Berkley Center

The Maghreb Center Inaugural Symposium reviewed the current political and economic state of affairs of the five countries of the Maghreb—Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia—in light of these countries' respective histories and achievements. These five countries achieved independence between 1951 and 1962. Since then, in spite of numerous difficulties and setbacks, each of these countries has achieved substantial progress in modernizing their societies and structuring themselves as nation states, while struggling to achieve socioeconomic development and insert their respective economies into the global economy. Panelists provided tools for a better understanding of these developments with suggestions on how to meet the current challenges.