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Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the Middle East remains essential for Europeans, especially amid uncertainty over the American role, writes @camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/sFCXka9
The mirage of resilience: Why energy markets cannot shake off the Middle East risk | ECFR
Oil prices barely flinched after the Iran-Israel 12-day war in June, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the Middle East remains essential for Europeans, especially amid uncertainty over the American role, writes @camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/sFCXka9
A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes
@hlovatt.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu 👇 ecfr.eu/article/west...
@hlovatt.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu 👇 ecfr.eu/article/west...
Western Sahara shuffle: Trump’s foray could make or break peace | ECFR
President Donald Trump’s quest for a peace prize has led him to Western Sahara, where American diplomacy risks either sparking more violence or seizing a rare c
ecfr.eu
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A power-sharing arrangement that exists between outright independence and integration into Morocco as envisaged by the autonomy plan could be negotiated, writes
@hlovatt.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu 👇 ecfr.eu/article/west...
@hlovatt.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu 👇 ecfr.eu/article/west...
Oil prices barely flinched after June's 12-day war, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage. Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the region remains essential for Europeans, writes
@camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/8jwEoKB
@camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/8jwEoKB
The mirage of resilience: Why energy markets cannot shake off the Middle East risk | ECFR
Oil prices barely flinched after the Iran-Israel 12-day war in June, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage.
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Oil prices barely flinched after June's 12-day war, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage. Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the region remains essential for Europeans, writes
@camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/8jwEoKB
@camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/8jwEoKB
✍️ Europeans should capitalise on the Polisario’s willingness to engage in renewed negotiations that would preserve the current economic interests of Morocco relating to Western Sahara’s natural resources, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social buff.ly/9ducliL
Western Sahara shuffle: Trump’s foray could make or break peace | ECFR
President Donald Trump’s quest for a peace prize has led him to Western Sahara, where American diplomacy risks either sparking more violence or seizing a rare c
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November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
✍️ Europeans should capitalise on the Polisario’s willingness to engage in renewed negotiations that would preserve the current economic interests of Morocco relating to Western Sahara’s natural resources, writes @hlovatt.bsky.social buff.ly/9ducliL
✍️ If European actors adjust their policies on navigating the diverse challenges and interests in Tunisia’s energy transition, a picture of green connectivity between Tunisia and its northerly neighbours may really begin to take shape 👇 @philippwa.bsky.social buff.ly/Bvl0eX2
Power sharing: The politics of European-Tunisian energy cooperation | ECFR
The ethos of the EU’s “Pact for the Mediterranean” could help revitalise cooperation on clean energy with Tunisia—but only if Europeans learn how to better fact
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November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
✍️ If European actors adjust their policies on navigating the diverse challenges and interests in Tunisia’s energy transition, a picture of green connectivity between Tunisia and its northerly neighbours may really begin to take shape 👇 @philippwa.bsky.social buff.ly/Bvl0eX2
✍️ If Europe wants credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan. Though the options are limited, there are ways to hold the responsible accountable @cinziabianco.bsky.social
@willbrownecfr.bsky.social buff.ly/B7uIpW9
@willbrownecfr.bsky.social buff.ly/B7uIpW9
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore | ECFR
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold
ecfr.eu
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
✍️ If Europe wants credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan. Though the options are limited, there are ways to hold the responsible accountable @cinziabianco.bsky.social
@willbrownecfr.bsky.social buff.ly/B7uIpW9
@willbrownecfr.bsky.social buff.ly/B7uIpW9
"El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable" ecfr.eu/article/suda...
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
ecfr.eu
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable" ecfr.eu/article/suda...
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Glad to see this out!
In my latest policy brief with @ecfr.eu, I argue that Europe needs a more coherent, horizontal and context-sensitive approach in its green energy relations with Tunisia to create mutual benefits and people-centered cooperation.
