"Visions of the Middle East", aspenia

Visions of the Middle East - The latest analysis from Aspenia online - March 26, 2013


The Middle East viewed from Washington: the cautious way
Valentina Pasquali - U.S. and the World - 25/3/2013

Ahead of US President Barack Obama’s recently-concluded trip to the Middle East, the White House had managed to set expectations so low - inviting everyone not to hold their breath for any major polic...
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Obama in Israele e Palestina: il futuro che sa di passato
Lorenzo Kamel - U.S. and the World - 22/3/2013

“C’è un futuro”. Già nel nome il partito di Yair Lapid, trionfatore delle elezioni israeliane dello scorso 22 gennaio, prospettava una svolta...
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Expect continuity in US Middle East policy, until the reckoning with Iran
Ted Reinert - U.S. and the World - 22/3/2013

Before President Obama's trip to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan, new Secretary of State John Kerry paired the Middle East with Europe on his own nine-country inaugural foray abroad...
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The EU and North Africa: defining the criteria for effective partnership
Ruth Hanau Santini - Old Continent - 26/3/2013

With a persistent economic downturn spreading across North Africa, ensuing social disruptions and rising political instability especially in Egypt and Tunisia, one might wonder what role Western actor...
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L’Arabia Saudita tra rischi interni, minacce esterne e competizione iraniana
Giovanni Carfora - Mideast Flashpoints - 25/3/2013

La posizione saudita nei confronti delle rivoluzioni che hanno sconvolto i paesi del Nord Africa e del Medio Oriente può a prima vista apparire contraddittoria: in particolare, il pieno sostegno alla ...
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Non solo business: la Cina in Medio Oriente
Pietro Longo - Mideast Flashpoints - 26/3/2013

Durante il China-MENA Forum tenutosi a Dubai nell’aprile del 2012, il ministro dell’Istruzione superiore e della ricerca scientifica degli Emirati Arabi Uniti, Shaykh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, ha affe...
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