Abdennour Toumi is a journalist and a North African Studies specialist who received his PhD in Political Science from Toulouse University in France. His articles have been published by many outlets, and he has featured in reputable media channels including Daily Sabah, TRT World and BBC Turkish. He worked as a lecturer in the Department of Middle East and North African Studies at the Portland Community College, and was a member of the Portland State University Center for Middle Eastern Studies. His focus is on issues such as the socio-political mutations of North Africa; the role of Turkey in this region; the problem of immigrants, and the interactions of the North African diaspora in France.
Abdennour Toumi: The question of migrants has been challenging policymakers on the one hand and has worked as a catchy political selling point for right-wing and far-right parties on the other. What makes the issue of migrants move from its purely humanitarian principle to a rhetorical political discourse in the host countries in the West in general and Europe in particular? Dr. Michel Maietta: With economic instability, xenophobic expressions and
The year 2022 is a year of celebrations in Algeria, as the country will be celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of independence, ending a hundred and thirty-two years of harsh and brutal occupation. This is a historic step that would catch historians’ and political analysts’ interest in order to better understand the entire process of Algeria’s post-modern politics. One cannot recall July 5, 1962, without mentioning March 19, 1962, and January
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Abdennour Toumi: The question of migrants has been challenging policymakers on the one hand and has worked as a catchy political selling point for right-wing and far-right parties on the other. What
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The year 2022 is a year of celebrations in Algeria, as the country will be celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of independence, ending a hundred and thirty-two years of harsh and brutal occupation.
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Abdennour Toumi: How would you assess President Emmanuel Macron’s MENA foreign policy? Prof. Karim Emile Bitar: Shortly after he announced his candidacy for the presidential elections, in early 2017, Macron visited Beirut
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A preemptive and proactive foreign policy lies at the heart of Algeria’s new foreign policy paradigm. Algiers is pushing for the deep involvement of the Algerian-Egyptian tandem in the African Union (AU)
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Abdennour Toumi: François-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire, once said: “While states have armies, the Prussian Army has a state.” What are the reasons for the idea that Arab armies have states? Is
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In light of the ongoing diplomatic tensions between Algiers and Paris following President Macron’s cutting back on visas granted to Maghrebi citizens over the country’s vague immigration policy and his comments on
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Abdennour Toumi: The Taliban have formed a caretaker government, weeks after they took control of the country. What is your take on their new way of governing? How will the Taliban’s new
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The Moroccan Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) suffered a severe defeat on September 8 in parliamentary elections. A political party that led coalition governments from 2011 to 2021, in the aftermath
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Last June, Ramtane Lamamra became Algeria’s 21st foreign affairs minister. He has got a prominent role in President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s new administration following the June 12 legislative elections. Since he took back
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Abdennour Toumi: Lebanon is currently experiencing developments that could take the Lebanese people back to the painful years of the civil war. What are the options for the next government and political
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