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Rabah Ghezali is a French attorney at law specializing in international dispute resolution and corporate law. He is a contributing writer to E!Sharp and has been published in Talking Transatlantic.

Born of Algerian parents who immigrated in France, he grew up in a very disadvantaged neighbourhood (the so called “banlieue”). As a second-generation migrant, Rabah had virtually no chance of being admitted to a good university and succeeding professionally. This background has led him to be particularly interested in issues related to migration, discrimination and interfaith dialogue.

Especially since his experience in the United States where he has worked as French lecturer at the Ohio State University, he is a staunch supporter of the transatlantic relationship. Rabah is a founding member of the Transatlantic Network 2020 (TN2020) that aims to bring fresh and innovative perspectives on the transatlantic relation by connecting rising North American and European leaders of tomorrow.

He has studied law, economics and business administration at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and at the University of Oxford. He also completed a master in international relations at the University of Cambridge where he holds both the Entente Cordiale and the Knox scholarship.

Twitter: @RabahGhezali

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Blog Entries by Rabah Ghezali

Will a Democratic Transition Happen in Egypt?

14 Comments | Posted June 14, 2011 | 02:03 PM (EST)

Since Mubarak's ousting, a pivotal player has been brought to light in the Egyptian political structure: the army, which is clearly not neutral as it has an agenda and interests. If Tahrir Square's protesters certainly help, the army played the main role in Mubarak's resignation and it now enjoys absolute...

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Natives Do Benefit From Immigration Too

19 Comments | Posted May 16, 2011 | 04:51 PM (EST)

The public perception of immigrants is often negative, linking them almost exclusively to poverty and security risks. Despite this conventional wisdom, which materializes during elections, there is no proof that immigration has a negative effect on natives. The opposite, in fact, may be true. Immigration may well affect natives positively....

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Why Has the Arab Spring Not Spread to Algeria?

Posted April 3, 2011 | 06:43 PM (EST)

Algeria embraced the popular overthrow of Benali and Mubarak with happiness and pride. More onerously, however, these developments are a sobering reminder of Algeria's recent history.

Far from being unprecedented in modern North African history, these recent events were long-preceded: in October 1988, a spontaneous and massive Algerian...

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E=MC2 or Washington's Latin American Equation

Posted February 16, 2011 | 12:32 PM (EST)

Three imports shape US foreign policy towards Latin America: Energy, Migration, Cocaine and the Criminality that too often goes with drugs. A scientific mind would be tempted to summarize Washington's policy towards the rest of the continent using Einstein's equation E=MC2. Instead of describing the mass-energy equivalence, this equation within...

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NATO's Existential Question

Posted January 13, 2011 | 10:55 AM (EST)

Two decades ago, many commentators predicted the demise of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Without the Soviet threat, they argued, it had outlived its purpose. However, NATO fulfilled other political functions, such as strengthening democracy amongst member states and peaceful relationships between allies. Although its main purpose was...

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France's Silent Strategic Revolution

Posted December 9, 2010 | 06:08 AM (EST)

France has always maintained that the possession of nuclear weapons first and foremost provides a deterrent to aggressive acts against its interests. However, it retains the policy option of using nuclear weapons in a further first strike capacity. The French strategic doctrine has always been and remains one of crushing...

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Sarkozy's Unfinished Reform

Posted November 4, 2010 | 12:36 PM (EST)

Both debate on pension reform in France and international media coverage focused on the excesses of social protest. Sadly this has only deepened what was already perhaps the most entrenched stereotype about the French -- their predilection for going on strike. This clash was not, however, only or even primarily...

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When Capital Punishment is a Crime: the Atlantic Divide Over the Death Penalty

Posted October 18, 2010 | 04:38 PM (EST)

Europeans and Americans often feel uneasy about each other's attitude towards capital punishment -- a punishment that many in the US openly support but which Europeans consider abhorrent to the point that 'executions per capita' is quite frequently used as a negative global measurement of political and human rights. Curiously,...

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France's Illegal Ban of the Burqa

Posted September 30, 2010 | 12:40 PM (EST)

After months of controversy, the French Senate recently adopted the law banning the burqa -- the enveloping outer garment worn by women to conceal their bodies from head to toe in some Islamic traditions -- in public spaces. Whether we like the burqa or not, we should recognize that French...

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Prioritizing People or Space?

Posted September 14, 2010 | 12:03 PM (EST)

The consequences of both the recession and the subsequent foreclosure crisis have highlighted the failure of urban policies on both sides of the Atlantic. In part, this is due to insufficient funds for the tasks at hand. However, this failure also reflects the difficulty of devising policies that encompass multiple...

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There Is No Wealth but From Men: Why Immigration Is Good for the Economy

Posted September 3, 2010 | 03:04 PM (EST)

2010 has been rife with anti-immigrant rhetoric and action on both sides of the Atlantic. There were the atrocious anti-migrant riots in Italy and the passing of controversial Arizona law SB 1070. France has taken a demagogic turn, which some commentators dub xenophobic. Even Canada, which is celebrated...

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What American Dream? Why the Social Elevator Stalls

Posted August 25, 2010 | 04:19 PM (EST)

The United States sells itself as the land where women and men can rise from humble origins to the highest offices in the land. Americans describe the triumphs of Abraham Lincoln, the president who was born in a log cabin, and Bill Clinton, the president who was born in a...

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