses the relevance of this response according to the expectations both in the EU and the southern Mediterranean countries.
The paper concludes with a review of the major challenges for the EU in view of a changing regional and international context and outlines the main features of a future “pan-Euro-Mediterranean” region.

Turkey and the Arab Spring: Embracing "People's Power"

Gallia Lindenstrauss, Associate Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (Israel), explores the new emphasis on Turkish foreign policy brought about by the Arab Spring and its possible ramifications for Turkey’s relations with external actors.
The paper includes a brief background on both Turkish initial reactions to the Arab awakening and Turkish foreign policy under the AKP, the notion of the Turkish model and the impact of the Arab Spring on Turkish relations with various actors in the Middle East and beyond.

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EuroMeSCo and IEMedObs jointly launch a series of new briefs to provide northern and southern Mediterranean perspectives on key aspects of current Euro-Mediterranean relations. Selected experts will provide trans-Mediterranean views on topics such as the EU response to the Arab Spring, the role of civil society in the new Mediterranean landscape, Security Sector Reform in Arab countries and the emergence of Islamist democracies in southern Mediterranean countries, among others.

These are the first papers of this series:

The EU and the Arab Spring, One Year After: A View from the North
By Pol Morillas and Eduard Soler i Lecha

The EU and the Arab Spring, One Year After: A View from the South
By Hanaa Ebeid

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Forum Réalités in Tunisia "La Méditerranée de demain : enjeux et défis"
Thursday 26 April - Sunday 28 April 2012
Hammamet (Tunisia)
European Comission Office, Tunisia; IEMed

Was it Worth it? Reflections on the Libyan Revolution
Friday, 27 April 2012
London
Chatham House

Sanctioning Iran – Domestic and International Consequences
Friday, 27 April 2012
Copenhagen
DIIS

Managing migration at Europe’s external borders - What challenges for the EU?
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Brussels
EPC

Turkey’s Relations with a Changing Arab World
Tuesday, 3 May 2012
Beirut
Carnegie Middle East Centre

Contemporary Turkey in the world: New role, new resources?
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Helsinki
FIIA

The New Middle East - Challenges and Opportunities
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Stockholm
SIIA

Turkey’s Constitutional Transition, Institutional Reform, Regime Change and Bill of Rights: Are They Possible?
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Istanbul
TESEV

Perspectives du Printemps Arabe : Quel rôle pour l’Union européenne et la communauté internationale ?
Friday 11 May - Saturday 12 May 2012
Casablanca
IMRI

L’Égypte, quid des suites de la révolte de début 2011 ?
Monday, 21 May 2012
Marseille
Euromed-IHEDN

Enhancing quality, promoting mobility and employability?
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Barcelona
IEMed; National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA)