Almost a year has passed since the explosion that destroyed a large part of the port of Beirut and brought the fragile Lebanese economy to its knees. However, one year on and the political and social landscape appears to be worsening. Immedi…
Mentre il mondo sta attraversando una nuova fase della pandemia caratterizzata da un progressivo ritorno alla attività sociali e con un incremento percentuale sostanziale delle persone che si sono vaccinate, è bene ricordare che nonosta…
Mentre il mondo sta attraversando una nuova fase della pandemia caratterizzata da un progressivo ritorno alla attività sociali e con un incremento percentuale sostanziale delle persone che si sono vaccinate, è bene ricordare che nonosta…
As the world enters the next phase of COVID, where populations are increasingly fully vaccinated and social activities begin to take place again, it is critical to understand that there are more challenges and risks ahead. Governments are facing …
The Turkish Government has recently been increasingly forceful in its crackdowns against internal opposition. It has been working to eliminate the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which it accuses of being the political arm of the Kurdistan Worke…
There is great symbolism in the Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh meeting in Rome this week, reconvening in person after two years. Refocussing on fighting terrorism shifts back priorities and puts aside political disputes, provid…
La riunione ministeriale della Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/Isis, che si sta svolgendo a Roma, ha un significato simbolico molto profondo: è la prima del suo genere a tenersi in presenza dopo quasi due anni di pandemia. Inoltre…
Last week His Majesty King Abdullah sent a letter to former prime minister and current Vice President of the Senate Samir Rifai, entrusting him with chairing the Royal Committee to Modernise the Political System. While the concept is appeali…
من وجهة نظر واقعية، يصعُب إيجاد مساحة من التفاؤل عند الحديث عن محاولات الإصلاح السياسي، فالإنسان محكوم بما عايشه من تجارب وما عاصره من أحداث. واستهلاك الشعارات الإصلاحية وتبديد المحاولات التجديدية أدى الى خلق الواقع السلبي الذي يطغى ا…
For several months now the Middle East has not been prominent in the agenda of President Joe Biden. Instead, we have seen a focus on strengthening NATO, mending relations with the EU and working to contain China and challenging Vladimir Putin’s R…