Israel s Evolving Ambitions: Fostering Ties in the Mediterranean and Beyond
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Cairo backs Tunisian president s actions against Brotherhood - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
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Experts react: What s next after Tunisian president s parliamentary freeze?
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Luca Gori, Head, MENA Office, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Daniela Huber, Head, Mediterranean and Middle East Programme, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
Alessia Melcangi, Professor, La Sapienza University; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Chaired by
Arturo Varvelli, Head, ECFR Rome and Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR
Turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa directly affects Europeans, yet their influence in the region there has never been weaker. In the absence of a significant European role, other powers are determining the course of regional events: Russia, Turkey, Gulf monarchies, and Iran have asserted their influence through direct military engagement in regional conflicts. Nevertheless, the EU’s lack of strategic sovereignty in the MENA region need not be permanent. The EU can gain greater agency if it clarifies its political objectives, makes better use of its assets, and overcomes its internal divisions by building int