Publications

The Syrian Islamic movement does not constitute a homogeneous block.

Obama's administration is intent on restoring the US image abroad. 

Supposedly bogged down by a drawn-out crisis, Japan currently produces as much as China.

After the Cold War, the fascination for technology shaped American strategic choices in a way that led to excessively expensive armies on account of their equipment. Moreover, this equipment has proven to be inadequate in the case of current conflicts. As the United States is adjusting its...

Soon after achieving independance, Algeria adopted an interventionist economic model that focused on the oil industry, after which reforms made during the 1980s fell short. In the middle of the 1990s, the threat of an economic collapse forced the government to implement free-market reforms,...

'When it comes to international coordination, lessons that have been learnt from past crises are minimal, and there is still much to do'.

The causes of the failure of the WTO negotiations in Geneva are the contradictions embedded in the negotiations cycle itself, and not the question of subsidies and protectionism, as it has generally been portrayed. By renaming this negotiation 'development cycle' soon after its opening in Doha...

'Most Algerians make an uncompromising assessment of their country's track record over the past 20 years, and the absence of Algerian diplomacy remains a burning and recurrent issue'.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which is the most important Islamic group in the Arabic world, is widely represented in Europe. Its following is composed of a large variety of organizations, whose religious practises vary in their orthodoxy. As they choose to integrate into society both nationally and...

'The planet will be inhabited by more than 9 billion people in 2050, hence a crucial question: will the global agricultures be able to feed a growing population?'