#Med2020 - Agenda

MED Panels

2
Dec
2020
MED

The Middle East and North Africa in 2030: Trends and Foresights

10:00 am CET

organized in occasion of the joint report published by ISPI and RIAC

 

As in all regions of the world, in the Middle East and North Africa, too, ongoing trends of societies and economies were subverted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdown measures, curfews and restrictions to commercial activities have had a further impact on already poor economic performances, accelerating recession and increasing unemployability rates. The drop of oil prices compromised the import-export markets, with direct, negative consequences on economic growth and the average GDP in the region. In the Mediterranean region specifically, the pandemic has then coupled with pre-existing instability on several fronts: growing tensions in the Eastern-Mediterranean region, the endless wars in Syria and Libya, and new migration flows. Trends for the future of the region, then, appear very different from previous projections. What the Middle East and North Africa will look like in 2030? What trends shall we expect will delineate in the next decade in economicsecurity and societal terms?  

 

Speakers

Paolo Magri, Executive Vice President, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Italy

Andrey Kortunov, Director, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Russian Federation

Elham Fakhro, Senior Analyst, Gulf States, International Crisis Group (ICG)

Tarik Yousef, Director, Brookings Doha Center, Qatar

 

Moderator:
Florence Gaub, Deputy Director, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)

 

Download the joint ISPI-RIAC Report