by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Apr 20, 2025 | News
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Arab powers are racing to secure Washington’s favor. From Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, regional giants are pledging massive U.S. investments—$600 billion from Saudi Arabia, $1.4 trillion over a decade from the UAE—targeting AI,...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Nov 25, 2024 | News
Lors de son premier mandat, Donald Trump a quitté l’accord nucléaire de 2015 (JCPOA) et lancé une campagne de “pression maximale” contre l’Iran. Bien que les sanctions aient lourdement frappé l’économie iranienne, elles n’ont pas réussi à obtenir un nouvel accord ni à...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Sep 21, 2024 | News
Echoes from Tunisia, Populism, Transition, and Hopes for Democracy (Ed. L’Harmattan, release date: 23 september 2024). I firmly believe that the (controversial) presidential elections in Tunisia provide an opportunity to assess the state of the country and the record...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | May 3, 2024 | News
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the think tank MEIS | Middle East Institute Switzerland! Mediterranean Development Initiative joins forces with MEIS | Middle East Institute Switzerland to continue its projects, particularly regarding the southern...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Mar 24, 2024 | News
The Chairman of MDI, Ghazi Ben Ahmed, met with the President of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Ivan Krastev, in Oxford (UK), to discuss cooperation. Ivan Krastev is a political scientist, permanent fellow at the IWM (Institute of Human Sciences) in Vienna...
