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Arab Digest podcastsAlgeria, Libya and Europe's urgent energy needsArab Digest editor William Law welcomes the security and energy analyst Francis Ghilès onto the podcast. With European states needing to escape their reliance on Russian gas they explore opportunities for the energy rich Maghreb countries of Libya and Algeria to meet Europe's requirements. In doing so a new relationship based on energy links could evolve but big obstacles remain on both sides of the Mediterranean.
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2026-02-0428 min
Arab Digest podcastsMorocco's economic expressIn this week's podcast Arab Digest editor William Law is joined by the North Africa expert Francis Ghilès to discuss the reasons why the Moroccan economy is in good health while its Maghreb neighbours Algeria and Tunisia are struggling. Part of the answer is its geography: Morocco sits as a linchpin between Europe and Africa. The rest though has to do with strong macroeconomic policies and a resilient, confident and outward looking approach from the kingdom's business sector.
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2025-02-1930 min
Arab Digest podcastsMacron in MoroccoWhen the French president recognised Morocco's claim to the disputed territory of Western Sahara he sought to burnish his tarnished reputation in North Africa. Francis Ghilès joins Arab Digest editor Wiliam Law to discuss why Macron's efforts are likely to produce few if any positive results and he argues that the situation won't change unless France - and Europe - see North Africa through a different set of lenses.
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2024-11-2027 min
Matinal SERFrancis Ghilès, investigador senior en el Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), sobre el nombramiento de Barnier como primer ministro.
2024-09-0704 minMatinal SERFrancis Ghilès, investigador senior en el Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB), sobre el nombramiento de Barnier como primer ministro.
2024-09-0704 min
Arab Digest podcastsThe Maghreb at a moment of opportunityArab Digest editor William Law's guest this week is the North Africa energy and political analyst Francis Ghilès. Their conversation looks at the Maghreb states of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Libya and explores how each one is delivering on the economic opportunities the current global geopolitical landscape is offering up. Morocco is proving both adept and resilient in seizing those opportunities while the other Maghreb countries lag far behind.
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2024-07-1032 min
Arab Digest podcastsGetting it wrong in the Middle EastArab Digest editor William Law welcomes back the Middle East and North Africa analyst Francis Ghilès. Their conversation focusses on how persistent misreadings of the Middle East over decades have lead both America and Europe down a road that has repeatedly led to disasters culminating in the current war in Gaza where, unless rational thinking prevails, an unimaginable bloodbath will follow with the potential to engulf the region in an all-out war with enormous consequences for the world.
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2024-02-2834 min
Arab Digest podcastsAD's NEW Top 10 Podcast Countdown #7 - Macron’s missteps in the Middle EastMacron’s missteps in the Middle East
Francis Ghilès is a specialist on security, energy and political trends in North Africa, and the western Mediterranean. He's a Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs and a visiting fellow at King's College London. The podcast was first broadcast 28 January 2022 ahead of the French presidential election in April.
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2023-08-1135 min
States and Migration: The Human Movement Podcast#13 Rethinking States and Migration in Europe: A Recap of the First 12 EpisodesIn this special recap episode of 'States and Migration in Europe', Dr Emmanuel Comte engages in an insightful dialogue with Francis Ghilès, a seasoned journalist with a remarkable 50-year-long career. This 13th episode takes the listener on a journey through the diverse terrains of migration affairs in Europe, as explored in the first 12 episodes. Comte and Ghilès delve into the most concerning aspects and trends, connecting them with prospects. In a changing media landscape, the episode also reflects on the role of this series’ format in decentralising information in a digital age. Get the enhanced episode transcript 👉 https://www.emm...
2023-08-0234 min
Arab Digest podcastsTunisia: the revolution that wasn't a revolutionFrancis Ghilès joins Arab Digest editor William Law in this week's podcast. Francis is a visiting fellow at King's College London and an expert on North Africa politics, energy and security. He argues that what has been called Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution has failed despite the overthrow of Ben Ali in 2011 because the structure of dictatorship has remained essentially unchanged thus enabling a new dictator, in the shape of Kais Saied, to emerge.
