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NATO and Montenegro, a new discussed membership
The enlargement of NATO is a process that allows a new member state to join NATO. The process is regulated by the article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty.…
Plummeting energy prices and its impact on Algerian stability and security
Since oil revenues represent the backbone of the political and socio-economic systems of oil-producing and exporting countries in the Middle Eastern and…
Is Israel losing its military edge?
Tal Kalman, chief of the Israeli Air Force Staff, during the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies annual conference declared that in the…
Tunisia’s struggle for a long-lasting stability
The Middle East has been facing in the last years a chaotic situation and a redefinition of balances is becoming now more and more urgent. About a month ago,…
Europe facing terrorism. Is the Israeli model the way to go?
Terrorism is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, which traces back to the 18th century France, when the regime de la terreur of Maximilien de Robespierre…
Libya, the Italian involvement in the intervention against Daesh
Libya is increasingly becoming the new focal point of the war against Daesh. U.S. and French Special Forces are reported to be engaged in the fighting there,…
A thaw in Israel-Turkey relations
“Israel is in need of a country like Turkey in the region, and we must accept that we need Israel too. This is a reality in the region” This is what Turkey’s…
Mediterranean, risks and opportunities in logistics and geo-economics
Mediterranean is reacquiring a long-expected centrality in European geopolitics and economy. In better words, it is nearly appropriate to refer about the…
The Syrian ambiguity of Erdoğan’s Turkey
In the aftermath of the January 12 deadly attacks in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed that “Turkey is the primary target of all terror…
The re-emergence of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Introduction
Nowadays, European countries are very concerned about the threat posed by jihadism, due to the proximity to of North Africa and the large…