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Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/27/2009]
New scenarios of cooperation for security in the Mediterranean
The 8th International Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean was inaugurated by Narcís Serra, President of CIDOB, Luis Cuesta, Secretary General for Defence Policy for Spain and Hak... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/14/2009]
The Coordinator of the Mediterranean Programme participates in the 5+5 defence school
On 29-30 September and 1 October, Eduard Soler, Coordinator of the Mediterranean Programme CIDOB, participated in the first of the advanced modules of the 5+5 Defence School, which was held in Ma... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/18/2009]
The challenges of the Mediterranean, under debate
On Monday, 15 June, the Palau de Pedralbes was the venue for the conference “The challenges of the Mediterranean, new opportunities for Catalonia”, organised by the Catalan Ministry of Foreign Af... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/09/2009]
A complex agenda: Spain's EU Presidency and the Mediterranean
On the occasion of the presentation of the second edition of the monographic work Researching the Mediterranean, CIDOB has hosted a debate on the priorities for Spain's EU Presidency of the in th... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/05/2009]
Political Islam under debate
The parties and movements grouped together within Political Islamism have become the largest opposition force in many countries in the Middle East and the north of Africa. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/11/2009]
Is there a process of convergence in the Euro-Mediterranean area?
The CIDOB Foundation, in conjunction with the Observatory of European Foreign Policy, has held a seminar in which participants analysed convergence processes in issues such as trade, the environ... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/02/2009]
Security and the environment in the Mediterranean: two sides of the same coin
Montjuïc Castle was the venue for a meeting of experts seeking solutions to the environmental crises affecting the security of citizens in the Mediterranean. The consortium MEDSEC (in which th... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/11/2009]
Elections in Israel: Two peoples with their backs to each other
Israeli and Catalan experts analyse the electoral campaign, the results and the consequences of the Israeli elections of 10 February. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/27/2009]
Change and responsibilities: toward greater trans-Atlantic cooperation on the Middle East and the Mediterranean
Ricard González, Haizam Amirah Fernández and Vicente Palacio to debate workshop on US foreign policy on the Middle East and the Mediterranean. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/20/2009]
EuroMeSCo publishes study on civil protection in the Mediterranean
There are three reasons why cooperation in the area of civil protection in the Mediterranean is a priority issue. Firstly, there is the fact that the Mediterranean is particularly vulnerable to n... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/18/2009]
Catalonia's external action in the Mediterranean: towards a strategic reflection
The CIDOB Foundation hosts a reflection on future priorities, instruments and scenarios for Catalonia's external action in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. There are many reasons to jus... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [01/27/2009]
First INEX seminar on ethical and legal dilemmas in the Mediterranean
Experts from Europe and the countries of the Mediterranean meet up in Ankara to debate the ethical and legal implications of Europe's policies in Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [01/26/2009]
CIDOB presents its analysis of Gaza in Ankara
The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research invited Eduard Soler and Fadela Hilali to present their analysis of the crisis in Gaza, and of the reactions of EU and Arab countries to... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/19/2008]
The Union for the Mediterranean: the road ahead
Rovira i Virgili University hosts a debate session on the challenges and opportunities presented by the Union for the Mediterranean. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/05/2008]
Carme Chacón: “the Mediterranean has a special place on our agenda”
Carme Chacón, Spain's Defence Minister, inaugurated the 7th Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean, organised by the CIDOB Foundation and the Ministry of Defence and held at Barcelo... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/05/2008]
Uncertain scenarios for the future of Iraq
Open Democracy reports and the discussions between the group of experts brought together by the CIDOB Foundation to debate the different scenarios for Iraq's future. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [11/12/2008]
Lessons can be drawn from 5+5 for the rest of the Mediterranean
Experts from both sides of the Mediterranean meet in Paris to discuss how to incorporate new methodologies in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. Eduard Soler, the Coordinator of the Mediterranean Pr... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/22/2008]
The CIDOB foundation takes part in the annual EuroMeSCo conference in Amman
Once again, the meeting brings together experts from both sides of the Mediterranean to debate how the region is evolving -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/13/2008]
The Arab peace plan: A lost opportunity?
