Transatlantic Relations and dynamics between North and South in a Changing World

January 19, 2024

2024 will be the most important electoral year on record. While elections will be held in major countries of the South (including India, Indonesia, and South Africa, among others) and in Russia, the North Atlantic will also be home to noticeable contests. The U.S. and the EU have witnessed a surge in right-wing populism. How both powerhouses will fare in front of that challenge to liberal democracy as it was traditionally understood, and how it will shape their foreign policy and engagement with the rest of the world, are the topics of this conversation with Strahinja Matejic, Associate Director in the Office of the President at the Eurasia Group, and member of the ADEL 2022 cohort.

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  • Authors
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    This paper takes a comparative look at Sudan, Morocco, and Algeria, at the rise of Nubian and Amazigh rights groups, and their attempts to redefine national identity. We examine: 1/ how Nubian rights groups have sparked what is being called a Kushite revival in Sudan, and are pushing for a change in educational policy and archaeological practice to engender a new historiography and national narrative; 2/ how Amazigh movements in Morocco and Algeria are similarly trying to expand con ...
  • May 22, 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges to the international community and is due to heavily impact the global economy in the short and long run. The virus has infected over 4 million people and caused almost 300.000 casualties globally. During its spreading, mass productio...
  • Authors
    Kwamboka Kiangoi
    May 22, 2020
    For Africa, this new decade began full of promise to achieve the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals and on its way to realising the goals and priorities of Agenda 2063. With the entry of the intra-African trade from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, which comes into effect on July 1st 2020, an estimated combined gross domestic product (GDP) of more than US$3.4 trillion expected to trickle in the Continent. This revenue estimation is good ne ...
  • Authors
    May 21, 2020
    Tous les pays du monde sont touchés, à différentes échelles, par la pandémie du Covid-19. Les interrogations autour du degré de résilience des Etats africains sont nombreuses et les questionnements sur l’avenir du continent, si la pandémie venait à perdurer dans le temps, le sont tout autant. Comment des Etats peu dotés en moyens sanitaires pourront-ils y faire face ? Y a-t-il un risque de violence dans certains pays où le degré de stabilité politique est faible ? Et, enfin, qu’advi ...
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    منى فياض
    May 21, 2020
    تم نشر هذا المقال في الأصل على موقع قناة الحرة يقول یووال نوح هراري إن نمو الذكاء الاصطناعي والتقنيات البيولوجية قد يؤدي إلى إنتاج طبقة من "رجال متفوقين" يحكمون العالم ويحولون باقي البشر إلى "طبقة غير نافعة" (كتاب 21 مسألة للقرن الـ 21). كما تنبأ بأن التقدم العلمي سوف يولد لامساواة غير مسبوقة في التاريخ داخل المجتمعات، لكن أيضا بين الأمم. سوف تزداد الهوة بين البلدان الصناعية التي تسيطر على التكنولوجيا وتلك المحرومة منها، بل سوف لن تردم لاحقا. لاحقا، جاء تصريح الرئيس الروسي فلاديم ...
  • Authors
    May 19, 2020
    The merciless COVID-19 disease threatens economic misery, with people around the world touched by anxiety and unemployment. In this context, never in recent history has so much hope centered on scientists and the studious brilliance of academic institutions. Media headlines tell the story, with newspapers around the world speaking of beacons of hope in the form of potential cures, vaccines, immune therapies, and clinical trials. Without the solutions of science, nations face long-te ...
  • Authors
    May 15, 2020
    La crise du Covid-19 a fortement entravé les négociations d'un accord de libre-échange entre le Royaume-Uni et l'Union européenne (UE). Étant condamnée à des obstacles, à la fois temporels et politiques, la perspective de parvenir à un accord avant le départ prévu du Royaume-Uni du marché unique de l'UE le 31 décembre 2020, semble de plus en plus compliquée. Londres et Bruxelles devraient considérer une sortie du Royaume- Uni sans accord comme une conclusion indésirable des négociat ...
  • May 14, 2020
    The worldwide spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a severe human impact, mainly in the United States and Europe. For the time being, Africa seems to be less affected, based on the relatively small number of infected people and deaths. Several explanations have been put forward to support this finding, ranging from hot climates to acquired immunity from previous health challenges to traditional miracle cures. In their management of the new epidemic, African countries must logical ...
  • May 14, 2020
    La propagation planétaire de la pandémie Covid-19 a eu un impact humain élevé, principalement aux Etats-Unis et en Europe. Pour le moment, l’Afrique semble relativement moins affectée, à en juger par le nombre relativement réduit des personnes contaminées et des décès. A l’appui de ce constat, plusieurs explications ont été avancées, allant du climat chaud à une immunité acquise des épreuves sanitaires antérieures, en passant par des traitements miracles traditionnels. Dans leur ges ...
  • May 14, 2020
    The coronavirus outbreak has caused unprecedented and serious challenges throughout the world, including Africa. The pandemic has barely reached the sub-Saharan Africa, about 1% of all cases reported globally. However, the Continent will most likely be disproportionately affected by the...