The conflict that started on February 28, 2026 with attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran has had tremendous human and economic costs. Estimates indicate that around 3,000...
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The Shape of Things to Come: the United States, Israel, and the Conflict Against Iran
On February 28, 2026 the United States and Israel launched a massive military campaign against Iran. The operation was codenamed Epic Fury by the US administration led by Donald Trump...
Iran and the New Disorder: Who Wins, Who Loses, What Changes
An attack that changes many things On the night between 28 February and 1 March 2026, the United States and Israel launched an unprecedented military offensive against Iran, striking the...
Shifting Sands: Donald Trump and the Middle East
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...
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...
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...
Le sfide del settore energetico iracheno
Negli ultimi anni l’Iraq ha firmato diversi accordi con l’Arabia Saudita, in particolare nei settori del petrolio e dell’energia. Pur essendo ricco di idrocarburi, l’Iraq soffre da diversi anni di una...
Joe Biden e il dilemma dei rapporti fra Stati Uniti e Arabia Saudita
I rapporti fra gli Stati Uniti e l'Arabia Saudita sembrano sempre più caratterizzati da una dinamica da “montagne russe”, con picchi di collaborazione e rapide discese. Questo sviluppo appare piuttosto...
Libia: dallo stallo politico al conflitto per il petrolio
Il delicato processo di stabilizzazione della Libia si trova a dover affrontare sfide molto difficili sia sul piano politico che su quello economico-finanziario. La missione di sostegno delle Nazioni unite...
Le ripercussioni del Covid-19 nel Golfo persico e in Medio Oriente
L’attuale pandemia provocata dalla diffusione del Covid-19 ha avuto molteplici effetti su diversi fronti – sanitario e sociale in modo particolare, ma anche economico – che hanno a loro volta...