Francis Ghiles

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

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Uncharted territory. US President Donald Trump speaks during the NATO summit in Watford, England, last December. (AP)
Trump’s NATOME initiative remains a blur
January 18, 2020
In this file photo taken on February 22, 2017, US troops walk as a US C-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the village of Oreij, south of Mosul. (AFP)
Europe is offstage in the Middle East, US unilateralism triumphs
January 11, 2020
Algerian demonstrators carry a national flag during an anti-government rally in Algiers, January 3. (Reuters)
New civilian, military leaderships in Algeria but old obsession with plots
January 04, 2020
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony in Ankara, December 30. (Turkish Presidency via DPA)
List of Turkey’s friends shrinks as Erdogan pursues aggressive policies
January 03, 2020
Libya's UN-recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj holds a cabinet meeting in the Libyan capital Tripoli on December 19, 2019. (AFP)
Turkey’s dangerous game in the Eastern Mediterranean
December 21, 2019
At a crossroads. Mohamed Chorfi, president of the independent electoral authority, announces the results of Algeria’s presidential election during a news conference in Algiers, December 13.(AFP)
Many questions for Tebboune to answer
December 14, 2019
Blindspot. Demonstrators carry banners and flags during a protest rejecting the December presidential election in Algiers, November 26.(Reuters)
Why Algerian protests are absent from international news
November 30, 2019
Algerian protesters hold a placard as they take part in an anti-government demonstration in the Algiers, November 22. (AFP)
Algerian Army losing legitimacy as protest movement drags on
November 23, 2019
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