17/08/2021 – by Hans Dembowski Stop blaming victims for western failure in Afghanistan Read full article
Protest movements 11/12/2019 – by Nassir Djafari Arab Spring reloaded In the Middle East and North Africa, young people are taking to the streets to fight for better living conditions Read
European migration policy 24/07/2019 – by Nassir Djafari Risks and side-effects The EU should not cooperate with shady governments on migration policy – it should support civil-society projects instead Read
Skills training 13/09/2018 – by Nassir Djafari Low standard, wrong content Why the MENA region lacks domestically trained ICT experts Read
Youth unemployment 12/09/2018 – by Nassir Djafari Focused agenda needed The MENA region needs economic growth and targeted interventions to get to grips with youth unemployment Read
EU policy 08/04/2018 – by Nassir Djafari Tackling trade and migration In North Africa, EU trade policy is not reducing migration so far, but actually adding to the problem Read
Saudi Arabia 24/09/2017 – by Nassir Djafari Breaking up ossified structures The labour market in Saudi Arabia is inflexible, unjust and limiting the country’s economic renewal Read
Saudi Arabia 02/08/2017 – by Nassir Djafari How much reform can the kingdom take? King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced a comprehensive reform programme, whether it will go smoothly is doubtful Read
Comment 10/03/2017 – by Nassir Djafari Maghreb at risk Closer economic cooperation could bring more stability to North Africa Read
Comment 18/11/2016 – by Nassir Djafari Slipping apart Turkey and the EU are drifting ever further apart Read
Relevant reading 13/08/2016 – by Nassir Djafari Oil and development Oil wealth does not necessarily prevent democratic development, researchers find Read
Commodity prices 02/04/2016 – by Nassir Djafari Explosive issue Unless commodity exporting countries diversify their economies, crises loom Read
