Research platform on Security Dynamics in the Maghreb and the Sahel.

The last years the Sahel and Maghreb regions have been drawn closer together in terms of security and stability by a number of events such as the collapse of Libya and the current peace process in Mali, led by Algeria. Increased migration flows to Europe from among others West Africa.. Important questions related to inter alia scope, division of labor between the G5 Sahel, AU and ECOWAS, as well as possibilities to ensure cooperation between the Sahel and the Maghreb, however, remain.

The new developments have contributed to putting the Sahel- and Maghreb region at the top of the international and European agenda. With the collapse of Libya, the Sahel is only one border from Europe and challenges related to stability, migration and violent extremism in the broader Sahel have a direct impact on European foreign policy interests.