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: democraciaAbiertaManipulação e mentiras contra os meios de comunicação e políticos nos Estados UnidosSe a América de Trump começar a parecer-se ao velho Médio Oriente e à Rússia, os riscos de que uma crise se torne...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWith a more enterprising Russia, cards are reshuffled in the Arab worldA new power structure is emerging in the Middle East as Russia uses its intervention in Syria to position itself as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAn inward looking Turkey in a turbulent Middle EastThe deteriorating situation in Turkey since the failed coup raises many questions about the future of the country...
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Published in: HomeNorth African diversities: Kabylia inheritances, Algerian woundsA personal journey into Algeria's modern history, including the Berber heartland that has been its crucible.
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Published in: HomeNorth Africa and Europe: aligning interestsTunisia and Algeria are at the heart of the region's anti-ISIS strategy. In dealing with them, the west must be...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria’s transition to uncertaintyAlgeria is facing succession scrambles and economic crisis. Why are the country’s leaders handing the country over...