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(ENGLISH) 5th Annual Forum of the MedThink 5+5 network - 13th October Play

(ENGLISH) 5th Annual Forum of the MedThink 5+5 network - 13th October

Published at 58 08,,, 21 2021
On October 13 and 14, Casa Árabe will bring together a group of experts, professionals and political leaders at its headquarters in Madrid to debate the future transformations facing the Western Mediterranean. In the context of the 2021 Spanish co-presidency of the 5+5 Dialogue and drawing on the Tunis Declaration adopted at the 16th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the 5+5 Dialogue on 22 October 2020, the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) are jointly organising the 5th annual forum of the MedThink 5+5 network in partnership with Casa Árabe in Madrid, the 13th and 14th of October 2021. PROGRAMME Wednesday 13 October 12:30h. Welcoming words Senén Florensa, Executive President, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) Cristina Juarranz, Deputy Director, Casa Árabe 12:40h. Keynote speeches Ángeles Moreno Bau, State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain Nasser Kamel, Secretary General, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Taïeb Baccouche, Secretary General, Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) 15:00h. Roundtable “The 5+5 Dialogue in the post-COVID-19 context: Ways forward to sustain and bolster the cooperation in the Western Mediterranean” Chair Alberto Ucelay, Director General for the Maghreb, the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain Special interventions Omar Amghar, Director of the EU-Morocco Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Government of Morocco Daniel Schlosser, Advisor to the Inter-ministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Government of France Ana Helena Marques, Director of Middle East and Maghreb Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Portugal Nor-Eddine Benfreha, Director of Cooperation with the EU and European Institutions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Algeria First reactions Mohammed Loulichki, Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South (PCNS) John O’Rourke, Ambassador, Former Head of Delegation of the European Union to Algeria, European External Action Service Roger Albinyana, Managing Director, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) 17:00h. Session “Enhancing Regional Value Chains in the Western Mediterranean: Conditions for a Win-Win Reconfiguration of the Production Model” Chair Blanca Moreno-Dodson, Manager, Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) Speakers Jihen Boutiba, Secretary General, Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (BUSINESSMED) Ghazi Ben Ahmed, Founder and President, Mediterranean Development Initiative (MDI) Emmanuel Noutary, General Delegate, ANIMA Investment Network Davide Tentori, Research Fellow, Centre on Business Scenarios, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) First reactions Olivia Orozco de la Torre, Coordinator of Education and Economics, Casa Árabe Luis Óscar Moreno, Adviser, Sub-Directorate General of External Debt Management and International Financing, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transition, Government of Spain. Former Director General of Economic Diplomacy (MAEUEC) Further information: https://en.casaarabe.es/event/5th-annual-forum-of-the-medthink-5-5-network

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    Fighting against Jihadi terrorism in France and Great Britain (English version)

    Frank Foley, a professor of International Relations at King’s College in London, offered this conference on February, 11th at Casa Árabe Auditorium in Madrid. The conference deals with the different focuses which France and Great Britain have adopted in the fight against “Jihadi” terrorism. Tracing the historical origins of their differing policies, Frank Foley examines how the government and police of both countries interact with Muslim communities and highlights the challenges which the French government has faced since the recent attacks in Paris. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/fighting-against-jihadi-terrorism-in-france-and-great-britain
    Published at 39 19,,, 15 2015
  • Spain-Morocco: Cultural encounter: a view from both shores (FRE/SPA)Show video

    Spain-Morocco: Cultural encounter: a view from both shores (FRE/SPA)

    Casa Árabe and the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Spain organized a day of conferences and the screening of a film, on January 27th 2015. The purpose of this day is to create a platform for Morocco and Spain to exchange ideas and experiences, where they can share an outlook on the future that strengthens the ties between the two countries. Various events were held at the Casa Árabe Auditorium, among them this conference by Lamia Radi, Director of Cooperation and Cultural Action at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. More information: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/cultural-encounter-a-view-from-both-shores
    Published at 26 05,,, 15 2015
  • Four years after #25Jan: Transformation, challenges and scenarios in Egypt (FRE/SPA)Show video

    Four years after #25Jan: Transformation, challenges and scenarios in Egypt (FRE/SPA)

    Nadine Abdalla and Ricard González examined the situation in the country in a conference held at Casa Árabe in Madrid on January, 26th 2015. The political scientist Nadine Abdalla highlighted the factors which explain the current stagnation in Egypt’s transition process. As for Spanish journalist Ricard González, he addressed the challenges faced by Abdelfattah al-Sisi’s government. More info: http://en.casaarabe.es/event/four-years-after-25jan-transformation-challenges-and-scenarios-in-egypt
    Published at 20 05,,, 15 2015
  • II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global IV  The Islamist terrorism threat in Western EuropeShow video

    II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global IV The Islamist terrorism threat in Western Europe

    Segunda jornada del II Foro Elcano de Terrorismo Global, dedicado a "Las transformaciones recientes del terrorismo global" y organizado por el Real Instituto Elcano con la colaboración de Casa Árabe y la Embajada de Estados Unidos en España. Esta sesión tuvo lugar el 18 de noviembre de 2014 en Casa Árabe en Madrid. El Panel IV fue moderado por Carola García Calvo, investigadora del Real Instituto Elcano, y en él participaron Cyrille Rogeau (2' 30"), consejero de la Embajada de Francia en España, con "La evolución del terrorismo yihadista en Francia"; Petter Nesser (28'), investigador senior sobre Terrorismo del Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), con "New facets of the islamist terrorism threat in Western Europe"; y Francisco José Vázquez (50' 30"), jefe de la Unidad de Terrorismo Internacional de la Guardia Civil, sobre "La evolución del terrorismo yihadista en España". Más información: http://www.casaarabe.es/eventos-arabes/show/ii-foro-elcano-de-terrorismo-global
    Published at 22 18,,, 14 2014
  • II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global II. Islamic State against Al Qaeda  Shifting allegiancesShow video

    II Foro Elcano sobre Terrorismo Global II. Islamic State against Al Qaeda Shifting allegiances

    In its 2nd edition, the Elcano Forum reviewed the recent transformations undergone by global terrorism. The latest developments in international Jihadism, dominated by the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) –currently the self-styled Islamic State (IS)– as an alternative and rival nucleus, and the establishment of the Caliphate in Iraqi territory last June, make it necessary to reflect not only about the changes in the phenomenon itself but also to its implications for the Western Mediterranean. Thus, the forum analyzed both the threat these changes pose for the various countries in the Maghreb-Sahel region and in Europe, given their renewed capacity for mobilisation, and the strategies, policies and measures adopted to counter it. The second panel was chaired by Fernando Reinares, Senior Analyst on Global Terrorism at Elcano Royal Institute. Participation: - Guido Steinberg, Senior Associate, Middle East and Africa Division, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin; with a presentation tittled, "The struggle for the soul of the Jihadist movement: Islamic State against al-Qaeda" and - Tricia Bacon, Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, American University Washington DC with a presentation tittled, "Shifting Allegiances: the direction of relations among Sunni militant groups"
    Published at 21 18,,, 14 2014