Since Donald Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025, the Middle East has been the defining foreign policy issue of his administration. The region has become the most prominent testing ground...
Autore: Diego Pagliarulo
The Rubicon: Israel and Iran at War
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation "Rising Lion” - a major attack against Iran. The goal of the military operation was to severely downgrade and possibly eliminate Iran’s nuclear...
BRICS+ e mondo arabo: il ruolo dei Paesi del Golfo e il caso saudita
Negli ultimi anni il BRICS+ ha acquisito un ruolo di crescente rilievo nell’arena internazionale. Questo raggruppamento - delineato nel 2001 dall’analista Jim O’Neill in un rapporto per la banca di...
Lone Survivor: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, and Gaza
Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Israel. The leader of the Likud party has broken this record thanks to a combination of pragmatism and a...
The Jenin conundrum and the plight of the West Bank
The January 19 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has so far provided some deserved relief for the families of many Israeli hostages and a moment of respite for the population...
The other Gaza tragedy. The economic consequences of the war between Israel and Hamas
The staggering human cost of the war in Gaza has been dominating the headlines for the last fifteen months. As the first phase of the latest ceasefire enters into effect,...
Back to the Future: The Middle East in a Trump 2.0 World
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election is destined to have very significant repercussions for the United States and the world. Although it is still too early for...
The Roller Coaster: France’s Elections and the New French Political Landscape
Since the beginning of June 2024, France’s political system has been experiencing a phase of strong turbulence. The storm started on June 8 and 9 with the European Parliament elections...
L’Iran al voto, tra crisi interna e tensioni regionali
Il 28 giugno 2024, gli elettori iraniani si sono recati alle urne per il primo turno delle elezioni presidenziali, un appuntamento elettorale inatteso, ma reso necessario dal vuoto di potere...
The Gaza Wars: The Regional Dimensions of the Israel-Hamas Conflict
The Israel-Hamas War is having tragic consequences that fill newsfeeds and dominate the headlines on a daily basis. So far, the impact of the war has been shocking and tragic...