An epochal year in contemporary Arab history, 2011 might just as well go down in history as a turning point in Arab-Chinese relationship.
For the past 60 years, China has been considered a reliable friend and a solid supporter of…
Egypt’s presidential election, due to be held — if things go according to plan — in three weeks time, could turn out to be another watershed development in the history of the Middle East. Just like its revolution last year,…
Iran and six world powers have concluded their much-awaited meeting in Istanbul with an agreement to hold yet another meeting in the Iraqi capital on May 23. In a marked contrast to their previous encounters though, this round of talks…
It was supposed to be a get-to-know-you Arab summit. But few leaders bothered to show up. Never in the long history of the Arab League pageantry have four Arab leaders lost their posts — having been deposed, killed, exiled or…
26/03/2012
Original Version: Will it be Mission Impossible in ‘Fortress Baghdad’?
In vista del Vertice arabo che si terrà in una Baghdad trasformata in fortezza, l’interrogativo che affiora sulle labbra di molti è: cosa ci viene a fare…
As we observe political developments in both West and North Africa as well as in the Middle East, it is critical to take full account of the “Salafist equation”, which may well prove to be one of the most significant…
Though he had been ill for years and approaching 90, the head of Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt — Pope Shenouda III — died at a critical time for Egypt and its Christian community. The whole of Egypt is mourning…
The Middle East is often regarded as one of the world’s most volatile regions. The aspect of Middle Eastern politics that usually highlights its volatility is its inclination toward sudden, even unexpected, shifts and changes in the previously prevalent political,…
The five-point programme agreed upon in Cairo on March 10 between the Arab League and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicates that Moscow is re-thinking its position, very slowly, vis-a-vis Syria. High hopes are being pinned on former UN secretary-general…
Of all the actors in the Arab Spring, one of the most effective — and perhaps the most intriguing — has been the state of Qatar. Situated between Saudi Arabia and Iran — with each of whom it entertains somewhat…
As Libya celebrated the first anniversary of the beginning of the popular uprising against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, and prepares for the first election in decades, the situation on the ground is far from what was intended by the so-called ‘revolutionaries’…
Will Iran bomb Israel into rubble, like Hiroshima and Nagasaki, if the Tehran regime is someday armed with nuclear weapons? No one of my acquaintances believes that will ever happen, nor do thoughtful Israelis. But many people believe Israel will…
20/02/2012
Original Version: Motives for a new regional alignment
Il rapporto fra Baghdad e il regime di Damasco si è rafforzato dopo lo scoppio della rivolta in Siria e il ritiro delle truppe americane dall’Iraq – scrive l’accademico…
At a time when most of the Syrian regime’s former friends and allies are abandoning it for the brutal approach it has been using to quash the protest movement; Iraq, which can by no means considered a friend, is becoming…
06/02/2012
Original Version: Russia defending interests in Mideast
Se il regime di Assad in Siria dovesse cadere, ciò potrebbe incoraggiare l’opposizione popolare interna alla Russia, e per Mosca potrebbero cambiare gli equilibri di potere dall’Asia centrale al Medio…
One of the distinguishing features of political Islam in the early 20th century was its call for the creation of an Islamic state. Methods and strategies might differ (‘bottom up’ for the Muslim Brotherhood, ‘top down’ by revolution for other…
Ammar Garsalla is unlikely to achieve the fame of Mohammad Bu Azizi, the Tunisian street vendor whose self-immolation sparked the protests that led to the Arab Spring.
Garsalla, a 48-year-old father of three from the western town of Gafsa, died…
Driving down the Mezzeh Autorstrade in the heart of the Syrian capital, one finds a gigantic Russian flag covering the main residential building. A little further down the road, at the Umayyad Square, a big sign reads: “Thank you Russia.”…
19/12/2011
Original Version: Egypt: A complex equation
I salafiti potrebbero essere uno strumento per indebolire i Fratelli Musulmani, i quali dal canto loro potrebbero essere costretti a cercare un accordo con i militari tuttora vicini agli Stati Uniti;…
It is not easy to assess what is really happening in Egypt. After the first round election results, all hypotheses remain possible; the outcome is unpredictable. The two Islamist parties, Freedom and Justice representing the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Nour,…
It is politically naive to imagine that the Arab League’s roadmap for peace in Syria would be implemented immediately, with no modifications. The offer, after all, was frowned upon by many in both the Syrian government and opposition, despite all…
04/10/2011
Original Version: Rescuing Iran-Syria alliance
I leader iraniani hanno cominciato a pregare con insistenza il presidente Assad di avviare un dialogo con i manifestanti, ma questo per Teheran è solo un modo di chiedere al leader siriano…
22/07/2011
Original Version: Way out of the Syrian crisis
Il movimento di protesta siriano, iniziato a metà marzo, è entrato questa settimana nel suo quarto mese. Settimana dopo settimana, le manifestazioni del Venerdì sono cresciute e il loro…
13/07/2011
Original Version: Stop raising the Islamist bogey
I dittatori arabi e i loro alleati locali e internazionali hanno abusato dello spettro islamista per rimanere al potere; quando gli autocrati arabi mettono in guardia il loro…
12/04/2011
Original Version: Putting an end to one-party rule in Syria
In Siria oggi si parla abbondantemente di una legge imminente che favorirebbe il pluralismo politico, attesa prima delle elezioni parlamentari della prossima estate.
