The process of Palestinian institutional reform goes alongside direct negotiations with Israel, and is supposed to lead to the creation of a Palestinian State by the end of 2011. A functioning, accountable and democratic Palestinian State would, in fact, constitute the best guarantee for any future relations with Israel. Yet the stalemate in the peace talks is likely to have negative effects on this process, making such a consistent effort fruitless in the medium and long term.
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15 January 2011
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Any observer of Turkish politics today would easily admit that the democratic glamour of the AKP’s first term in power is long over. The downward trend in question roughly began with the shelving of the EU accession reforms in 2005, continued with a number of controversial amendments regarding the authority of the security forces and freedom of expression, and culminated in the stillborn initiatives of 2009 to improve the status of Kurdish and Alevi citizens.
15 January 2011
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Il 2010 è stato caratterizzato da un ritorno alla crescita economica: dopo la contrazione del 2009 (-0,5%), il PIL mondiale è tornato a crescere (5,0%), così come le principali economie occidentali, seppur con ritmi differenti.
10 January 2011
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Sebbene non sia stato ancora designato come il candidato del Partito nazionale democratico (Pnd) alle presidenziali del 2011, Gamal Mubarak continuerà a essere al centro del dibattito politico in Egitto. Nonostante la mancanza di una designazione ufficiale e a dispetto delle recenti smentite sulle sue mire personali, il figlio maggiore del presidente egiziano Hosni sembrerebbe il più accreditato successore del padre alla guida del paese.
23 December 2010
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La crisi finanziaria globale scoppiata a fine 2007 ha avuto ricadute molto pesanti sul reddito delle famiglie e più in generale sulla loro sicurezza sociale. Tutte le indagini comparate confermano che la recessione ha colpito duro in termini reali e che ha generato un diffuso senso di ansietà e preoccupazione, soprattutto in merito alle prospettive future dei giovani.
23 December 2010
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This paper seeks to outline a differentiated picture of the security situation in the Persian-Arab Gulf. It will conceptualize the Gulf as a regional security sub-complex, to use the term coined by Barry Buzan and Ole Waever, and elaborate on the main regional actors, their constitution, the distribution of power between them as well as the region’s security culture and practices. Based on these considerations, the paper will propose a set of policy recommendations for the international community.
15 December 2010
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US President Barack Obama’s 10-day Asian tour, starting with India, helped put the spotlight on Asia’s challenges at a time when tensions between an increasingly ambitious China and its neighbors have spread all over the regional geopolitical landscape. The tour underscored India’s growing importance in the US strategy on Asia, with Obama calling India the «cornerstone of America’s engagement in Asia».
24 November 2010
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While soldiers from the alliance’s armies are still fighting it out at the Hindu Kush, leaders of NATO are busy charting the post-Afghanistan future of the world’s most successful military pact. On November 19-20, a NATO summit in Lisbon will adopt a New Strategic Concept for the alliance and deal with a number of other crucial issues such as relations with Russia, Missile Defense, the organization’s internal reform, revamped partnership programs, nuclear strategy, and the application of the comprehensive approach.
17 November 2010
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Not only the transatlantic allies that are awaiting the upcoming release of NATO’s 2010 new strategic concept, but also do many of the alliance’s partners especially in the Middle East and the Gulf. The wide array of eminent security threats, predominantly emanating from inside the region, and the evident convergence in threat perception between NATO and its Arab partners renders it increasingly important for the alliance to revise and reinvigorate its multilateral and bilateral security relations in the area.
15 November 2010
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As President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva gets ready to hand over Planalto Palace in a few months, he will undoubtedly leave behind a new Brazil, increasingly vocal in every global stage and with a strong desire to further participate in the international arena. However, questions remain regarding the level of sustainability of such foreign policy in the coming years, given the apparent rush in achieving it.
29 September 2010