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ATLANTIC CURRENTS 5th Edition: Overcoming the Choke Points
Authors
Abdelhak Bassou
Badr Mandri
El Mostafa Rezrazi
Eric Ntumba
Fatima Ezzahra Mengoub
Hafsat Abiola
Mbuih Zukane
Mohamed Benaïssa
Mohammed Loulichki
Otaviano Canuto
Paulo Antonio Paranagua
Rachid El Houdaigui
Rim Berahab
Soukeyna Ndiaye Ba
Tharcisse Guèdègbé
Uri Dadush
Yassine Msadfa
Younes Abouyoub
Youssef Mahmoud
Maha Skah
December 13, 2018
Related topics: 
Agriculture
Food security
Africa

The yearly Atlantic Currents publication aims to provide a detailed analysis and a fresh perspective about ongoing cultural, economic, political and security dynamics that are shaping the wider Atlantic area today. Launched in December during the Atlantic Dialogues Conference, previous editions explored ways to change mental maps and examined promising opportunities for the African continent.

The chapters in this edition of the Atlantic Currents aim to cover key issues and choke points lying at the heart of this strategic region, ranging from the migration crisis, transatlantic cooperation in food and agriculture, the North-South divide on climate change, the future of multilateral governance in security and international trade, to the prospects of a new global financial crisis. Drawing on the analysis of leading scholars and renowned practitioners in the field of development, this report distills the policy issues at stake for the Atlantic space in a shifting world order and provides a look ahead by identifying opportunities for further integration and cooperation.

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