Israel's culture of security shows signs of transformation, though there are still many obstacles to be overcome. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/01/2008]
Human rights in the Mediterranean: value or interest?
A number of experts highlight the shortcomings of Spain's policy for promoting human rights in the Mediterranean basin. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [09/26/2008]
The INEX Project begins its activity
The aim of the project is to provide greater information on how to progress in the field of security while respecting legality and ethical principles. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [09/22/2008]
Ambition and realism in the area of decentralisation in the Mediterranean
The aim of decentralisation in neighbouring countries should not be to have interlocutors for local and regional European administrations, but to create better conditions for local democracy and... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [07/03/2008]
CIDOB foundation gives presentation in Rome of various analyses of Mediterranean policy
Eduard Soler discusses Spain's Mediterranean policy and possible convergences with other Member States, as well as the future of Europe-Mediterranean relations in the field of security and politi... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/09/2008]
Civil protection and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation
Tunis hosts a research seminar in which different methods of cooperation in the Mediterranean are analysed, with particular emphasis on civil protection. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/01/2008]
Hopeful signs for the reunification of Cyprus
The CIDOB Foundation visits Cyprus to make contact with the island's intellectuals and politicians in order to explore possible channels toward reunification. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/28/2008]
The Mediterranean, a strategic opportunity for Catalonia's economic interests
Economic actors, experts and representatives of public administrations discuss how to consolidate Catalonia's role in the Mediterranean, an area with enormous economic potential. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/27/2008]
Defenders of Maghrebi human rights meet at CIDOB
For the second consecutive year, Maghrebi activists call for greater involvement from Catalan civil society in the defence of human rights in their countries. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/27/2008]
CIDOB Foundation to host a conference on Islamism and nationalism in 2009
The Swedish city of Lund was the location for the first conference of the research group “Religion, nation and state in the Muslim world”, during which it was announced that Barcelona would be th... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/14/2008]
Turkey and the European Union: it is the Union that will end up deciding
Speaking in Istanbul, Eduard Soler claims that no matter how significant Turkey's political and economic reforms are, the ball is still in the EU's court. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/21/2008]
The Maghreb region and Euro-Mediterranean relations
The CIDOB Foundation took part in a EuroMeSCo seminar in Tunis at which participants analysed the impact the evolution of Euro-Mediterranean relations is having on the Maghreb region. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/15/2008]
What is electoral observation for? And why monitor elections in the Mediterranean and in the Arab-Muslim world?
Catalan public administrations and academics discuss how to make electoral monitoring more effective in the countries of the Mediterranean and the Arab-Muslim world. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/14/2008]
Casa Árabe and the CIDOB Foundation sign collaboration agreement
Gema Martín Muñoz and Narcís Serra announce their intention to join forces. On 9 April, Gema Martín Muñoz, Director General of Casa Árabe, and Narcís Serra, President of the CIDOB Foundation,... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/11/2008]
Changes in power structure in the Arab world?
The CIDOB Foundation has initiated a research group to study elites, opposition movements and political systems in the Arab world. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/03/2008]
The Mediterranean arrives in Warsaw
Are we moving toward a renationalisation of Mediterranean policies? -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/26/2008]
Turkey and Europe's foreign policy: convergence with reservations
Whether Turkey joins the EU or not depends not only on the degree of convergence in foreign policy, but also on matters regarding the EU Member States’ domestic policies . -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/25/2008]
Lebanon and Palestine: Keys to understanding their fragility
Iran is a “fragilising” actor that is keen to maintain instability in the region. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/11/2008]
Union for the Mediterranean or Euro-Mediterranean Community?
