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The Mediterranean to Come: Geopolitics, transitions and conflicts

From April 25, 2022 until April 27, 2022From 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
CORDOBA
Assembly Hall of the University of Cordoba Rectorate. From 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Prior registration required.
In Spanish and English with simultaneous translation.

This conference, organized by the UNESCO Chair for Conflict Resolution at the University of Cordoba, with the participation of Casa Árabe, will be taking place in Cordoba from April 26 to 27.

World geopolitics is undergoing major transformation which affect us all. The Mediterranean is a stage for these changes and a chessboard where battles are being fought for resources, influence and regional power. This seventh edition of the Congress is aimed at discussing essential factors for understanding today’s Mediterranean, thus also attempting to anticipate the Mediterranean of tomorrow. To do so, a select group of international analysts and academics will be reflecting upon what the Mediterranean represents, how the inhabitants of its different shores perceive each other, which are its main geopolitical role-players, how alliances are formed and changed, and what the dynamics of conflict and cooperation are like in the Mediterranean basin. The socio-economic trends in Mediterranean countries will also be analyzed, with an emphasis on the social, political, energy and climate-related transitions that are already occurring.


The sessions will be streamed live. A link will be provided upon request when you register, if you are unable to attend in person. A certificate of attendance will be issued only to those registered individuals who attend in person.

ORGANIZED BY: THE UNESCO Chair for Conflict Resolution at the University of Cordoba .  SPONSORED BY: The Provincial Government Office in Cordoba
DIRECTED BY: Haizam Amirah Fernández and Manuel Torres Aguilar
COORDINATED BY: Cristina E. Coca Villar
COLLABORATION VIA SPONSORSHIP: Fundación Tres Culturas - Casa Árabe - Real Instituto Elcano
SCHEDULE

Monday, April 25: The Mediterranean to come
9:30-10:00 a.m. Opening event
10:00-11:00 a.m. Understanding today’s Mediterranean, anticipating tomorrow’s.
Ibrahim Awad, a professor at the American University of Cairo.

11:00-11:30 a.m. Coffee break

11:30 a.m.-12::30 p.m. Is a rapprochement between the two shores possible?
Ángeles Espinosa, correspondent for El País in Dubai.

12:30-1:30 p.m. Nomadic reflections on the Mediterranean: the “Mother” of Seas
Bichara Khader, professor emeritus at the Catholic University of Louvain.

Tuesday, April 26: Geopolitics*
10:00-11:00 a.m. New and old geopolitical role-players in the Mediterranean.
Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center (Beirut).

11:00-11:30 a.m. Coffee break

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Shifting alliances and the search for security alternatives.
Haizam Amirah Fernández, Senior Researcher at the Real Instituto Elcano.

12:30-1:30 p.m. The new technology revolution in a changing geopolitical environment.
Kristina Kausch, senior researcher at the German Marshall Fund.

* With simultaneous English-Spanish translation.

Wednesday, April 27: Transitions
10:00-11:00 a.m. Energy and climate transitions.
Gonzalo Escribano, head researcher at the Real Instituto Elcano.

11:00-11:30 a.m. Coffee break

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Political transitions in the Maghreb: amid the current world crisis and internal change.
Thierry Desrues, senior scientist at the Institute of Advanced Studies (IESA-CSIC).

12:30-1:30 p.m. Social and cultural change in the southern Mediterranean: transcendence of the invisible.
Lurdes Vidal, Director of the Arab and Islamic World Section, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed).

1:30-1:45 p.m. Closing event