Testing the water: How water scarcity could destabilise the Middle East and North Africa
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa is the most water-scarce region in the world. Nearly two-thirds of the population there are living in areas…
Experts & Staff
Tareq Baconi
ECFR Alumni · Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Oil and gas sectors in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Languages
Arabic, English, conversational French
Biography
Tareq Baconi was a policy fellow with ECFR’s Middle East and North Africa programme where he focused on the politics of natural resources in the Middle East and North Africa. His previous publications with ECFR include “Pipelines and Pipedreams: How the EU can support a regional gas hub in the Eastern Mediterranean”.
Baconi has worked as a consultant in the energy sector, most recently as a managing consultant in Navigant’s energy practice in London. Alongside his advisory work, he has pursued research projects relating to the contemporary geopolitics of the region, particularly Israel-Palestine and Islamic movements. Baconi’s book, “Hamas Contained: The Rise and Pacification of Palestinian Resistance” is forthcoming with Stanford University Press in May 2018.
Tareq has been a Visiting Fellow at Columbia University’s Middle East Institute and his writings have appeared in Foreign Affairs, Sada: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, The Guardian, The Daily Star and Al Ghad. He has provided commentary on Middle East affairs to National Public Radio, Democracy Now, and Al Jazeera.
The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis
Ethiopia is building Africa's largest dam, crucial to its energy security and economic growth. It is also causing issues with neighbours on the Nile, particularly Egypt, which could suffer from absolute water scarcity once the project is complete.
What lies beneath: How climate change could aggravate problems that reach Europe’s shores
The Sahel would benefit from new multilateral institutions that head off instability by addressing the problems of environmental stress in the region
Beyond humanitarian quick-fixes for Gaza
Humanitarian aid cannot relieve suffering that stems from ongoing political choices
Libya’s rebounding oil sector critical to stabilization
Critically, the Central Bank must become more transparent when it comes to the management of Libya’s oil wealth
A flammable peace: Why gas deals won’t end conflict in the Middle East
The discovery of gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean could create an “economic peace”
Pipelines and Pipedreams: How the EU can support a regional gas hub in the Eastern Mediterranean
The region could transform into a source of energy and security for Europe, but crucial decisions still need to be made
Publications
Testing the water: How water scarcity could destabilise the Middle East and North Africa
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa is the most water-scarce region in the world. Nearly two-thirds of the population there are living in areas…
A flammable peace: Why gas deals won’t end conflict in the Middle East
The discovery of gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean could create an “economic peace”
Pipelines and Pipedreams: How the EU can support a regional gas hub in the Eastern Mediterranean
The region could transform into a source of energy and security for Europe, but crucial decisions still need to be made
Articles
The end is Nile: International cooperation on Egypt’s water crisis
Ethiopia is building Africa's largest dam, crucial to its energy security and economic growth. It is also causing issues with neighbours on the Nile, particularly Egypt, which could suffer from absolute water scarcity once the project is complete.
What lies beneath: How climate change could aggravate problems that reach Europe’s shores
The Sahel would benefit from new multilateral institutions that head off instability by addressing the problems of environmental stress in the region
Beyond humanitarian quick-fixes for Gaza
Humanitarian aid cannot relieve suffering that stems from ongoing political choices
Libya’s rebounding oil sector critical to stabilization
Critically, the Central Bank must become more transparent when it comes to the management of Libya’s oil wealth
In the media
Ulrike Franke is interviewed by the WDR5 Morgenecho and explains the Gatwick drone incident
Tareq Baconi finds the only way to conclusively defuse the persistent violence between Israel and Hamas is for external parties to mediate a cease-fire that commits to three longer-term goals
Tareq Baconi interviewed on gas disputes in the Mediterranean
Tareq Baconi cité dans Les Echos à propos des exportations de gaz en Egypte
Tareq Baconi is mentioned on the agreement between Israel and Egypt to export natural gas.