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Publications
The Fall of the Dictator in Syria and the rise from Ashes
A camera instead of a gun. From the first protests in Palmyra to his return after Assad’s fall, Syrian journalist Daham Alasaad chronicles exile, memory, and the search for justice in a country struggling to rise from the ashes.
21 July 2026
Borrell: “En Oriente Medio no estuvimos a la altura, y seguimos sin estarlo”
Josep Borrell talks about the state of the European Union's foreign policy and the challenges that will shape the continent's and its neighborhood's future." (afkar/ideas interview, in Spanish)
14 July 2026
Irán y su ‘eje de la resistencia’ contra las cuerdas
Despite the setbacks it has suffered, Tehran will seek to restore the strength of its ‘axis of resistance’, one of its key means of retaliation against the threat posed by Israel and the United States (afkar/ideas article in Spanish)
13 July 2026Latest
Events
Conference
Civil society voices to shape the next phase of the Pact for the Mediterranean
Civil society representatives in Brussels on 23 July for a new round of consultations on the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean.
Conference
FEMISE Annual Conference 2026
The 2026 FEMISE Annual Conference offers a platform for researchers to explore these pressing issues and contribute evidence-based insights for policy and practice.
Conference
Rethinking Home: Affordable Housing and Inclusive Living in Mediterranean Cities
Opening session of the MedDialogues+2030 with Luciana Pacucci, Project Manager at Fondazione Housing Sociale, who explores how innovative social housing models strengthen community resilience.
