North Africa: Resilience amid Crisis

03 Dec 2022
9:00 - 10:00  CET

In cooperation with Middle East Institute (MEI)

North Africa continues to battle its way through compounded challenges of economic hardship, food insecurity, and the fragile process of democratic consolidation – all of which are taking place in an increasingly complex global and regional geopolitical context. However, history tells of the potential of remarkable growth and transformations that come out of the aftermath of turmoil and turbulence. The discussion will focus on explaining the impact and possible outcome of this confluence of circumstances, looking at the potential for instability, the long-term economic outlook, and areas of promise for the region’s youthful societies. 

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Intissar Fakir

Director | Program on North Africa and the Sahel, Middle East Institute (MEI)

Intissar Fakir is a Senior Fellow and Director of MEI’s North Africa and Sahel program. She has written extensively on North Africa’s evolving politics including…

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Haizam Amirah-Fernández

Senior Analyst | Elcano Royal Institute

  Haizam Amirah-Fernández is senior analyst for the Mediterranean and the Arab World at Elcano Royal Institute and professor of International Relations at IE University…

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Canan Atilgan

Head of the Department of Middle East and North Africa | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Since May 2020, Dr. Canan Atilgan is heading the Middle East and North Africa Department in the European and International Cooperation Division of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).…

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Emna Ben Arab

Assistant Professor | University of Sfax

Dr Emna Ben Arab is currently teaching as an assistant professor at the University of Stax, Tunisia Her lectures focus mainly on American foreign policy,…

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Dalia Ghanem

Senior Analyst, Middle East and North Africa | European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

Dalia Ghanem is a Senior Analyst in charge of the Middle East and North Africa portfolio at the EUISS. Her research interests focus on EU-MENA…

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Yael Lempert

Acting Assistant Secretary | Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Yael Lempert is the Acting Assistant Secretary of the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. She is a career member of the U.S. Senior…

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