23 November 2020 – The eighth edition of the NESA Alumni Virtual Interview Series features a very open and candid discussion with Mr. Zine Labidine Ghebouli on the state of the Hirak in Algeria in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent November 2020 constitutional referendum. Mr. Ghebouli also discusses the future prospects for Read More >
Algeria
The Challenges of the Mediterranean
NESA Center Alumni Publication By Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui Executive Chairman, Nord-Sud Ventures Consultancy Center 18 November 2020 – Twenty-five years after the Barcelona Process, the Mediterranean region remains the theater of low intensity conflicts, with all their malicious corollaries, and politico-diplomatic maneuvers. Indeed, ever since Themistocles and the legendary naval battle of Salamis we know Read More >
Libya: Theoretical Political Moves
NESA Center Alumni Publication By Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui Executive Chairman, Nord-Sud Ventures Consultancy Center 16 November 2020 – According to acting United Nations envoy, Stephanie Williams, Libyan delegates tasked with building a unified executive failed to come to an agreement on future leadership to start to unify the country. This is a sign of the Read More >
Outside Players and Partners in Algeria – Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui
The sixth iteration of the NESA Alumni Virtual Interview Series features a discussion with Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui, Executive Chairman of the Algiers-based Nord-Sud Ventures Consultancy Center. The conversation focuses on outside players and partners in Algeria within the context of so-called “great power competition”. Dr. Arslan discusses the historic and current relations with the EU Read More >
Building Trust – Generational, and with the State in the Time of Covid-19
On 04 September, Professor Anne Moisan hosted the seventh edition of the NESA-AFRICOM roundtable webinar series,“Building Trust – Generational and with the State in the Time of Covid-19.” Recent polls have demonstrated that mass popular trust in institutions is at its lowest with only 20% expressing confidence in the system that governs them, 73% looking Read More >
Sécurité des frontières algériennes : Contrecarrer la logique des 2T
Arslan Chikhaoui ancien élève NESA. Dr. Arslan Chikhaoui est Président Exécutif du Centre de Consultance et d’Études ‘NSV’. Il est membre, du Conseil Consultatif d’Experts du Forum Economique Mondial (WEF-Davos), du Conseil Consultatif du Forum Défense et Sécurité (DSF-Londres), et du Forum Civil des Nations Unies (UNSCR 1540), Il est Alumni du Centre NESA pour Read More >
NESA-AFRICOM Roundtable: “The Use of Disinformation”
On 30 July, NESA Professor Anne Moisan held the fifth edition of the NESA-AFRICOM roundtable webinar series with a select group of alumni and an AFRICOM representative. The session was themed around “The Use of Disinformation” within a North African regional context. With the growth of social media, disinformation has become an increasingly potent political Read More >
Redefining Security Post-Covid-19
NESA Professor Anne Moisan continued the NESA-AFRICOM virtual roundtable series on July 16 with a select group of alumni and an AFRICOM representative. Four presenters were asked to examine a number of issues that impact the shift from hard security and the military to a broader range of security issues in North Africa amidst the Read More >
Privacy and Surveillance, Freedom and Censorship in the Digital Age
Governments in the NESA region have been grappling with the privacy-security dilemma and technology for many years. This quandary is becoming especially critical now as governments deal with the multiple public health and socioeconomic challenges of COVID-19. It heightens concerns about the national security implications of the use of emerging technologies such as facial recognition Read More >
The post-Covid-19 Sino-American Duopoly
en français NESA Center Alumni Publication By Arslan Chikhaoui, Executive Chairman of the Consultancy and Studies Center 19 May 2020 The Covid-19 crisis may well bring about an era of deep change in international alliances, although these shifts will take some time. China has tried to seize the momentum since largely recovering from the epidemic, Read More >