A turning point? The Arab Spring and the Amazigh movement (Ethnic and Racial Studies)
This study examines the place of the Amazigh movement and communities in the evolving political fortunes of North African states.
North Africa (Maghreb)
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The Libyan Crisis and its Regional Implications
Paul Rivlin discusses how the conflict in Libya is having effects in Europe as well as in North Africa and the Middle East.
Abdelkrim: Whose Hero is He? The Politics of Contested Memory in Today's Morocco (BJWA)
MDC Principal Research Fellow Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes how the memory of Mohammed bin Abdelkrim al-Khattabi, the leader of a five-year resistance to Spanish and French colonialism in northern Morocco between 1921 and 1926, is utilized in the modern era.
Algeria's Parliamentary Elections: Apathy, Irregularities, and Agony
Research Fellow Daniel Zisenwine examines current political trends in Algeria, a country considered immune to the "Arab Spring" protests, in light of the recent parliamentary elections.
North Africa’s Democratic Prospects (FPRI)
Principal Research Fellow Dr. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman analyzes the dynamics and challenges facing Tunisia, Libya, Morocco and Algeria, the countries of the “Maghreb” (Arab-Islamic “West”), in the wake of the upheavals of 2011.
The Libyan Economy and Oil Prospects as the War Ends
In this issue of Iqtisadi: Middle East economy, Dr. Paul Rivlin discusses the Libyan Economy, focusing on its oil prospects as the war ends. In Hebrew.