A wide margin still exists for fully defining the structure and actions of the Union for the Mediterranean. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/06/2008]
Policy reform can also learn from its mistakes
The report produced by the CIDOB Foundation and the TESEV Foundation not only proposes specific measures to improve Europe's involvement in the reform of police forces in Turkey and the Palestini... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/18/2008]
Spain's Arab and Mediterranean policy debated at the Chamber of Deputies
Working in collaboration with the Chamber of Deputies and Casa Árabe, the CIDOB Foundation held a presentation of No. 79-80 of the CIDOB magazine Afers Internacionals, an issue that is dedicated... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/14/2008]
Spain should launch new proposals within the framework of the Barcelona Process
Madrid, Fundación Alternativas, 29 January 2008. On 29 January, the Fundación Alternativas (in collaboration with the CIDOB Foundation) held a work seminar in Madrid titled "The Union for... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/05/2008]
CIDOB Foundation attends the 11th meeting of the Forum of Researchers on the Arab and Muslim World
Lisbon, 2 February 2008 On 1 and 2 February, the 11th meeting of the Foro de Investigadores del Mundo Árabe y Musulmán (Forum of Researchers on the Arab and Muslim World, or FIMAM) took place... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/17/2007]
CIDOB considers the prospects for peace in the Middle East in 2008
Speaking at the CIDOB Foundation, Albert Moreno, Jaume Saura, Joan Roura, Elvira Sánchez and Eduard Soler all expressed scepticism at the possibility of a peaceful end to the Arab-Israeli conflic... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/01/2007]
CIDOB at From the Barcelona Process to the Mediterranean Union?
Speaking at a seminar in Barcelona, Eduard Soler, of the CIDOB Foundation's, highlighted some of the oversights in the proposal made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a Mediterranean Union. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [11/29/2007]
Bureaucratic logic prevails in Euro-Mediterranean funding
The researcher Michal Natorski presents a study at the CIDOB Foundation entitled The impact of the MEDA Programme on Morocco: results, experiences and trends. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [11/26/2007]
Iran, a power in the Mediterranean?
The presentation has been held in Madrid of Cuaderno de Estrategia no. 137, a publication coordinated by Narcís Serra, President of CIDOB, and which deals with Iran's role as an emerging power in... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [11/17/2007]
José Antonio Alonso: “The Mediterranean needs a permanent construction”
The Spanish Minister of Defence took part in the 6th Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean, an event organised by the CIDOB Foundation and the Ministry of Defence and held at the P... -
CIDOB Programmes - [11/14/2007]
Mauritania: a hinge country
CIDOB holds the seminar Mauritania: intercultural dynamics, political processes and relations with Spain, at which participants analysed the current state of the African country from different st... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/22/2007]
Greater international involvement in the environmental challenge in the Mediterranean
The professor Oriol Costa presents a research study at the CIDOB Foundation that examines the frameworks of international cooperation in environmental issues within the Mediterranean region. -
CIDOB Programmes - [10/09/2007]
The EU’s unequal impact on its eastern and southern neighbours
The CIDOB Foundation has hosted a seminar that formed part of the research project EUPROX (coordination, integration and Europe-isation in the proximity of the European Union). -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/04/2007]
CIDOB at the annual EuroMeSCo conference
The event, which was held in Lisbon this year, examined the defence of human rights as one of the main shared principles on both sides of the Mediterranean. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [09/26/2007]
Moroccan elections show progress in terms of transparency
The Jordi Maragall Hall at the CIDOB Foundation was the venue for a seminar that analysed the results of the recent Moroccan elections, held on 7 September 2007. -
CIDOB Programmes - [09/19/2007]
CIDOB, at the 8th AECPA conference
Eduard Soler and Gemma Pinyol, the coordinators of the CIDOB Foundation's Mediterranean and Migrations Programmes, respectively, have taken part in the conference of the Spanish Association for P... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [09/13/2007]
CIDOB takes part in the 6th Pan-European Conference on International Relations in Turin
Eduard Soler, the coordinator of the CIDOB Foundation's Mediterranean Programme, claims that the EU approachesreligious issues in different ways in its relations with Turkey and with the Arab cou... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/29/2007]
