Publications

Commodity Smuggling in the Maghreb: A Silent Threat

Though largely silent, and not often associated with the same levels of violence as other forms of organized crime, illicit trade threatens national...

Our Trade Tensions Will Persist Beyond Trump

Looming trade wars unsettle investors and endanger the global economic upswing. The long-term consequences of a withdrawal from global markets, were...

Destination Maghreb : Changing Migration Patterns in North Africa

For decades, the North African Maghreb has been both a source of irregular migration to Europe and a gateway for sub-Saharan Africans transiting to...

Thinking about the Symbiotic Relationship between the Media and Terrorism

Summary : This policy brief endeavors to instigate a re-evaluation of the role of the media in counter-terrorism practice. The mass media coverage of...

Destination-Based Business Cash Flow Taxes

Destination-based business cash-flow taxes have received a great deal of attention and are being widely considered as a replacement for traditional...

Water Content in Trade: A Regional Analysis for Morocco

This paper reports the results of an application using an interregional input-output matrix for Morocco together with regional information on water...

New Consumption Spaces for the New Middle Classes ? Shopping Centres in Abidjan

Since 2011 and the end of the post-election crisis, Côte d’Ivoire has returned to impressive economic growth. The country and its capital are drawing...

De nouveaux lieux de consommation pour de nouvelles classes moyennes ? Les centres commerciaux à Abidjan

Depuis 2011 et la fin de la crise post-électorale, la Côte d’Ivoire renoue avec une croissance économique spectaculaire. Le pays et sa capitale...

Will the African Free Trade Agreement Succeed?

The recently signed African Continental Free Trade Agreement represents a countercurrent to protectionist tendencies across the Atlantic and the...