Francis Ghiles

Barcelona

Senior Research at Barcelona Centre for international Affairs

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Articles

El ímpetu económico de Marruecos

1 week ago | dialnet.unirioja.es | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda El ímpetu económico de Marruecos Autores: Francis Ghilès Localización: Notes internacionals CIDOB, ISSN-e 2013-4428, Nº. 316, 2025, págs.
Europe is trapped by liberal imperialism

2 months ago | cidob.org | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

European leaders are trapped in a strategic impasse. Donald Trump’s return to office is the latest consequence of a long-lasting failure of American and Western interventions with disastrous results in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Gaza. Inventing a new internationalism which is attuned to the realities of the world is more than ever necessary if Europe is to confront the huge challenges posed by climate change, the nuclear arms race and militarised artificial intelligence.
Forgotten pages of Crimea history

Dec 29, 2024 | thearabweekly.com | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

The Crimean peninsula, which lies on the northern shore of the Black Sea surged into modern history when Anglo-French troops invaded it in 1854 after France and the United Kingdom had declared war on Russia. It hit the news headlines again in 2014 when Vladimir Putin seized it, as his greatest prize, from Ukraine. Crimea’s deeper and very interesting history remains, despite recent events, unknown and unacknowledged in Europe, the Middle East and Turkey.
Why Barnier’s government fell

Dec 9, 2024 | cidob.org | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

The fall of the Barnier government highlights the failure of mainstream French parties to exclude populist groups, leading to political paralysis and a fiscal crisis exacerbated by economic stagnation. Emmanuel Macron’s defeat in the last snap parliamentary election and his subsequent political manoeuvres have further destabilized the political landscape. Despite efforts to project unity, Macron’s legacy is overshadowed by political chaos and rising debt.
Global and regional implications of the climate crisis

Oct 30, 2024 | thearabweekly.com | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

At fault are not only Western democracies but others such as Russia, most Arab and African and Asia leaders. The killing fields of Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine do not at present offer any hope that elites, be they European, American, Russian, Israeli or Arab have grasped that the havoc of climate change will need a change in thinking and conducting policy.
EU faces dilemma over Tunisia

Oct 22, 2024 | thearabweekly.com | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

Fewer Tunisians turned out to vote in the presidential election which gave president Kais Saied a second mandate (27.7 percent) than at any election since the fall of Ben Ali in January 2011.
Returning Tunisia to autocracy carries a cost

Oct 20, 2024 | cidob.org | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

On October 6, Tunisian president Kais Saied won a second term with the highest abstention rate since the fall of Ben Ali. The hopes born of the Revolution of Dignity of 2011 have vanished into the quick sands of history as the country reverts to its traditional autocratic norm. Tunisia has embarked in a risky journey to an economic and political cliff-edge.
Looking at the politics of persuasion in the region

Aug 30, 2024 | thearabweekly.com | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

Andreas Krieg’s interesting analysis of the changing nature of war offers us, in the guise of an introduction, a look at a broad sweep of socio-political factors and cognitive barriers in our culture which condition the way we think of the world. The author also looks at the traditional role of the mass media as the gatehouse of truth and how our digital world of social mass media has exposed vulnerabilities in our culture and environment.
Understanding the deep roots of Trump’s affinities

Jul 19, 2024 | thearabweekly.com | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

“Hostility to Ukraine and respect for Russian president Vladimir Putin as a foe of ‘woke’ western liberalism are widespread on the Right” and nowhere more so than in the Republican ticket for the US presidential elections next November.
French politicians and the art of compromise

Jul 8, 2024 | cidob.org | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

French far right, Rassemblement National, came third in July 7 elections despite having won the first round. The leftist Nouveau Front Populaire won the most seats and Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble ended in a second position. However, without a clear majority, the country is now heading towards a hung parliament. Having stared into the abyss, will French politicians learn the art of compromise? A lot depends on Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the long-time leader of La France Insoumise.