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Trump’s first 100 days of Presidency: Are Daesh and al-Assad’s regime on the priority list?
Donald Trump’s first 100 days of presidency have been marked by new positions and by the symptom that the US want to play a new role in Syria. Nevertheless…
Here comes Israel! How a new gas provider is fostering hopes into several Mediterranean countries
What if Israel assertively breaks into the gas market as a reliable exporter for the European Union? As it has previously been discussed, the discovery of…
Defining a new Italian role in Libya
In recent weeks, the Italian diplomacy tightened its bilateral relations with Tobruk in the attempt for a difficult stabilization. Libyan news sources…
Ankara’s Achilles heel or: what stands in the way of Erdogan’s dreams for Turkey and the Middle East
Erdogan’s success of bringing forward the referendum on the constitutional amendments that would extend his presidential powers suggests that his aspirations…
The Kingdom of Jordan and Daesh: external and domestic threats
Even though Jordanian authorities vowed a security crackdown after the attack on al-Karak castle on December 18, the episode seems to have found the security…
All roads lead to Beijing. Italy steps up efforts to foster bilateral ties with China
Multilateralism (duōbiān zhŭyì,多边主义) and the new ‘Belt and Road’ initiative (B&R) (yīdài yīlù, 一带一路) have been the pivots of the Italian president Sergio…
Deadlock in Libya: a shifting regional balance?
In recent months, we have seen Russia being solicited by renegade general Haftar in order to receive military support for his Operation “Dignity”. In…
The Italian counter-terrorism formula: prevention and repression of radicalization
Assessing the jihadist radicalization phenomenon in Italy could represent a complex and largely nebulous exercise. This is due to two main factors.…
Trump Administration on the Middle East: what strategies?
The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of United States is changing the worldwide equilibrium set up by precedent administrations.
On one side,…
Is the Middle East Peace Process Dead?
The main obstacle to the peace in the Middle East
On January 24th, Israel approved the construction and the planning of about 2,500 new housing units in the…