Egypt’s reliance on IMF support, Gulf investments, and debt swaps has prevented immediate collapse but deepened structural dependence. While these mechanisms provide short-term liquidity and ease foreign currency pressures, they fail to resolve entrenched imbalances and military dominance. The Ras El-Hekma deal epitomizes this trade-off between stabilization and sovereignty.
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the supply of accessible and reliable energy supply has become an urgent question for several European countries. Simultaneously new global actors like Russia and China seem to have inaugurated a new “scramble for Africa”. As a reaction to this changing world order, Italy has developed a new Africa strategy. According to the Piano Mattei Plan this article will look into a renewed Italian commitment in Africa, putting a special focus on North Africa and its former colony Libyia.
The criminalisation of NGOs is a peculiar phenomenon that has become more common in the last decades. The reasons behind this trend are of geopolitical and political nature.
Greenland in the 21st century has become a subject of intense fascination by many strategic actors. This is especially true of the United States. As Washington is the primary contributor to the alliance, this is presents dilemmas to European policymakers who countries’ rely on the American led alliance for defense. To deal with these issues, Brussels must understand the context of Greenland’s history and be appraised of potential policy directions for greater autonomy.
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The challenges Prevost will face include repositioning the Church as a serious global player, providing a valid alternative for the masses seeking spiritual refuge in evangelical movements, and presenting the Church as an institution able to meet the needs of the younger generations. The first months of papacy have made clear the pontiff’s global positions.
Europe’s drive for energy security and a green transition has intensified cooperation with Algeria and the wider MENA region. Initiatives like the Taqathy+ programme, backed by the EU and Germany, aim to position Algeria as a regional hub for renewable energy, building on megaprojects such as Medlink and the SouthH2 Corridor. While these projects are promoted as tools for sustainable development and decarbonization, they primarily serve European energy interests. Local populations are often excluded from decision-making, and renewable energy exports risk reinforcing Algeria’s centralized, rentier-authoritarian structures rather than democratizing the sector. In practice, these initiatives advance Europe’s net-zero goals while leaving Algerians marginalized from the energy transition, even as climate change increasingly affects the region.
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