M.Monim Benaissa is currently working as Part-Time Professor lecturing on Comparative politics in the Middle East and North Africa, he is pursuing his Ph.D. on Law of the Sea development in the Arctic Region. The objective of his research is to identify some general problems of the current Law of the Sea and to analyze future trends and challenges. It attempts to cover areas of general interest and concern in ocean management as well as the implementation of UNCLOS rules in seas such as the Arctic and the Mediterranean.
Antarctica: After Sixty Years of Peace and Silence, the Return of International Geopolitical Noise
The writing of this article coincides with the sixtieth anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty and the Thirtieth anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection in the Antarctic. To…
The Arctic Ocean: an Area of Contention for Influence between Contemporary International Powers
The Arctic Ocean has been making headlines in recent days. On May 20th, 2021 the heads of diplomacy of the member States of the Arctic Council met in Reykjavik, Iceland.…
The Arab League in Political Crisis
Geographically, the Arab world is made up of 22 States, stretching from Mauritania in the West to Oman in the East, with over 300 million people who speak the same…
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Crisis and the Implementation of International Freshwater Law
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), formerly known as the Millennium Dam, is under construction in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, on the Blue Nile River, which is located about…
New Cruises: New Dangers for the Environment and Public Health
For several years, tourism has ruled the top of the world economy. Basing on this success, cruise tourism, in particular, has continued to prosper thanks to significant investment in this…
Natural Gas Ignites Geostrategy in the Eastern Mediterranean
A third of the world’s production of hydrocarbons is now offshore and taken from the bottom of the sea. From the Arctic to the Mediterranean, offshore reserves are estimated to…