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Lebanon, last call
If you spend time admiring the charming lights on the seaside of Zaitonay Bay in Beirut, it is easy to forget how fragile Lebanon is, in a Middle East that…
The European plan for immigration
Another tragedy in the Sicilian Channel, which has cost the lives of 700 refugees from Libya, pushed Europe to meet the phenomenon of illegal immigration at…
Cross border cooperation and the new European challenges for the Mediterranean Basin
The European Union policy includes Cross border cooperation as its basic element to develop or strengthen relationships among the EU member States and its…
Syrian civil war: towards an international Geneva-3 Conference?
“The U.N. will never abandon Syria even if it looks like mission impossible”, these are the words pronounced last 5 May by the U.N. peace envoy for Syria,…
Libya: the international community must act
(In collaboration with Termometro Politico)
More than four years after the beginning of the popular uprisings that have formed the Libyan seed of the Arab…
Tunisia, the day after
Tunisia was less subject to militant violence than other nations in the region that took part in the Arab Spring uprisings, like neighboring Libya. However,…
Turkey: Erdogan’s clear victory?
A few weeks before the parliamentary elections, Turkey is facing one of the darkest periods in the history of the country. Tuesday, March 31st, the…
What to do in Libya? The legacy of the 2011 intervention
On 17 February 2015, Libya was supposed to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the revolution that led to Gaddafi’s fall, and the beginning of a new path…
The Egyptian renewal: among new international balances and democratic perspectives
The revolution of Tahrir Square looks faraway but Egypt is still looking for a balance. The waves of protest that disrupt the Mubarak government led to a…
“Charlie Hebdo” and the wave of democracy in France
The Republican march of January 11th has been one of the most relevant demonstrations in France since the end of the Second World War. 4 million of people…