The Mediterranean Platform is a think-and-act non-profit organisation focused on research, dialogue, and education in the wider Mediterranean and MENA region. It works to deepen understanding of key geopolitical and socio-economic dynamics while providing an inclusive space for reflection and action toward positive change, fostering informed debate, evidence-based policymaking, and connections among researchers, practitioners, and civic actors.
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Mar 23, 2026
Mediterranean Platform Audio Brief
Mediterranean Connectivity: Europe’s New Bridge to Shared Prosperity
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#PolicyDialogue #RedSea #RegionalCooperation
ByCarlo Palleschi, Dalia Ghanem, Luigi Narbone, Mehari Taddele Maru
#Libya #LocalGovernance #PolicyDialogue
ByIntissar Kherigi
#Libya #NationalDialogue #VisionMaking
ByAbdelkarim Skouri
#CapacityBuilding #KnowledgeExchange #Libya
ByAbdelkarim Skouri, Omar Sheira
#Connectivity #EnergyTransition #Geopolitics
ByAbdelkarim Skouri, Cyril Widdershoven, Luigi Narbone
#PolicyDialogue #RedSea #RegionalCooperation
ByCarlo Palleschi, Dalia Ghanem, Luigi Narbone, Mehari Taddele Maru
#Libya #LocalGovernance #PolicyDialogue
ByIntissar Kherigi
#Libya #NationalDialogue #VisionMaking
ByAbdelkarim Skouri
#CapacityBuilding #KnowledgeExchange #Libya
ByAbdelkarim Skouri, Omar Sheira
#Connectivity #EnergyTransition #Geopolitics
ByAbdelkarim Skouri, Cyril Widdershoven, Luigi Narbone
#PolicyDialogue #RedSea #RegionalCooperation
ByCarlo Palleschi, Dalia Ghanem, Luigi Narbone, Mehari Taddele Maru
Carlo Palleschi, Dalia Ghanem, Luigi Narbone, Mehari Taddele Maru
The recent maritime crisis in the Red Sea has brought this vital global waterway back to the fore. The region’s destiny is no longer being decided only by distant powers, but by assertive regional actors, shifting alliances, and new strategic calculations.
This publication provides a cross-regional reading of the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa, connecting Middle Eastern and African perspectives in one analytical frame.
It offers a policy-relevant basis for dialogue, scenario-building, and long-term strategic reflection.
Policy Paper - Dec 8, 2024
Abdelkarim Skouri, Luigi Narbone
A Sea of Opportunities. The EU, China and the Mediterranean Connectivity
E-Book - Feb 25, 2026
Carlo Palleschi, Dalia Ghanem, Luigi Narbone, Mehari Taddele Maru
A multi-disciplinary publication on regional opportunity structures, cooperation pathways, and strategic dialogue.
Policy Paper - Feb 5, 2026
Intissar Kherigi
Policy paper on governance architecture and local institutional design for stability and...
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Field-based policy research, mediation and dialogue support, and youth participation, in close partnership with a broad range of Libyan stakeholders.
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Studying the integrated web of physical, economic, digital, cultural, and political linkages that enable the movement of people, goods, ideas across the region.
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Building comprehensive and integrated knowledge of the geopolitical, geo-economic, and human security dynamics shaping the Red Sea region, with a view to informing policy debates.
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Power and Pressure: Energy and Conflict in the Middle East and Beyond - Online Training
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