#EU #Tunisia #COP30 #energytransition
In my latest policy brief with @ecfr.eu, I argue that Europe needs a more coherent, horizontal and context-sensitive approach in its green energy relations with Tunisia to create mutual benefits and people-centered cooperation.
#EU #Tunisia #COP30 #energytransition
Cooperation on clean energy will be an important facet of the EU’s “Pact for the Mediterranean”, a new strategic initiative to connect the bloc with its neighbours in North Africa and beyond, writes @philippwa.bsky.social @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4oLCCoK
https://bit.ly/4oLCCoK
Power sharing: The politics of European-Tunisian energy cooperation
The ethos of the EU’s “Pact for the Mediterranean” could help revitalise cooperation on clean energy with Tunisia—but only if Europeans learn how to better factor in the country’s politics…
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Glad to see this out!
In my latest policy brief with @ecfr.eu, I argue that Europe needs a more coherent, horizontal and context-sensitive approach in its green energy relations with Tunisia to create mutual benefits and people-centered cooperation.
#EU #Tunisia #COP30 #energytransition
In my latest policy brief with @ecfr.eu, I argue that Europe needs a more coherent, horizontal and context-sensitive approach in its green energy relations with Tunisia to create mutual benefits and people-centered cooperation.
#EU #Tunisia #COP30 #energytransition
✍️ A new approach to European-Tunisian clean energy cooperation could not only boost Tunisia’s economic development, but also act as a litmus test for the EU’s green diplomacy in other challenging political environments, writes
@philippwa.bsky.social buff.ly/3wrcgvl
@philippwa.bsky.social buff.ly/3wrcgvl
Power sharing: The politics of European-Tunisian energy cooperation | ECFR
The ethos of the EU’s “Pact for the Mediterranean” could help revitalise cooperation on clean energy with Tunisia—but only if Europeans learn how to better fact
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
✍️ A new approach to European-Tunisian clean energy cooperation could not only boost Tunisia’s economic development, but also act as a litmus test for the EU’s green diplomacy in other challenging political environments, writes
@philippwa.bsky.social buff.ly/3wrcgvl
@philippwa.bsky.social buff.ly/3wrcgvl
📰 For @cnn.com, @muhammadshehada.bsky.social comments on the challenge of isolated Hamas cells with no contact with its remaining leadership 👇 buff.ly/cxIh2t2
Gaza’s new normal is a truce without peace | CNN
This situation between all-out conflict and a comprehensive peace provides no closure: Palestinians are in constant fear of the next wave of deadly strikes, while Israel teeters perpetually on the…
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October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📰 For @cnn.com, @muhammadshehada.bsky.social comments on the challenge of isolated Hamas cells with no contact with its remaining leadership 👇 buff.ly/cxIh2t2
✍️ Serious diplomatic efforts from Europeans could help translate Hamas's current pragmatism into a concrete political and ideological shift, but they must move rapidly, writes @muhammadshehada.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu buff.ly/JURYNkm
Diplomacy next: The internal politics of Hamas and the power of European engagement | ECFR
Europeans have the potential to tip the scales in the coming diplomatic negotiations over Gaza, but they must move rapidly
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October 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
✍️ Serious diplomatic efforts from Europeans could help translate Hamas's current pragmatism into a concrete political and ideological shift, but they must move rapidly, writes @muhammadshehada.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu buff.ly/JURYNkm
✍️ Oil prices barely flinched after June's 12-day war, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage. Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the region remains essential for Europeans, writes @camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/8jwEoKB
The mirage of resilience: Why energy markets cannot shake off the Middle East risk | ECFR
Oil prices barely flinched after the Iran-Israel 12-day war in June, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage.
