Economic growth and regional integration
According to some intellectuals, the European Union’s model may be replicated across continents in the future. After two centuries of nation-state creation and consolidation, the 21st century may well represent a time when countries alliances will supersede nationalistic logic. Economic regionalization is indisputably a cornerstone of current globalization.
The Amadeus Institute believes that regional economic integration is to be carried out through bilateral negotiations, favoring an efficient exploitation of resources and promoting a renewal of political and cultural ties in the Maghreb region. In this regard, what are the accomplishments in Morocco’s region, the Maghreb, situated at the crossroads of Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa? What about the other regions of the world?
Today, vast regional blocks undergo great economic integration, sometimes with contradictory interests. Four regions have emerged: Europe and America – with competing integration projects (FTAA, NAFTA, Mercosur), Asia with ASEAN, and finally Africa, torn between efforts at becoming a united continent and the interests offered by remaining in the “Eurafrique” logic. Bordering Asia, and in the middle of Africa, is the Arab world including the Maghreb.
The Amadeus Institute proposes analyses of various regional integration logics and examines each year, through the MEDays Forum, the challenges of integration in the “South.”
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