Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa Please submit all media inquiries to rfabiani@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As North Africa Project Director, Riccardo oversees Crisis Group’s work on Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. Professional Background Riccardo has more than ten years of professional experience as a political analyst and economist on North Africa, having worked for Eurasia Group, Energy Aspects and other consultancies. He has published articles for the Carnegie Endowment’s Sada Journal, Jadaliyya, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Financial Times. Areas of Expertise Political economy of North Africa Algeria and Libya's energy politics Economic development and conflict Islamist politics in Algeria and Tunisia Languages English Italian French Portuguese Arabic (professional proficiency) Publications "Transnational Organized Crime and Political Actors in the Maghreb and Sahel", Mediterranean Dialogue Series 17, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, January 2019 "Tunisia and the International Community since 2011: Rentierism, Patronage and Moral Hazard", Jadaliyya, January 2018 In The News 6 Sep 2022 We're seeing a diplomatic war [over Western Sahara], where both sides [Algeria and Morocco] are resorting to anything short of open conflict. AFP Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa 31 May 2022 [The war in Ukraine] has exposed once again the fragility of Egypt’s political and economic model. Bloomberg Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa 7 Apr 2022 In the long term, the [Western Sahara] independence movement's diplomatic margin of maneuver is getting ever more narrow. AFP Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa 23 Dec 2021 Israel's alliance with Morocco could mean that in the long-term Rabat becomes militarily superior to Algiers and dominant in the region. TRT World Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa 9 Dec 2021 Israel's alliance with Morocco could mean that in the long-term Rabat becomes militarily superior to Algiers and dominant in the region. The New Arab Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa 6 Nov 2021 Morocco has shown a more hardnosed approach to Western Sahara and in its relations with its neighbours, including Spain. AFP Riccardo Fabiani Project Director, North Africa Latest Updates Commentary / Middle East & North Africa 14 April 2022 The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa Also available in العربية Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 05 November 2021 Getting Diplomacy Back on Track in Western Sahara Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 27 October 2021 Europe’s Balancing Act in Western Sahara Q&A / Middle East & North Africa 28 July 2021 Tunisia’s Leap into the Unknown Also available in Français