New Beginning

The scenario

The year is 2030 and the Northern African countries are celebrating the finally conclude agreement creating the Mediterranean Union. This treat, a French initiative, creates a trade zone like that one implemented by Europe with the EU. Now, countries like Morocco and Algeria will be able to access more easily the EU countries and also take advantage of all trade agreements between these two regions.

This agreement is also a reinforcement of the progressive European policy of expansion based in ideals of open borders and free trade.

The last 20 years of economic growth shows that the choice was correct and Europe has been living a long period of prosperity and peace since the end of the financial crisis of 2009.

Large investments in sustainable sources of energy helped Europe to be less dependent of oil and gas and, at the same time, created many jobs in Morocco and Algeria with its extensive solar panel farms. In a move to diversify its suppliers of fossil fuels, the European Union accepted Turkey as one of its members, which streghtened its ties with the Middle Eastern countries. This also helped to reduce the threat of terrorism and facilitated dialogue with the countries of the region.

But, the more challenging change is just starting: as the European Union became more and more integrated, the interactions among countries became stronger, and even a small event in one country could cause a big impact in the neighbors. Because of that a new type of network governance will begin