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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 4h

How can states pursue greater strategic autonomy amid persistent economic and security dependencies? 👉 Read now: policycenter.ma/newsletters

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 4h

📌 This edition brings together research, opinion, and discussions addressing these dynamics, from pan-Atlanticism and regional security arrangements to electoral developments, migration, emerging powers, and the changing structures of global governance.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 4h

📨 Missed last week’s #newsletter? The international landscape is undergoing significant adjustments as established and emerging powers reassess their strategic priorities, security partnerships, and positions within the global order.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

For the Global South, the answer matters more than any foreign government's preference regarding the next occupant of the presidential palace. Strategic autonomy remains fragile if every change of government puts a country's freedom of action back up for negotiation.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Brazil's election poses a question that extends well beyond Latin America: how much freedom does a country retain to define its international role when external pressure collides with domestic political exhaustion? www.policycenter.ma/publications...

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Brazil’s Election and Global South Autonomy

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How can Morocco’s public guidance schemes transform student mobility from a potential ‘brain drain’ into a tangible ‘brain gain’? www.policycenter.ma/publications...

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Between Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Role of Public Guidance Policies for Moroccan International Students

This paper was originaly published on Higher Education Policy Journal

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Findings also indicate that weak or absent orientation contributes to academic failure and NEET transitions. The study highlights early academic and vocational orientation as a key institutional mechanism for improving retention and reducing educational inequality in Morocco.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Results show that dropout is strongly linked to disadvantaged family background, particularly low parental education and low-skilled occupations, as well as academic factors such as prior achievement, baccalaureate type, and faculty.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This study examines the role of academic and career orientation in shaping dropout in Morocco and improving student retention.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Le pays cristallise ainsi le paradoxe africain : malgré l’ampleur et la diversité de ses ressources minières, le secteur ne représente qu’un faible pourcentage du PIB".

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

L'industrie minière du pays est restée dominée par l'exploitation artisanale et à petite échelle, en particulier l'orpaillage, tandis que les hydrocarbures ont représenté l'essentiel des recettes issues des industries extractives.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Le mouvement observé depuis la pandémie relève-t-il d’un simple rebond conjoncturel, ou de l’amorce d’une consolidation durable ?

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

L’après-Covid constitue une nouvelle épreuve pour le Maroc. Cet article en examine la performance économique récente, à travers ses ressorts domestiques et ses soutiens externes, pour en évaluer la portée. www.policycenter.ma/publications...

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La stratégie de l’État connecteur est en train de faire gagner le Maroc

Ce Policy Paper a également été publiée en anglais et en espagnol par Le Grand Continent

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In contrast, industries like automotive, fertilizers, and aerospace have experienced robust growth. However, structural vulnerabilities persist: three products alone account for nearly 40% of total exports, a pattern unchanged since 2000, despite evolving export composition.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Certain sectors, such as textiles, have experienced substantial declines due to intense intl competition, while canned fish exports have decreased due to resource shortages. www.policycenter.ma/oxford-handb...

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The Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy

Edited by Karim El Aynaoui and Arkebe Oqubay

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

✍️ From the #OxfordHandbook of the #MoroccanEconomy! "Despite no shifts between 2000 and 2023, the diversification of exported products remains limited".

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Mecca Agreement does not resolve those questions, the first Houthi crisis has shown that it cannot. It institutionalizes them. And that, more than any comparison with Article 5, may be the clearest evidence yet of the Middle East’s return to the oldest habits of realist politics.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The defining question of the emerging Middle Eastern order is no longer merely which side one is on, but against whom, on what issue, with which partner, using whose weapons, relying on whose intelligence, under what conditions, for how long, & at what price. www.policycenter.ma/publications...

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The Mecca Joint Défense Agreement: A New Geometry of Middle Eastern Power?

On August 7, 2026, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Défense Agreement, a collective-defense pact widely compared to NATO’s Article 5. This essay argues that the comparison is ...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Despite maintaining an average growth rate of about 4.5% between 2000 and 2012 and roughly 3% up to 2024, this growth generated relatively few new jobs compared to the expansion of the working-age population".

