Francis Ghilès is senior research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (Cidob). He was the Financial Times's north Africa correspondent from 1981-95, and now contributes to newspapers such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, El Pais and La Vanguardia. He is a specialist in emerging energy markets and their relationship to political trends, and has advised western governments and corporations working in north Africa
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Published in: ourBeebJohn Tusa: a thoroughly enjoyable noiseLondon is the theatre where John Tusa has been “making a noise” ever since he arrived, at the tender age of six, in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA long overdue debate on the Tunisian economyIt requires great political skills to navigate the treacherous waters of transition towards democracy in a country...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Simone Veil – a passionate believer in EuropeShe was a tower of moral rectitude like that other great Jewish figure of French post war politics, Pierre Mendes...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Merkel, Macron and the future of the EUThe results will tell us whether or not we are witnessing a historical shake-up of the French political scene....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS faces risks as Trump misreads the Middle EastMilitarising the region further and taking sides in a recently concocted sectarian conflict will likely end in tears.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Will the feline Macron succeed?“Enthusiasm for his victory is drawing investment into European equities. And French private sector employment has...