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
✍️ Oil prices barely flinched after June's 12-day war, but it would be a mistake to conclude Gulf producers have lost their leverage. Investing in long-term stability and maritime security in the region remains essential for Europeans, writes @camillelons.bsky.social buff.ly/8jwEoKB
✍️ Germany’s policy towards Israel and its adherence to "Staatsräson" undermines its commitment to international law and the EU’s capacity to act as a geopolitical actor, writes Nele Anders @ecfr.eu 👇 buff.ly/ThBSYPE
Staatsräson: How Germany’s Israel policy hobbles EU strategy | ECFR
Germany’s policy towards Israel undermines its commitment to international law and the EU’s capacity to act as a geopolitical actor
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October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
✍️ Germany’s policy towards Israel and its adherence to "Staatsräson" undermines its commitment to international law and the EU’s capacity to act as a geopolitical actor, writes Nele Anders @ecfr.eu 👇 buff.ly/ThBSYPE
📰 @tahanimustafa.bsky.social on the US plan to split Gaza into separate zones, for @wsj.com: “Gaza has represented the only patch of territorial contiguity for a Palestinian state. A plan like this could end up creating what Palestinians feared” 👇 buff.ly/nsKim1j
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October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📰 @tahanimustafa.bsky.social on the US plan to split Gaza into separate zones, for @wsj.com: “Gaza has represented the only patch of territorial contiguity for a Palestinian state. A plan like this could end up creating what Palestinians feared” 👇 buff.ly/nsKim1j
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Positive news to see Polisario updating its 2007 peace proposal -- long overdue and something we
@ecfr
have been advocating for the past 4 years.
On why this is needed, and how it can advance a Trump deal, here is my most recent piece: cidob.org/en/publicati...
@ecfr
have been advocating for the past 4 years.
On why this is needed, and how it can advance a Trump deal, here is my most recent piece: cidob.org/en/publicati...
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Positive news to see Polisario updating its 2007 peace proposal -- long overdue and something we
@ecfr
have been advocating for the past 4 years.
On why this is needed, and how it can advance a Trump deal, here is my most recent piece: cidob.org/en/publicati...
@ecfr
have been advocating for the past 4 years.
On why this is needed, and how it can advance a Trump deal, here is my most recent piece: cidob.org/en/publicati...
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New by @muhammadshehada.bsky.social @ecfr.eu on internal Hamas dynamics after the ceasefire: “The question is not whether Hamas will change overnight but whether diplomacy can evolve fast enough to meet Hamas at its most flexible before it returns to logic of perpetual war” ecfr.eu/article/dipl...
Diplomacy next: The internal politics of Hamas and the power of European engagement
Europeans have the potential to tip the scales in the coming diplomatic negotiations over Gaza, but they must move rapidly…
ecfr.eu
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
New by @muhammadshehada.bsky.social @ecfr.eu on internal Hamas dynamics after the ceasefire: “The question is not whether Hamas will change overnight but whether diplomacy can evolve fast enough to meet Hamas at its most flexible before it returns to logic of perpetual war” ecfr.eu/article/dipl...
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Instead of using political conditionality, European leaders should back economic and social reforms that empower citizens and lay the foundations for future political change, writes Anthony Dworkin @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47a3BDh
https://bit.ly/47a3BDh
The power of the possible: A step-by-step approach to strengthen human rights in the Middle East
European credibility to uphold human rights in the Middle East has faded, but the EU can still have an impact by backing social and economic rights, empowering people through reform…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Instead of using political conditionality, European leaders should back economic and social reforms that empower citizens and lay the foundations for future political change, writes Anthony Dworkin @ecfrmena.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47a3BDh
https://bit.ly/47a3BDh
✍️ As the Gaza fragile ceasefire wavers, political engagement with Hamas offers an opportunity to sustain the truce. Europeans are well-positioned to encourage its political transformation and broader Palestinian political renewal @muhammadshehada.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/JURYNkm