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

✍️ From the #OxfordHandbook of the #MoroccanEconomy! "A key factor behind Morocco’s sluggish employment growth is the low job content of economic growth". 🔗Read: policycenter.ma/oxford-handb...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Together, these conversations advance a broader understanding of the #WiderAtlantic, with Morocco and Africa at the heart of global cooperation.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As global power shifts, the event provides a space for open, candid and informal exchange on shared Atlantic challenges. Its interactive format encourages dialogue across sectors and generations, supported by the #ADEL2026 Program and research from the annual #AtlanticCurrents report.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Since 2012, the Atlantic Dialogues has become a meeting point for the four Atlantic continents. It is an evolving community where the Global South and North engage as equal partners, bringing Africa and South America into dialogue with Europe & North America.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The 2026 #AtlanticDialogues is on the horizon! 📣 We are thrilled to announce the 15th edition of #AD, the Policy Center for the New South’s flagship high-level international conference, taking place from December 10 to 12 in Rabat, Morocco. 🔗 More: ad.policycenter.ma #AD2026

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

À partir de ce papier, nos experts analyseront la trajectoire de l’économie marocaine entre 2022 et 2026, afin de déterminer si la dynamique observée relève d’un ajustement conjoncturel ou marque l’amorce d’une consolidation plus durable.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢 Nous organisons, le 6 octobre à 11h, une rencontre consacrée à la présentation du papier « La stratégie de l’État connecteur est en train de faire gagner le Maroc ». 🔗 S'inscrire maintenant: www.policycenter.ma/events/prese...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🗣️ Paolo Gentiloni, former Prime Minister of Italy and former European Commissioner for Economic Affairs. 📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCp...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#AD2026 As we look ahead to this year’s #AtlanticDialogues, take a look back at Plenary I from #AD2025: “Can #Democracy Deliver in a Post-Trust World?”

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

L’épisode aborde également les conditions d’une coopération régionale plus cohérente, notamment dans le cadre de l’Initiative atlantique du hashtag#Maroc.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

La discussion revient sur la nécessité de renforcer le partage d’informations et la mutualisation des moyens entre États, tout en mettant en lumière le potentiel économique de cet espace maritime.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📺 Dans ce nouvel épisode d’ #Africafé, Amadou M. Diop analyse les enjeux de sécurité maritime auxquels font face les pays de l’ #AfriqueAtlantique, de la piraterie aux trafics transfrontaliers. 🔗 Regarder maintenant : www.policycenter.ma/index.php/in...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Par contre, plusieurs découvertes de gaz ont été réalisées au large de la République de Chypre qui sera le troisième pays de la région à devenir un exportateur de gaz.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📢 The #ADEL2026 selection process is complete! ✨ We’re excited to welcome a new cohort of emerging leaders to a community connecting people and perspectives across the Atlantic Basin and beyond. ⏳ Stay tuned to meet them!

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Avec plusieurs scrutins législatifs simultanés sur le continent, dont les législatives marocaines du 23 septembre, la question de la participation des jeunes aux processus décisionnels s'impose avec une acuité renouvelée.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Avec 24 éditions dans 23 villes, plus de 40000 jeunes mobilisés, 29 partenaires et plus d’une centaine d’experts, #ParlonsDéveloppement contribue à faire vivre une culture du débat et de l’écoute, en donnant aux jeunes un espace pour exprimer leurs idées et nourrir la réflexion sur le développement.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🤝 La Banque mondiale consacre un article aux cinq années de cette initiative, qui va à la rencontre des jeunes dans les universités et au sein de la société civile pour leur permettre d’échanger avec des experts, de partager leurs préoccupations et de débattre de l’avenir de leurs territoires.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This webinar will examine their pursuit of greater strategic autonomy, stronger South-South cooperation, and greater representation in international institutions, while addressing the economic, geopolitical, technological, and climate-related constraints they face.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As economic and political power becomes more diffuse, how are emerging powers across Asia, Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America reshaping global governance?

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Webinar 📢 The Policy Center for the New South, in partnership with the Asian Network, is hosting a discussion titled “Emerging Powers and the Remaking of Global Order.” 🔗 www.policycenter.ma/events/webin...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Face à l'urgence sociale que représentent les jeunes #NEETs et l'abandon scolaire, le #Maroc ne s'est pas contenté de mesures palliatives. Le royaume a structuré une réponse institutionnelle robuste, inclusive et modélisée : L'École de la Deuxième chance (E2C)." 🔗 policycenter.ma/publications...

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Au-delà des chiffres : transformer l’École de la deuxième chance en levier systémique d'inclusion pour les jeunes NEETs au Maroc

Au Maroc, la problématique des jeunes NEETs (Ni en emploi, ni en études, ni en formation) constitue une urgence nationale, alimentée par 300 000 abandons scolaires annuels. Face à ce défi, le modèle d...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

He examines how a mature and increasingly competitive sector, a less permissive political environment, and today’s polarized public discourse are shaping this outlook. 🔗 Read now: onthinktanks.org/articles/why...

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