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Europe, the threat of returning foreign fighters
After the bankruptcy of DAESH, “returning foreign fighters (FFs) are the biggest threat to EU”, a threat that “is likely to persist in the coming years”.…
France, forging a Libya strategy
In recent months, Libya has been several times on the brink of failure, having seen the black flag of DAESH in Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast, and having…
Crisis in the Mediterranean, maritime security and SAR operations
Under the securitization of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy is amongst the key players contributing to the maritime strategy of the European Union's southern…
Migrant crisis, NGOs and the snares of the Mediterranean region
The growing number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean and fleeing to southern Europe in the last years made necessary a deeper intervention in the area;…
From Libya to Egypt, the changing dynamics of the migration routes
Libya has always been one of the main departure points both for economic migrants and asylum seekers coming from Africa and Near East and directed to Europe.…
Conflict prevention in the Mediterranean region
Conflict genesis
The word ‘conflict’ refers to some form of friction arising within a community, when its beliefs or actions enter into competition.…
Disarming evil, the Italian initiatives in preventing radicalization
The strategies for preventing radicalization represent the most challenging dimension of counter-terrorism. Whilst many efforts have been done in repressing…
“Modello Italia,” how to respond to the increasing terrorist threat in Italy
The terroristic threat is undergoing an evolution since the peak reached in 2015, after the Paris terrorist attack, considered as a change in the modality of…
The Italian job. Migration, security and foreign policy in the Mediterranean
After the European Union (EU) signed an agreement with Turkey to stem migration flows to Western Balkan route (18 March 2016), thousands of migrants have…
Algeria: the tandem government-army in a long term status quo
Algeria: the tandem government-army
The delicate health condition of the Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has led to multiple speculations about his…