Francis Ghiles

Francis Ghiles is an associate fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.

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Santiago Abascal, leader of far-right Vox Party, waves to supporters as fireworks go off outside the party headquarters after the announcement of the general election first results in Madrid, November 10. (AP)
Vox reinvents history to claim ‘Reconquista’ of Spain
November 16, 2019
Demonstrators take to the streets in the capital Algiers to protest against the government and reject the upcoming presidential elections, in Algeria, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (AP)
Solutions to the Maghreb’s problems must be homegrown
November 09, 2019
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the Valdai International Discussion Club's panel on Russia's policy in the Middle East, October 2. (dpa)
Russia is bound to the Middle East by more than energy ties
November 02, 2019
Around 1,336 vehicles made by Chinese SAIC Motor Corporation Limited are picture in China’s Lianyungang before they are shipped to Saudi Arabia, September 16. (Imaginechina via DPA)
Europe adjusting to China’s presence in the Middle East
October 26, 2019
View of the plenary assembly at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium October 9. (Reuters)
European Union is a sideshow in Syria conflict
October 19, 2019
Algerian demonstrators carry a national flag during a protest against the country's ruling elite in Algiers, October 11. (Reuters)
Does Europe have a policy on Algeria?
October 12, 2019
Unpleasant shifts. Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (R) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron, upon his arrival at Tunis Carthage airport, last July. (AP)
Paris concerned over ebbing French influence in North Africa
October 05, 2019
People view the covers of national and foreign newspapers, with the announced Algerian presidential election date dominating headlines, at a stand in Algiers. September 16. (AFP)
Algeria’s old guard destroying its future
September 21, 2019
A demonstrator bangs a pot during a protest demanding social and economic reforms as well as the departure of the country’s ruling elite in Algiers, August 30. (Reuters)
Algerian, Sudanese Armies advance opposite but equally uncertain paths
September 07, 2019
Algerian demonstrators march with a banner reading in French “power to the people” as they gather in the streets of Algiers July 19. (AFP)
Algeria, caught between a rock and hard place
August 31, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) meets with Algeria’s interim President Abdelkader Bensalah in Tunis, July 27. (AP)
Russia and France wary of Algeria’s Hirak six months after onset
August 24, 2019
Cover of John Tolan’s “Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam from the Middle Ages to Today.”
How the West’s depiction of Prophet Mohammad has come a full circle
August 17, 2019
Boris Johnson speaks at the Conservative Party in London, July 23. (AP)
Boris Johnson’s foreign policy agenda foreshadowed by Brexit
July 27, 2019
Growing footprint. Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani at a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, last September. (AFP)
Trade balances in North Africa remain in China’s favour
July 20, 2019
Turkey-made armoured personnel vehicles, shipped to Libya’s Government of National Accord, arrive at Tripoli port. (AFP)
Europe unable to help as bedlam spreads in Sahel
July 13, 2019
Anticipating trends. Young teachers take part in a protest demanding their integration in the civil service as employees of the education ministry in Rabat, last April. (Reuters)
Medium-term prospects are uneven across Maghreb
July 06, 2019
Prosecution overdrive. Workers carry signs in solidarity with Mourad Eulmi, the head of the Algerian family-owned firm SOVAC, a partner of Volkswagen AG, questioned in court about corruption accusations in Algiers. (AFP)
Algeria’s generals fail to see turmoil’s toll on economy
June 29, 2019
Waiting for the way out. A man sits at a bus station decorated with the national flag during a protest demanding the removal of Algeria’s ruling elite in Algiers, Algeria. (Reuters)
Amid turmoil, Algeria remains a riddle wrapped in mystery
June 22, 2019
This picture taken on June 15, 2019 shows a view of empty seats following a meeting of Algerian civil society representatives in support of protests in the capital Algiers. (AFP)
In hollowed-out Algeria there is no one to negotiate a transition
June 15, 2019
Unanswered questions. Algerian protesters shout slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers. (AFP)
Failure by Algeria’s army to move forward would destabilise region
June 08, 2019