The Maghreb

Political, economic, and security trends in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya

While the Maghreb has long been at the margins of U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa, trends in this region increasingly reverberate throughout the Middle East. In this new environment, developments in the Maghreb will continue to have an impact both on the broader Middle East and on U.S. interests. The Middle East Program examines changing political, economic, and security trends in the Maghreb—defined here as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya—through original research and analysis and by convening events that highlight issues of importance in the Maghreb to business and policymaking audiences.

See the Middle East Program's publications and past events on the Maghreb HERE.

 

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Photo: YASSINE MAHJOUB/AFP via Getty Images

Photo: YASSINE MAHJOUB/AFP via Getty Images

The Elected Autocrat: Why Rigged Elections Matter

Autocrats care about the results of their elections. The United States has new opportunities to use recent elections in North Africa and Latin America to push for reform in closed political environments.

Commentary by Martin Pimentel and Rubi Bledsoe — October 23, 2024

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Max Gallien: Black Markets of the Maghreb

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Max Gallien, a political scientist specializing in informal and illegal economies and North African politics. He is a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and the International Centre for Tax and Development at the University of Sussex. Together, they discuss the political, social, and economic functions of smuggling economies in North Africa. 

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Martin Pimentel, and Will Todman — December 10, 2024