Per ovvie ragioni, ciò…
Iraqi Christians have all the reasons to be scared. They have come under attack since the fall of the Saddam Hussain regime in 2003. Therefore, Sunday’s church massacre didn’t come as a surprise. Terrorist attacks have targeted minority communities in…
Baghdad: Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s move to take control of Iraqi Special Operations Forces trained and funded by the US is raising concerns over how those forces will be used, according to a new US government report released Monday.…
Newswire services have revealed that Lebanese President Michel Sulaiman has raised the super-sensitive offshore oil issue in the Eastern Mediterranean with his Syrian counterpart, President Bashar Al Assad. Sulaiman was quoted commenting: “There is an oil wealth in the sea…
06/07/2006
Per aver cambiato la cultura calcistica di una nazione, Marcello Lippi merita tutta la gloria che gli viene tributata alla vigilia della finale mondiale dell’Italia.
Quando si pensa al calcio italiano, di solito si pensa la catenaccio ed alle…
12/09/2007
Abu Dhabi ha attratto investimenti stranieri, ha instaurato collaborazioni proficue tra il settore pubblico ed il settore privato, e stabilito partnership strategiche con molti paesi arabi e stranieri, ha dichiarato un alto responsabile di Abu Dhabi.
“Il prossimo periodo…
A una settimana dall’attesissima scadenza delle presidenziali d’Egitto alcuni candidati fanno volare gli stracci. Se ancora non si placano le conseguenze della tenzone programmatica fra Amr Moussa e Abul Fotouh, soprattutto attorno all’eventuale rimessa in…
In questo periodo di grande fermento nel Mondo Arabo si percepisce la mancanza di una visione strategica del Mediterraneo e l’inadeguatezza delle categorie mentali con le quali abbiamo letto la politica e gli andamenti della…
Si avvicina il primo turno delle presidenziali egiziane che si svolgerà il 23 e 24 maggio. Sono 13 i candidati che aspirano ad essere il successore di Hosni Mubarak, tra i quali spiccano Amr Moussa…
Intervista a Giulietto Chiesa
Giulietto Chiesa. Chi legge questo nome sa benissimo che si tratta di uno dei più grandi giornalisti italiani, notoriamente esperto di politica estera. Per tanti anni è stato corrispondente…
“Faremo causa all’Alitalia per non averci fatto partire” . Così Patrizia Cecconi – attivista italiana della Freedom Flytilla, l’iniziativa internazionale che doveva portare nel cuore della Palestina oltre 1.500 persone da tutto il mondo per…
15/03/2012 – Qatar’s aggressive stance towards Assad has led to a string of resignations at the country’s al-Jazeera TV news channel. Those who left describe bias at the station which they say has become a tool to target the Syrian regime (Russia TV)
Farideh Farhi, Azadeh Kian, Rouzbeh Parsi, Evaleila Pesaran, Paola Rivetti
This Chaillot Paper issued by the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) examines recent domestic developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The volume…
Convegno Europeo - Roma 2-3 aprile 2012
“MEDIAMente diversi. Giornalismo e Immigrazione in Italia e in Europa”
Si svolgerà a Roma il 2-3 aprile presso la Sala Polifunzionale della Presidenza del Consiglio…
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GRIOT presenta il documentario
“La stanza di Hamdan”
Assieme al protagonista, Hamdan Je’we, interverranno:
Cecilia Carpio, redattrice televisiva di Matrix
Bassem Saleh, della comunità palestinese di Roma
Claudia De…
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