Boat people in the Mediterranean. A round table on the Mediterranean civil society
How is the EU dealing with the issue of migration in the Mediterranean basin? What is the citizens’ perception of the migration crisis and of the policies…
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Mediterranean Sea: European underbelly
The critical issues of European security and strategies to improve it through the example of the Mediterranean Sea In the past centuries, the Mediterranean…
Triton or: How to “Europeanize” the external borders at the expense of migrants
Since 1988, more than 21,000 people have lost their lives trying to cross the Mediterranean, according to Fortress Europe database. The UNHCR estimates that…
Why arming peshmerga is not so useful, and maybe it will be dangerous
Before starting, it is necessary to make a few clarifications to the argument. There are no reasons to be against Kurdish people and to take no notice of…
Energy security: challenges and priorities in the Mediterranean (Part 3)
Challenges and priorities Very relevant issues stand out from this analysis which draws the attention especially on four main aspects. They provide a key to…
Energy security: challenges and priorities in the Mediterranean (Part 2)
The Euro-Mediterranean cooperation Several regional cooperation projects have been supported by the EU in order to create a more integrated Mediterranean…
Energy security: challenges and priorities in the Mediterranean (Part 1)
This analysis, made up of three parts, tries to scrutinize energy security in the Mediterranean dimension. It is examine by adopting two different models…
Global consumerist culture. Looking at Middle East identities through “coke-bottle” lenses –…
Globalization and Middle East Consumption, globalization process and identity crises brought some analysts to think that the increasing in consumption…
Global consumerist culture. Looking at Middle East identities through “coke-bottle” lenses –…
Globalization, culture and consumerism Globalization undoubtedly has cultural effects but do these cultural effects constitute a global culture? “A number…
Global consumerist culture. Looking at Middle East identities through “coke-bottle” lenses –…
Abstract This analysis examines the evolution of the cultural identity (national, religious, etc.) due to the impact of globalization. Cultural and local…