Programme 2022

Governing the Ungovernable – Consolidating the Libyan State amidst Emerging Criminal Networks Organized in cooperation with Atlantic Council and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) The Forum consists in

Youth Policy Lab for Climate Action Organized in cooperation with: the Representation of Italy to the European Commission, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the MENA-OECD Governance Programme

Securing critical infrastructures Organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation The Forum consists in closed-door sessions, under Chatham House rule, by invitation only   Recent events

The Mediterranean Region impacted by the New Security Environment –  an agenda for NATO building on the Madrid Strategic Concept Organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International

Policy Planners’ Mediterranean Strategy Retreat – Building Geostrategic Consensus across Latitudes Organized in cooperation with The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) The Forum consists in closed-door sessions,

Strengthening Ties at an Uncertain Time: the Role of Sustainable Infrastructure for an enhanced Mediterranean PartnershipThe Forum consists in closed-door sessions, under Chatham House rule, by invitation only   The

Organized in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) The Forum consists in closed-door sessions, under Chatham House rule, by invitation only   First session: Human Mobility in the

MED – MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUES is the annual high-level initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) in Rome with the aim to rethink

Polarization and discrimination linked to religious identities have been increasing in many parts of the world, including on the two shores of the Mediterranean. In February 2019, Pope Francis and

Sameh Shoukry was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in June 2014. In 1982 he became Second Secretary to the Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

The events we have been witnessing over the past months are impacting the international order radically. Indeed, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not seem to be motivated simply by territorial

Twenty years after the launch of the Arab Peace Initiative, no diplomatic solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is yet in sight. Despite two decades of stalemate in peace negotiations, the

The ever-changing geopolitical and security context marked by the war in Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, increasing political and social instability in the Sahel connected also to climate change, the Taliban’s

Prince El Hassan bin Talal was born on March 20, 1947 in Amman, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He is the son of the late King Talal and Queen Zein

Turbulent energy markets, growing costs of oil and gas and the risk of supply shortages, in addition to the ever more visible effects of global warming, push the definition of

The majority of countries within the MENA region have already developed strategies, visions, and projects for a clean energy transition, to decarbonize their economies and set fixed ambitions to help

In cooperation with European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Throughout the last decade Libya and the Sahel have increasingly emerged as hotbeds of instability where migration flows,

In cooperation with Antalya Diplomacy Forum   Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey since 24 November 2015. He previously served in the same position from

In times of war, diplomacy becomes the other protagonist. States embark on diplomatic avenues to seek dialogue among rivals, while international organisations draw on multilateral tools to offer additional and/or

In the Middle East and North Africa region, last year ended with the prospect of a strong economic recovery although uneven and incomplete. Slow vaccine rollouts, unemployment, inflation, trade decline,

In cooperation with Atlantic Council History teaches us that advanced levels of cooperation are required to resolve international crises. The war of aggression in Ukraine and the long list of

Against the backdrop of an ever-shifting global and regional geopolitical landscape, the spread of disinformation and misinformation revolving around the current global crises (the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate change, and

People must be at the centre of any effort to promote peace, prosperity and sustainable development. This may sound as a banal, rhetoric statement. Yet nowadays, threats to the so-called

Rarely has NATO been on everyone’s lips as it has been over the past months. As the Alliance and its member countries mobilise diplomatic and military resources to support Ukraine

The waterways of the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern regions include the most critical geo-strategic maritime lines of communication in the world. Enormous volumes of oil, natural gas, raw materials and

In cooperation with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Young people have been particularly affected by the global crises the world has experienced in the last years. The outbreak

Riad Al-Malki is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates since 2009, and Chairman of the Board of Directors – The Palestinian International Cooperation Agency PICA, since 2016. He served as

In the next two years the MENA region will be the very center of climate action. Hosting the 27th and 28th editions of the UN Climate Conference, Egypt and the

Global shocks significantly foster poverty, hunger, and political and security instability. Today, the repercussions of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the global economy will affect fragile and conflict-affected countries.

Abdallah Bou Habib is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon. He began his career at the World Bank in May 1976 as an Economist and then

In cooperation with Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center  As in 2011, today, many states of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing unprecedented political and economic

In cooperation with Middle East Institute (MEI) North Africa continues to battle its way through compounded challenges of economic hardship, food insecurity, and the fragile process of democratic consolidation –

Fadia Faqir is a Jordanian British author based in Durham and Amman. She currently holds a writing fellowship at St Aidan’s College, the University of Durham, where she teaches creative

In cooperation with Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Much like the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine has also been an urgent wake-up call for the EU, as it

Water shortages within the Mediterranean region are poised to intensify in the years to come. The greater region is warming 20% faster than the global average and the effects of

In cooperation with Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Green hydrogen has emerged as a promising solution to accelerate the path towards energy transition worldwide. The

In cooperation with Royal University Services Institute (RUSI) This panel wants to investigate what the future holds for Iran, a country poised between its fragile internal conditions and ongoing international

Many MENA countries have witnessed substantial gains in human development in the last several decades. Yet, disparities within the region remain large as do the barriers to building resilient and

Over the past year, several important changes have crossed the MENA region. Firstly, the Ukraine war has pushed many Middle East and North African countries to take up an increasingly

Global value chains have already been deeply impacted by the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and are now additionally affected by the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Shortages in

In cooperation with United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Economies of the MENA region have been struggling significantly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and post-Ukraine instability of the

This year the rise in food prices caused by poor harvests, extreme weather events, and supply chain bottlenecks has been additionally affected by the outbreak of the war in Ukraine:

Paolo Gentiloni is an Italian politician serving as European Commissioner for the Economy in the von der Leyen Commission since 2019, following his time as the 57th Prime Minister of

MED – MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUES is the annual high-level initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) in Rome with the aim to rethink