Change and continuity in EU’s foreign policy in the MENA region: What to expect from the new political cycle in Brussels
Sep 10, 2024In the corridors of power in Brussels, it is common to hear that the position of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is an impossible job. It may actually become even more difficult for the outgoing Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, who is set to succeed the Spanish Josep Borrell as the European Union's foreign policy chief in the coming weeks.
About the Director
Intissar Fakir
Intissar Fakir is a senior fellow and director of MEI’s North Africa and Sahel program. She is an expert on North Africa, the Sahel, and key regional thematic issues including governance, social change, migration, and security. She has written extensively on North Africa’s evolving politics including Islamist electoral politics in post-2011 Morocco and Tunisia, the Western Sahara issue, foreign policy priorities in Morocco and the broader region, and the impact of COVID-19 on regional political stability. Her research has also included political transitions, mobilization trends, energy, and social change in Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, and Tunisia.
Advisory Council
Ahmed Attiga
Riccardo Fabiani
Mouna Ben Halima
Edward M. Gabriel
Amb. (ret.) Gordon Gray
Zineb D. Kaitouni
Aissata Lam
Mostafa Terrab
Program Experts
Tasnim Abderrahim
Non-Resident Scholar
Fadil Aliriza
Non-Resident Scholar
Rachid Aourraz
Non-Resident Scholar
Amel Boubekeur
Non-Resident Scholar
Kamissa Camara
Non-Resident Scholar
Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria
Non-resident Scholar
Intissar Fakir
Senior Fellow and Director of Program on North Africa and the Sahel
Mary Fitzgerald
Non-Resident Scholar
Robert S. Ford
Senior Fellow
Mohammed Ahmed Gain
Non-Resident Scholar
Guillaume Soto-Mayor
Non-Resident Scholar
Jonathan M. Winer
Non-Resident Scholar
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