Middle East and North Africa

Article

14th September 2020

The Smuggler Wore a Veil: Women in Algeria’s Illicit Border ...

Women are increasingly joining the male-dominated world of smuggling. Could this be the start of a cultural revolution that challenges long-held gende...

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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Algeria Organised Crime Gender Borderlands

Research report

3rd September 2020

The Volatile Tunisia-Libya Border: Between Tunisia’s Securit...

Hamza Meddeb

Along the border between Tunisia and Libya, informal trade agreements led to a tight-knit border economy. But political changes in both Libya and Tuni...

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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Libya Egypt Algeria Governance Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Event

22nd January 2021

Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves

Dalia Ghanem  

To discuss the Algerian-Tunisian border relationship, the Carnegie Middle East Center hosted a virtual panel discussion on Monday, June 22nd. The eve...

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Middle East and North Africa Algeria Organised Crime Borderlands

Research report

11th June 2020

The Egypt-Sudan Border: A Story of Unfulfilled Promise

Sherif Mohyeldeen

Along the Egypt-Sudan border, tensions have been rising for several decades despite limited efforts at cooperation. Both countries need to reexamine t...

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Tunisia Sudan Middle East and North Africa Libya Horn of Africa and the Sahel Egypt Algeria Governance Borderlands

Research report

27th May 2020

Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves

Dalia Ghanem  

Smuggling goods across the border between Algeria and Tunisia has created a parallel economy for marginalized border populations. Law enforcement and ...

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Tunisia Middle East and North Africa Libya Egypt Algeria Transnational Flows Organised Crime Borderlands

Blog

29th April 2020