Elections in Morocco: Can We Finally Move Beyond the “200-Dirham Note” Democracy? By Isaac Hammouch
When Money Enters the Polling Booth, Voting Freedom RecedesEvery representative democracy relies on an elementary principle: citizens must be able to freely choose the...
Europe Is Losing Control of Its Migration Policy
For more than a decade, the European Union has struggled to develop a coherent and credible migration policy. Despite repeated promises of comprehensive reform,...
Isaac Hammouch – Ceuta: The Unanswered Questions Behind the Exodus of Thousands of Moroccans
Thousands of Moroccans attempted to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta within hours, under circumstances that continue to raise questions. Between social...
Isaac Hammouch: The “Lekjaa Syndrome”: How the Moroccan State Confiscates Democracy
As the 2026 Moroccan legislative elections approach, rumors of Fouzi Lekjaa being pre-designated for the premiership are swelling. Behind the meteoric rise of the...
The Kurdish Question Returns: Could Iran’s Kurdish Forces Become the Hidden Variable in a Wider Regional War?
For decades, Iran’s Kurdish armed movements existed on the margins of Middle Eastern security calculations. They were persistent enough to frustrate Tehran, resilient enough...
Ali Lmrabet Free: A Sign of an Evolving Morocco? Op-Ed by Isaac Hammouch
The Ali Lmrabet case deserves careful consideration. Not because it definitively closes the debate on freedom of expression in Morocco, but because it could...
Ideological Imperatives and Tactical Confrontation: The Evolution of Iranian Anti-Zionism and the Collapse of Diplomatic Safeguards
Introduction: The Ideological Core of Iran’s Anti-Israel DoctrineUnderstanding the contemporary geopolitical dynamics of the Middle East requires examining one of the Islamic Republic of...
The New Moroccan Passport in Tifinagh: A Strong Symbol of the Recognition of the Amazigh Language
Morocco continues to take new steps in recognizing and valorizing its cultural diversity. The recent appearance of Tifinagh, the official alphabet of the Amazigh...
Death of Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Builder of Modern Qatar
DOHA — Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has passed away at the age of 74, Qatar's official news agency announced. A major...
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development: A Driver of Solidarity and Global Growth
By Isaac HammouchThe Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) is reaffirming its position on the international stage as a major player in solidarity and...
Isaac Hammouch-Foyer anderlechtois: a look back at a case that shook Brussels social housing
To understand the scale of this case, we have to go back several months. The Foyer anderlechtois, one of the main public service real...
Edouard Van Ryne: Monaco Was Never the Target
The attempted assassination of Vadym Yermolaiev is about far more than a single act of violence. With every new development, the case has become...
Isaac Hammouch: Will Putin’s Regime Collapse?
Geopolitical AnalysisThere is something almost cinematic about Vladimir Putin’s trajectory. A child from the gray backalleys of Leningrad, the son of a factory worker...
In Albania, Flamingos expose the gap
Mind the gap. That’s the key takeaway from the European Commission’s Albania 2025 report, which the European Parliament approved last week.
Both the Commission and Parliament found...
Israel Against the World: The Reality of Figures Behind the Myth of Isolation. An Op-Ed by Isaac Hammouch
By Isaac HammouchSince the tragic events of October 7, a certain diplomatic and media rhetoric has attempted to impose the idea of an isolated...
Britain can’t be left to decide its own future
Keir Starmer was forced out of office because he was disliked by much of the UK electorate with an intensity that defies rational explanation....
Is Brexit still a thing?
When I mentioned to a friend the other day that we’ve arrived at the tenth anniversary of the Brexit vote, he looked surprised and...
The Middle East: The Islamabad Memorandum—Beyond the Truce, a New Security Architecture?
By Isaac HammouchThe signing of the "Islamabad Memorandum" on June 17 does not merely constitute a tactical pause in the turmoil that has shaken...