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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Destination: Maghreb – Part 2

After following the path of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa in part one, we now join them as they try to navigate life in the Maghreb where different countries have different strategies for welcoming their new arrivals.

Podcast Episode — June 1, 2018

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Destination Maghreb

This report seeks to illustrate how migration patterns in the North African Maghreb are changing and how governments in the region are responding to these shifts at an important juncture.

Report by Haim Malka — May 2, 2018

Set in Stone: Tunisia's Monument Controversy

In the struggle for Tunisia’s  postrevolution  future, the past is getting a controversial new lease on life. Statues commemorating Tunisia’s first president, Habib Bourguiba, are reappearing in several cities and fueling controversy.

Newsletter — January 24, 2018

Middle East Notes and Comment: A Strategy for Syria

Since the uprising against Assad began seven years ago, Syria has mattered more than the U.S. government has wanted to admit. Ignoring Syria’s importance does not make it less so. It only makes the United States more impotent.

Newsletter by Jon B. Alterman — January 24, 2018

Middle East Notes and Comment: Muscle Bound

A lot has changed in the Middle East and around the world in the last 15 years. A lot has happened in the United States as well. Reading President Trump’s new National Security Strategy, almost all of the emphasis is on the latter. The country would have been better served if more of the emphasis were on the former.

Newsletter by Jon B. Alterman — December 20, 2017

Security in the Maghreb: Identifying Threats, Assessing Strategies, and Defining Success

As the terrorism threat in North Africa evolves following the collapse of the Islamic State group (ISG)’s “caliphate” in Syria and Iraq, the region will be an important test case for how the United States and its partners pursue counterterrorism and security goals with relatively scarce resources.

Event by John J. Hamre , Jon B. Alterman , Rear Adm. (Ret.) Kamel Akrout , Ms. Alexis Arieff , and Dr. Michaël Ayari , Dr. R. Kim Cragin , Mr. Arezki Daoud , Dr. Ahmed Driss , Dr. Mohammed Masbah , The Hon. John McLaughlin , Lt. Gen. Michael Nagata , Amb. El Haouès Riache , Amb. Mohamed Salah Tamek , The Hon. Christine Wormuth , Ms. Nancy Youssef — December 4, 2017