North Africa
The Middle East Program leads CSIS's analysis of security, political, and socio-economic trends in the North African Maghreb, defined here as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

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Fishing for Food Security
In Tindouf, the sun beats down on sandy expanses that are home to little more than a network of refugee camps. But in August 2021, a group of Sahrawi refugees were bustling inside a white-walled building studded with rectangular pools filled with tons of tilapia—literally.
Newsletter by Martin Pimentel — September 19, 2023

The Expanding Use of Technology to Manage Migration
Report by Marti Flacks Erol Yayboke Lauren Burke and Anastasia Strouboulis — March 6, 2023

Powering Recovery: Reform, Reconstruction, and Renewables in Conflict-Affected States in the Arab World
Report by Will Todman Jon B. Alterman and Lubna Yousef — March 3, 2023

The Changing Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 6, 2023
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Fishing for Food Security
Newsletter by Martin Pimentel — September 19, 2023
A Mezze: Iran's "Cloudy" Accusations
Podcast Episode — June 6, 2023

Nicolas Pelham: Morocco's Missing King
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Natasha Hall and Daniel Sharp — May 30, 2023

A Mezze: From Stable to Table—Egypt's Donkey Meat Controversy
Podcast Episode — May 23, 2023

Hafsa Halawa: Egypt's Economic Turmoil
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Will Todman and Lubna Yousef — May 16, 2023


Killian Clarke: Egypt's Counterrevolution and the Return to Tyranny
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Natasha Hall and Lubna Yousef — May 2, 2023


Sudan Conflict: How Did We Get Here?
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — April 20, 2023

Ayham Kamel: The Gulf's Regional Diplomacy
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman Will Todman and Daniel Sharp — April 18, 2023
