The MED Report 2019 Weathering the Storm. Charting New Courses in the Mediterranean provides analyses, policy recommendations, and new approaches to critical issues facing the enlarged Mediterranean region today. Structured along four thematic sections – shared security, shared prosperity, migration, culture and civil society – the Report focuses on a selection of key topics, highlighting both challenges and developments stemming from a region that is undergoing profound transformations. The aim of this publication, released by ISPI on the occasion of the 5th edition of the Rome MED Dialogues, is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the prospects and policy options for Mediterranean countries.
Table of Contents
SHARED SECURITY
Algeria: no return to business as usual
Haizam Amirah Fernández, Elcano Royal Institute
Starting from resources: a model for conflict resolution in Libya
Arturo Varvelli, ISPI
The quest for a regional security architecture in the Gulf
Annalisa Perteghella, ISPI
Breaking up critical infrastructure: cyber attacks in the MENA region
Samuele Dominioni, Fabio Rugge, ISPI
Winning hearts and minds in cyberspace
Bruno Lété, Mihai Chihaia, GFMUS
Yemen and the governance of hybrid security orders
Eleonora Ardemagni, ISPI, Catholic University of Milan
Police reform in North Africa: a multilateral approach
Andrea Cellino and Stefan Buchmayer, DCAF
SHARED PROSPERITY
The reconstruction of Syria: what role for external players?
Julien Barnes-Dacey, ECFR
When oil is still king: economic diversification in the Gulf monarchies
Karen Young, American Enterprise Institute, George Washington University
Maria Demertzis, Micheal Baltensperger, Bruegel
The central role of Mediterranean infrastructures: a geopolitical tool
Eduard Soler i Lecha, CIDOB
Infrastructures for growth: the way ahead
Alberto Belladonna, Alessandro Gili, ISPI
Middle East and energy: time to go green?
Christof van Agt, International Energy Forum
The thirsty Middle East: the importance of water resources
Laura Silvia Battaglia, Journalist, Middle East Correspondent
MIGRATION
Climate change and demography as push factors of migration pressure
Bouchra Rahmouni, Policy Center for the New South
The future of migration from Africa to the EU
Matteo Villa, Elena Corradi, ISPI
Safe and legal pathways towards Europe
Daniele Albanese, CARITAS
Beyond the conflict: what future for Syrian refugees?
Kholoud Mansour, University of Lund
CIVIL SOCIETY AND CULTURE
The interreligious dialogue between Al-Azhar and the Vatican
Georges Fahmi, EUI
Living in displacement: the uncertain future of the Middle East lost generation
Chiara Lovotti, ISPI and University of Bologna
Pathway to post war recovery through safe schools in Iraq
Silvia Gison, Anne Mitaru, Save the Children
Archaeology and cultural heritage: the challenge of recovering Mesopotamia’s past
Federico Zaina, University of Bologna
