December 15th – 19th
Monday, 15th December 2014 TURKEY – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan defended weekend raids on media outlets close to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric as a…
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Turkey and European Union: will it be a happy ending?
The accession of Turkey to the European Union seems to be an endless process. In 1999, the European Union recognized Turkey as a potential candidate and…
Tunisia, presidential election goes to runoff
On November 23, Tunisians voted in their first democratic presidential elections since the country gained independence from France in 1956. Before the Arab…
December 8th – 12th
Monday, 8th December 2014 TURKEY – A high-level delegation from the European Union has arrived in Turkey to press Turkish officials to do more to help…
The international effects of the Western Sahara conflict
The issue of Western Sahara has been suspended between the winds of war and vain attempts of dialogue. Since 1975, this dispute has opposed the Alawite…
Libyan military insecurity is creating a Mediterranean Conundrum
(Part 2) Libya risks of being the best example of security nightmare in the next months. The Tobruk parliament (House of Representatives) seems ready to…
December 1st – 5th
Monday, 1st December 2014 RUSSIA – The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, said Moscow will stop pursuing Gazprom’s South Stream pipeline project that would…
The Catalan vote: which consequences for Spain and European Union?
After the Scots set up a referendum on their possible regional secession, Catalans expressed their opinion on the debated issue of independence from the rest…
Libya, war and terrorism hidden by the power plays
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico)
General David M. Rodriguez, commander of the US Africa Command, announced that the Islamic State of Iraq and the…
Morocco, Ceuta and Melilla: a failed immigration policy
Looking at the map, it is possible to see with total accuracy that Ceuta and Melilla belong to Morocco. In fact, they are located in North Africa and on the…