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2023-05-3137 min
Arab Digest podcastsAlgeria and the Kais Saied coupArab Digest regular contributor Francis Ghilès joins editor William Law in a wide ranging conversation about the economic and political outlook emerging from the constitutional coup being carried out by Tunisian President Kais Saied. Francis notes the support that Saied is receiving from powerful MENA allies, chief among them gas-rich Algeria.
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2023-03-3135 min
States and Migration: The Human Movement Podcast#2 The state, migration, and elections in FranceDr Emmanuel Comte welcomes Francis Ghilès, a seasoned journalist with 50 years of experience covering topics related to France, the Maghreb, and political institutions. They explore the role of migration in the recent electoral cycle in France, analyse the rise of personal movements, and the concentration of power in the country.
2023-01-251h 17
Arab Digest podcastsAlgeria: the giant slumbers onFrancis Ghilès, associate senior researcher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, is Arab Digest editor William Law's guest this week. Algeria, like other hydrocarbon producers, has experienced a huge windfall thanks to the war in Ukraine. The question is will the country see itself return to a position of prominence in North Africa and beyond or will it once again squander the opportunity and remain locked in a dysfunctional economy and a frozen political system?
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2022-10-2832 min
Arab Digest podcastsThe Arab Digest Podcast Top Ten Countdown no. 4 - Algeria and Morocco: neighbours with issuesAt number 4 in our all-time top ten podcasts is Francis Ghilès’ Algeria and Morocco: neighbours with issues released 23 July 2021. Francis is a specialist on security, energy and political trends in North Africa and the western Mediterranean, and associate senior researcher at the Barcelona Centre for international affairs. From 1981 to 1995 he was a North Africa correspondent for the Financial Times, and has written for numerous publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, and El Pais.
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2022-08-1932 min
El Podcast de Agenda PúblicaArgelia y la maldición de los recursos naturalesArgelia depende del gas y el petróleo. Tanto es así que hay quienes afirman que hasta la paz social y la estabilidad política están atadas a estos recursos. ¿Qué significa este dato en el marco de la guerra de Ucrania y su impacto en el mercado de la energía? ¿Puede Argelia ser la rueda de auxilio energética de la Unión Europea? ¿O la condición de país no democrático y autoritario se puede convertir en una dificultad?Hoy participan:Marta Tawil Kuri, profesora asociada, Centro de Estudios Internacionale...
2022-07-0237 min
Arab Digest podcastsA Mediterranean energy trebleArab Digest editor William Law welcomes top North Africa energy analyst Francis Ghilès to the podcast to talk about the potential energy alliance between Italy, Tunisia and Algeria as the war in Ukraine grinds on and sanctions on Russia begin to bite. Italy is determined to become Europe's energy hub while Tunisia has the geographic proximity to the continent and Algeria the resources for a nexus of interests to emerge, one that could prove a winner for all three.
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2022-06-1731 min
Arab Digest podcastsAlgeria and Europe's scramble for gasArab Digest editor William Law welcomes back Francis Ghilès, a leading expert on energy and politics in North Africa. Their conversation revolves around the huge opportunities and the challenges the war in the Ukraine has given Algeria and its state-owned energy corporation Sonatrach. As Europe scrambles to find alternatives to Russian gas, Algeria is well placed to play the advantage. The question is will it and will Europe realise that finally it needs to treat Algeria and North Africa as equals?
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2022-04-1535 min
Arab Digest podcastsMacron's missteps in North AfricaArab Digest editor William Law welcomes back Francis Ghilès, a leading European expert on the Maghreb and a senior associate research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. Their conversation explores the missteps of France in North Africa and the persistent failure to arrive at coherent policy approaches towards countries that are crucial to Europe's security.
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2022-01-2835 min
Arab Digest podcastsAlgeria and Morocco: neighbours with issuesArab Digest editor William Law is in conversation with the North Africa expert Francis Ghilès, an associate senior researcher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). Their economies, their governments, the repression of critics and journalists, relations with France and the Western Sahara affair all feature in a wide-ranging overview of the two senior Maghreb countries. And the Pegasus scandal gets a look-in too!
