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Report on Democracy in North Africa
From June 03, 2013 until June 10, 2013
In Madrid on Monday, June 10, Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, will be presenting a report titled "Europe and Democracy in North Africa: A Second Chance." Attending and participating in this event, which was organized by Casa Árabe, the UNED university, the Madrid Office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), the CIDOB and Casa Mediterráneo, along with García-Margallo will be Eduardo López Busquets, the General Director of Casa Árabe; José I. Torreblanca, a UNED professor and the Director of ECFR Madrid; Lluis Bassets, the Assistant Director of El País newspaper, and Ana Palacio, a member of Spain’s Council of State.
The wave of protests and political changes in North Africa is requiring a large portion of international donors to reorient their international cooperation policies towards the region. As this book highlights, one of the main challenges is to achieve a better integration of the three pillars of foreign policy: democracy, development and security. This new consensus would be exemplified by the new European policy towards the region, approved in April 2011, which represents a sincere, profound admission of guilt about the errors, contradictions and inconsistencies in past policies. Europe has committed to making the promotion of democracy the main guiding principle in policies of cooperation, development and security towards the region. This book deals with that challenge and the difficulties in putting it into practice.
This research and its publication were financed by Spain’s International Cooperation for Development Agency (AECID) under the direction of José I. Torreblanca (UNED), with the cooperation of the Madrid office of the European Council on Foreign Relations and the CIDOB.
A pdf version of the monographic work “Europe and Democracy in North Africa: A Second Chance,” published by CIDOB, can be downloaded at: http://www.cidob.org
Chapter 1: Rebuilding Ties Between Policy, Security and Development, by Richard Gowan.
Chapter 2: European Response to the Political Changes in North Africa: Democracy and Human Rights, by Anthony Dworkin.
Chapter 3: The Integration of Defense, Diplomacy and Development in Spain’s Foreign Policy, by Hélène Michou and José I. Torreblanca.
Chapter 4: Tunisia After Ben Ali: The Disembarkation of International Aid, by Eduard Soler i Lecha.
Chapter 5: Egypt: Strategies of Cooperation to Deal with an Unfinished Revolution, by Hélène Michou.
Chapter 6: Mauritania: Different Rhythms in an Environment of Upheaval, by Javier Nievas Bullejos.
Furthermore, the report analyzes and compares the national strategies for cooperation with the Arabic World, such as the MASAR Program of Spain, the United Kingdom’s Arab Partnership and the Arab Initiative of Denmark, as well as other European initiatives.
This publication and research project were financed by: AECID- MAEC
The presentation will be taking place at 6:30 p.m. in the Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62). In order to attend, it is essential that you register in advance by e-mail at: madrid@ecfr.eu
This research and its publication were financed by Spain’s International Cooperation for Development Agency (AECID) under the direction of José I. Torreblanca (UNED), with the cooperation of the Madrid office of the European Council on Foreign Relations and the CIDOB.
A pdf version of the monographic work “Europe and Democracy in North Africa: A Second Chance,” published by CIDOB, can be downloaded at: http://www.cidob.org
Report Structure
Chapter 1: Rebuilding Ties Between Policy, Security and Development, by Richard Gowan.
Chapter 2: European Response to the Political Changes in North Africa: Democracy and Human Rights, by Anthony Dworkin.
Chapter 3: The Integration of Defense, Diplomacy and Development in Spain’s Foreign Policy, by Hélène Michou and José I. Torreblanca.
Chapter 4: Tunisia After Ben Ali: The Disembarkation of International Aid, by Eduard Soler i Lecha.
Chapter 5: Egypt: Strategies of Cooperation to Deal with an Unfinished Revolution, by Hélène Michou.
Chapter 6: Mauritania: Different Rhythms in an Environment of Upheaval, by Javier Nievas Bullejos.
Furthermore, the report analyzes and compares the national strategies for cooperation with the Arabic World, such as the MASAR Program of Spain, the United Kingdom’s Arab Partnership and the Arab Initiative of Denmark, as well as other European initiatives.
This publication and research project were financed by: AECID- MAEC
The presentation will be taking place at 6:30 p.m. in the Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62). In order to attend, it is essential that you register in advance by e-mail at: madrid@ecfr.eu
