The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we turn the spotlight on the first year of the Biden administration, focusing on the evolution of the US’ approach to several key policy issues concerning the Middle East.
With a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and becoming climate neutral by 2050, the European Green Deal sets out the response chosen by the EU and its member states to tackle climate and environmental challenges.
Egypt’s situation in terms of sustainability is far from excellent. The ecological footprint per capita is already 4.5 times higher than the country's biocapacity. Furthermore, Egypt is highly vulnerable to the threat of climate change on multiple fronts, including rising sea levels, heat waves, and water scarcity. Increasing the pace of decarbonization and energy diversification with low-carbon resources is an urgent priority for the country to achieve a more sustainable future.
Tunisia is a signatory party of the 2015 Paris Agreement (PA) on climate change and as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2030, it has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in all sectors (energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture, forestry and other land uses, and waste).
Oggi Erdogan è atterrato in Albania in visita ufficiale. È una notizia: di questi tempi per il presidente turco essere accolto con tutti gli onori su suolo europeo è qualcosa di piuttosto raro.
Con l’occasione, Erdogan ha consegnato ufficialmente centinaia di case, ricostruite con i soldi di Ankara dopo il grande terremoto del 2019. Ennesimo simbolo dell’amicizia turco-albanese: una partnership stretta, ma anche una delle poche che il presidente turco non abbia messo in crisi negli ultimi anni.
The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we focus on the recent visits of Gulf representatives to China, in the attempt to enhance their respective bilateral relations with Beijing.
A cinque mesi dalla caduta di Kabul, l’Afghanistan è sull’orlo del disastro umanitario. Ma nel muro contro muro tra Occidente e Talebani a pagare sono i civili.
COVID-19 containment measures and 2020 low oil prices exposed the vulnerability of MENA petroleum producing economies to external shocks. The heavy reliance on oil exports means that volatility in oil prices has significant impact on the economy. In times of sinking oil demand, this translates into fiscal deterioration and public expenditures cuts.
Dopo un’ennesima giornata di proteste e scontri il premier Hamdok rassegna le dimissioni. E il Sudan torna in mano ai militari
A due giorni dal voto arriva l’ufficialità: le elezioni in Libia non si faranno. Erano in pochi a crederci ancora. E l’ombra di un vuoto di potere si allunga minacciosa sul paese.