CIDOB participates in round table on Turkey at ISS-EU in Paris
Eduard Soler, coordinator of the CIDOB Foundation's Mediterranean Programme, has taken part in a conference to analyse the political upheaval that Turkey experienced in spring and summer 2007. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/24/2007]
Mediterranean policies debated in Berlin
The CIDOB Foundation has participated in a series of seminars within the RAMSES 2 project, as part of the EU's sixth research framework programme on Mediterranean policies. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/15/2007]
The difficulty of consolidating Human Security in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Programme of the CIDOB Foundation participated in the conferences held at the Middle East Technical University of Ankara, an event that is now in its sixth year. This year’s con... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/13/2007]
Defenders of Maghrebi Human Rights denounce lack of democracy in Maghreb
Representatives of Maghrebi and Catalan Human Rights defence organisations take part in a debate workshop in the Campana Hall at the CIDOB Foundation. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [06/12/2007]
"America has not achieved the aims that motivated its invasion of Iraq"
Joost Hiltermann, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme of the International Crisis Group, analysed the US strategy in Iraq at a talk held at CIDOB. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/18/2007]
Spain, Turkey and energy security
The CIDOB Foundation co-organised a seminar in Madrid in which energy security in Europe and the Mediterranean was analysed from a Hispano-Turkish point of view. -
CIDOB Programmes - [05/16/2007]
“Iran’s strengths could become Its greatest weaknesses”
The iranian political scientist, Mohammad-Reza Djalili, analysed Iran’s strengths and weaknesses as a regional power in a lecture organised by the CIDOB Foundation and Casa Árabe. -
CIDOB Programmes - [05/08/2007]
The Cyprus impasse in the negotiations between the European Union and Turkey
Speaking at CIDOB, the researcher Stelios Stavridis argued that it is not the Cyprus question that has blocked negotiations with the EU, but rather the political situation that Turkey is experien... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/17/2007]
The emergence of a syrian civil society
Speaking at the CIDOB Foundation, the syrian political scientist and author Salam Kawakibi examined the emergence of a civil society in Syria and the impact of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/12/2007]
CIDOB supports research on Turkey in Spain
The CIDOB Foundation participated in a seminar on Turkey that brought together an important number of researchers from Spanish centres who specialise in the Ottoman country. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/12/2007]
Moroccan foreign policy and the PJD: A pragmatic party?
CIDOB Fundation organised a debate workshop in which participants debated the singularities of the PJD, a party which has generated important expectations of growth with regard to the September e... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/16/2007]
CIDOB, in a project on "Religion, State and Nation in the Muslim World"
A group of european, american and Middle Eastern scholars met in the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul to lay down the first brick in this project. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/09/2007]
CIDOB, in a seminar in support of Mediterranean reform
Organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the seminar in Valletta brought together some thirty scholars, high-level civil servants and politicians from Germany, Belgium, Cyprus, Spain, Greece,... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/02/2007]
"Researching the Mediterranean" is presented in Brussels
Published by the CIDOB Foundation, the British Council and the European Institute of the Mediterranean, this study on the Mediterranean and Arab world in the United Kingdom and Spain was presente... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [01/23/2007]
Libya’s rapprochement to the West, according to Joaquín Pérez Villanueva
The Spanish Ambassador to Libya dealt with the historical and political evolution of this Mediterranean country, in a lecture organised by the CIDOB Foundation and the Barcelona Institute of Inte... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/21/2006]
Alonso discounts unilateralism as a way of acting in the mediterranean
the Spanish Minister of Defence, participated in the 5th International Seminar on Security and Defence in the Mediterranean, organised every year by the CIDOB Foundation and the Directorate-Gener... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/13/2006]
The journal "Àmbits de Política i Societat" is presented at the CIDOB Foundation
