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Israel, the roots of the “Operation Protective Edge”
The “Operation Pillar of Defense” was an eight-day Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military operation in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip, officially launched on…
Egypt, cuts on energy subsidies and Israeli gas imports mark a policy shift from the Morsi era
Unlike his democratically elected predecessor who did not even dare to raise the prices of cigarettes and alcohol, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and his government…
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…
Gaza’s underground system and Israeli tunnels’ operations
According to World Bank’s data Gaza is still the third poorest Arab country in the world, coming after only Sudan and Yemen, lacking the necessarily base for…
Gaza: what Islamist groups are threatening Israel?
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico) On July 8th, in response to the ongoing rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces(IDF) started…
How the Israeli secret services have been changing
(In collaboration with Il Termometro - Blog di opinioni e discussioni) When talking about the recent clashes between Israel and Hamas, which has been the…
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…
Israel: the truce does not last, Netanyahu accuses Hamas
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico) The “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas only lasted 6 hours, after 8 days of war during which many were…
ECOWAS: from economic cooperation and development to security. A revision of the mandate or progress…
Despite internal trade still presents limits, international trade is quite successful. ECOWAS has good relationships with European Union, China, US, and the…
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…