Francis Ghiles

3 weeks ago | cidob.org | Francis Ghiles |Francis Ghilès

Algeria’s strategic doctrine has lost its shine. The country has the challenge of confronting the new geopolitical games in the region from a weaker position than it once had.  In the midst of a diplomatic crisis with France, Algiers sees how Morocco has built a solid network of economic friends across Africa and security links with Israel, and how Russia has turned Libya, Algeria’s troubled eastern neighbour into the operational hub of its ever-growing African cluster.

1 month 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.

Feb 15, 2025 | 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.

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.

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.