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.

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Africa in the Wider World: The Maghreb Looks South

The Maghreb is looking south to secure its future. Though ties between sub-Saharan and North Africa are deep and go back centuries, after independence in the 1950s and 1960s, Maghreb countries primarily viewed sub-Saharan Africa as an arena for competition among themselves.

Report by Haim Malka — July 25, 2014

Maghreb Roundtable: U.S. Engagement in the Maghreb

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Amanda J. Dory spoke at an off-the-record CSIS Maghreb Roundtable entitled “U.S. Engagement in the Maghreb” on June 12, 2014.

Event by Haim Malka — June 12, 2014

Lost in Translation: Morocco's Linguistic Pluralism

Moroccans and other North Africans often weave together multiple languages in a single conversation, switching effortlessly among formal and colloquial Arabic, French, Spanish, and dialects of Berber—there are at least three major ones in Morocco alone—depending on their origin.

Newsletter — May 21, 2014

Maghreb Roundtable: What's Next for Algeria?

Algeria’s continued inability to forge a national consensus on a political and social project continues to drive institutional paralysis in the country, according to John Entelis.

Event by Haim Malka — May 14, 2014

Meat Market: Brazil's Halal Export Explosion

When Arab economies expand, Brazil is one of the great beneficiaries. Brazil’s total trade with the Arab world has more than doubled over the past ten years, reaching over $20 billion in 2013. Whereas many countries have large trade deficits with oil producers in the Middle East, Brazil is deep in surplus: it isn’t hungry for oil imports, but Middle East consumers are hungry for its meat.

Newsletter — April 24, 2014

Statesmen's Forum: Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa

Mehdi Jomaa serves as the prime minister of Tunisia, a position he has held since January 2014. Prior to that, he served as the minister of industry in Tunisia’s second transitional government (March 2013-January 2014).

Event by Jon B. Alterman — April 2, 2014