Diplomacy next: The internal politics of Hamas and the power of European engagement | ECFR
Europeans have the potential to tip the scales in the coming diplomatic negotiations over Gaza, but they must move rapidly
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October 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
✍️ As the Gaza fragile ceasefire wavers, political engagement with Hamas offers an opportunity to sustain the truce. Europeans are well-positioned to encourage its political transformation and broader Palestinian political renewal @muhammadshehada.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/JURYNkm
🔴 The Polisario Front's new peace proposal submitted to the UN this week has brought with it renewed hope of a political resolution to the longstanding conflict between the native Sahrawis and Morocco. @ecfr.eu @hlovatt.bsky.social's analysis below for more 👇
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔴 The Polisario Front's new peace proposal submitted to the UN this week has brought with it renewed hope of a political resolution to the longstanding conflict between the native Sahrawis and Morocco. @ecfr.eu @hlovatt.bsky.social's analysis below for more 👇
📰 "The Egyptian government has promised reforms to level the playing field, but progress has been slow. European leaders should stress that deepening cooperation depends on Egypt keeping its promises" comments Anthony Dworkin for @euronews.com 👇 buff.ly/RzVvMde
Tylko w Euronews: UE przedstawi pakiet 75 mln euro wsparcia dla Egiptu
Unia Europejska pogłębia swoje stosunki z Egiptem, zwiększając wsparcie finansowe dla tego północnoafrykańskiego kraju pomimo ciągłych obaw dotyczących praw człowieka.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📰 "The Egyptian government has promised reforms to level the playing field, but progress has been slow. European leaders should stress that deepening cooperation depends on Egypt keeping its promises" comments Anthony Dworkin for @euronews.com 👇 buff.ly/RzVvMde
📰 @hlovatt.bsky.social speaks to The Times about the potential for US interest in brokering a peace deal between Algeria & Morocco 👇 buff.ly/mOsKhwO
October 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📰 @hlovatt.bsky.social speaks to The Times about the potential for US interest in brokering a peace deal between Algeria & Morocco 👇 buff.ly/mOsKhwO
🎙️ NEW @ecfr.eu podcast: Mark Leonard welcomes @eranetzion.bsky.social and Jamal Nusseibeh to discuss next steps for the Gaza peace plan, namely the fine-tuning of details, gaining buy-in from all parties, and concrete outlooks for Gaza's future. Listen to it here 👇 buff.ly/tU7AB24
Gaza ceasefire | ECFR
Mark Leonard welcomes Eran Etzion and Jamal Nusseibeh to unpack the fragile Gaza ceasefire and Trump’s ambitious 20-point peace plan
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October 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🎙️ NEW @ecfr.eu podcast: Mark Leonard welcomes @eranetzion.bsky.social and Jamal Nusseibeh to discuss next steps for the Gaza peace plan, namely the fine-tuning of details, gaining buy-in from all parties, and concrete outlooks for Gaza's future. Listen to it here 👇 buff.ly/tU7AB24
✍️ If channelled through a common EU approach, the Mattei Plan can better emphasise constructive dimensions like education, training, job opportunities and legal pathways to migration. @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu buff.ly/RhrE20s
The turtle and the pilot fish: How the EU and Italy can help each other in the Mediterranean | ECFR
Italy and the EU must work more closely together in the “Wider Mediterranean” on energy, migration and security. Here’s how they can do it.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
✍️ If channelled through a common EU approach, the Mattei Plan can better emphasise constructive dimensions like education, training, job opportunities and legal pathways to migration. @kellyp90.bsky.social and @arturovarvelli.bsky.social for @ecfr.eu buff.ly/RhrE20s
📰 @muhammadshehada.bsky.social speaks to @cnn.com about Hamas's behaviour post-ceasefire in the Gaza Strip 👇 buff.ly/bVTbuOw
Gaza reckons with ruins and old rivalries as mediators piece together wider deal | CNN
Just over a week after US President Donald Trump strong-armed Israel and Hamas into an agreement that halted the war, Palestinians in Gaza are beginning to put the pieces of their lives back…
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October 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
📰 @muhammadshehada.bsky.social speaks to @cnn.com about Hamas's behaviour post-ceasefire in the Gaza Strip 👇 buff.ly/bVTbuOw