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2021-07-2332 min
Arab Digest podcastsHey Europe! The Maghreb MattersArab Digest editor William Law, in conversation with Francis Ghilès, an associate senior researcher at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). A former North Africa correspondent for the Financial Times, he is a specialist on security, energy, and political trends in North Africa and the Western Mediterranean.
Francis Ghilès argues that after exploiting the Maghreb in colonial times and largely ignoring it since, Europe now is in urgent need of strategies that treat the region as an equal partner with shared concerns.
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2021-02-1232 min
Revista 5WArgeliaTras 20 años en el poder, Abdelaziz Buteflika ha dimitido presionado por las manifestaciones populares y el Ejército y ha abierto paso a una transición incierta.
Este mes viajamos hasta Argelia con la periodista Natalia Román; el investigador senior asociado de CIDOB Francis Ghilès; la directora del área de Mundo Árabe y Mediterráneo del IEMED, Lurdes Vidal; la profesora de relaciones internacionales de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid e investigadora del grupo de estudios sobre sociedades árabes y musulmanes, el GRESAM, Laurence Thieux. Como siempre, presentado y producido por Raül Flores y Núria Jar.
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2019-04-0759 min
Larga DistanciaArgeliaTras 20 años en el poder, Abdelaziz Buteflika ha dimitido presionado por las manifestaciones populares y el Ejército y ha abierto paso a una transición incierta.
Este mes viajamos hasta Argelia con la periodista Natalia Román; el investigador senior asociado de CIDOB Francis Ghilès; la directora del área de Mundo Árabe y Mediterráneo del IEMED, Lurdes Vidal; la profesora de relaciones internacionales de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid e investigadora del grupo de estudios sobre sociedades árabes y musulmanes, el GRESAM, Laurence Thieux. Como siempre, presentado y producido por Raül Flores y Núria Jar.
Más e...
2019-04-0759 min
Policy Center for the New South PodcastTunisia's Economic and Political Challenges in 2016This podcast is performed by Francis Ghilès. Tunisia is facing a year of great uncertainty as fighting rages in the ruling Nida Tunes Party and the En-Nahda Islamist Party finds itself in the curious position, as a junior member of the government led by habib Essid of hoping Nida Tunes holds together. Economic growth is very weak and the country's debt level is rising. The tourist sector has been badly damaged by the terrorist attacks earlier this year and phosphate production remains at a third of its pre-revolution level.
2016-10-1100 min
OCP Policy Center PodcastTunisia's Economic and Political Challenges in 2016This podcast is performed by Francis Ghilès. Tunisia is facing a year of great uncertainty as fighting rages in the ruling Nida Tunes Party and the En-Nahda Islamist Party finds itself in the curious position, as a junior member of the government led by habib Essid of hoping Nida Tunes holds together. Economic growth is very weak and the country's debt level is rising. The tourist sector has been badly damaged by the terrorist attacks earlier this year and phosphate production remains at a third of its pre-revolution level.
2016-10-1115 minOCP Policy Center PodcastThe UK after the ElectionsThis podcast is performed by Francis Ghilès. The general elections in the UK have resulted in conservatives making unexpected wins while the labor and other smaller parties, notwithstanding SNP's major rise, saw some declines. This Webinar will aim to analyze the causes and implications of such results. The Virtual Brief held in OCP Policy Center under the theme "The UK after the Elections", was presented by Francis Ghilès, Associate Senior Researcher at CIDOB, and the following summarizes the discussions of the brief:
The 56th Parliament general elections of the United Kingdom held on the 7th of May 2015 have re...
2015-05-2622 minPolicy Center for the New South PodcastThe UK after the ElectionsThis podcast is performed by Francis Ghilès. The general elections in the UK have resulted in conservatives making unexpected wins while the labor and other smaller parties, notwithstanding SNP's major rise, saw some declines. This Webinar will aim to analyze the causes and implications of such results. The Virtual Brief held in Policy Center for the New South under the theme "The UK after the Elections", was presented by Francis Ghilès, Associate Senior Researcher at CIDOB, and the following summarizes the discussions of the brief:
The 56th Parliament general elections of the United Kingdom held on the 7th of...
2015-05-2600 min