The CIDOB Foundation hosted the presentation of Oriente Medio en eclosión [The Dawning of the Middle East], a monograph included in issue 35 of the journal Àmbits de Política i Societat. -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [12/03/2006]
The necessary improvement in relations between Algeria and Morocco
The CIDOB Foundation’s Mediterranean Programme and the EuroMeSCo network organised a closed-door seminar in the Senator Hotel of Barcelona in which relations between Algeria and Morocco were deal... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [11/11/2006]
CIDOB, in the 2nd Security and Defence Congress in Granada
Eduard Soler, Co-ordinator of the CIDOB Foundation’s Mediterranean Programme, highlighted “ a certain Europeanisation of Turkey in the Arab-Israeli conflict”, in the 2nd International Congress on... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [11/06/2006]
International Involvement in Lebanon: Not only Military Aspects Count
Narcís Serra, President of the CIDOB Foundation, warned of the difficulties in achieving lasting peace in Lebanon if the international community forgets about the principles of human security. Se... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/27/2006]
The Strategic Weight of Turkey in Europe and Asia, in the Eyes of Fatih Tayfur
Fatih Tayfur, a lecturer at the Middle East Technical University (ÖDTU), analysed the endogenous and exogenous factors that mark the direction of Turkish foreign policy, in the Campana Hall of th... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/20/2006]
CIDOB, en el encuentro "Seguridad en un mundo globalizado"
Eduard Soler, coordinador del programa Mediterráneo de la Fundación CIDOB, participó en Oslo en la New Faces Conference, donde se debatió sobre retos de la seguridad mundial, como las energías, l... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/19/2006]
"La política de vecindad puede representar un valor añadido para los países mediterráneos"
Eduard Soler, coordinador del programa Mediterráneo de la Fundación CIDOB, analizó el proceso de Barcelona y el impacto de la política de vecindad en los países mediterráneos en un seminario titu... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [10/05/2006]
Eduard Soler y Carmen Claudín, en la Conferencia anual del EuroMeSCo
CIDOB participó en Estambul en la conferencia anual del EuroMeSCo, la red de centros de investigación en temas políticos y de seguridad, que abordó las distintas vías para acceder a la democracia... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [07/05/2006]
Se publica "Turquía, el camino hacia Europa"
Este libro, que analiza las claves de las grandes transformaciones que se están produciendo actualmente en Turquía, contó con la participación de Eduard Soler, coordinador del programa Mediterrán... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [05/12/2006]
Alianza de civilizaciones, proceso para mejorar las relaciones hispano-turcas
Eduard Soler, coordinador del programa Mediterránea de CIDOB, y Laia Mestres, investigadora del Institut Universitari d’Estudis Europeus, participaron en un simposio organizado en Estambul por la... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/07/2006]
¿Cómo enderezar el partenariado euromediterráneo?
En un taller de debate de CIDOB se reflexionó sobre el futuro del partenariado euromediterráneo, el papel de los actores que lo lideraron y sobre aspectos concretos de la Cumbre de Barcelona, tam... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [04/03/2006]
El desenganche unilateral de Kadima
Kadima, el partido fundado por el ex presidente Ariel Sharon y vencedor en las últimas elecciones israelíes, optará por el desenganche unilateral. A esta conclusión llegaron Albert Moreno, subdir... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/31/2006]
Eduard Soler: “Se debe reforzar la cooperación en el ámbito local”
Eduard Soler, coordinador del programa Mediterránea de CIDOB, participó en un seminario organizado por la Universitat de Girona, que analizó las compatibilidades y solapamientos entre el proceso... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [03/30/2006]
La polarización de la política exterior española
Eduard Soler, coordinador del programa Mediterráneo de CIDOB, participó, como ponente, en Berlín en un congreso que analizó las transformaciones producidas en España sobre política exterior y dom... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/23/2006]
El Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos presenta el Cuaderno de Estrategia 132
Josep Ribera, director de CIDOB, intervino en la presentación en Madrid de Turquía a las puertas de Europa, el último número del Cuaderno de Estrategia, publicación editada por el Instituto Españ... -
Mediterranean and Middle East Programme - [02/02/2006]
"La eficacia electoral de Hamas le proporciona la victoria"
Pere Vilanova, catedrático de Ciencia Política de la UB, argumentó las claves de la victoria de Hamas en las elecciones palestinas en un seminario que también contó con el periodista Joan Roure y...
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