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The Mediterranean and the Middle East

IAI-GMF Partnerhsip on Transatlantic Cooperation in the Mediterranean and the Middle East

Director: Roberto Aliboni

In the framework of a new strategic partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States (press release), IAI is monitoring four key areas:

Emerging opportunities and challenges for Euro-Atlantic cooperation and strategy in the Mediterranean, and issues related to NATO's Mediterranean dialogue, the Union for the Mediterranean, and the "5+5" Framework;

The future of Libya and Libyan foreign policy, and transatlantic implications;

New actors in the Mediterranean with special reference to the GCC states, and the question of foreign direct investment in the southern Mediterranean;

Maritime security issues in the Mediterranean and transatlantic responses.

Moreover, in the framework of this programme, an international network of experts � the Mediterranean Strategy Group � has been set up to discuss strategic trends in the area twice a year.

Publications:

Tobias Schumacher, Transatlantic Cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa and the Growing role of Gulf States, Washington, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, July 2010, 30 p. (Mediterranean Paper)
Mediterranean Paper 02
Roberto Aliboni, The Mediterranean and the Middle East. Narrowing Gaps in Transatlantic Perspective, Washington, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, March 2010, 28 p. (Mediterranean Paper)
Mediterranean Paper 01

Meetings & seminars:

21-23 January 2010, Rome: 3rd meeting of the Mediterranean Strategy Group on "The Mediterranean energy scene: What now? What next?", in cooperation with the German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
Report
11-12 May 2009, Genoa: Conference of the Mediterranean Strategy Group on "Is regional cooperation in the Maghreb possible?: Implications for the Region and External Actors", in cooperation with German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
Report
Paper
9 April 2009: Seminar with Prof. Kamel Abu Jaber Jordan, Institute for Middle Eastern Studies, Amman, on "Western policy and the Middle East"
Report
30 March 2009: Meeting with Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate, Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut, on "The Divide between Moderates and Islamists Groups in the Middle East: its Impact on regional Conflicts"
Report
ANSAmed News