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Eleonora Ardemagni
Eleonora Ardemagni is an expert on Yemen, Gulf monarchies (political and security issues), and Arab military forces. She is a Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), a Teaching Assistant at the Catholic University of Milan, and an Adjunct Professor at Aseri (Master in Middle Eastern Studies-MIMES). Former Gulf Analyst for the NATO Defense College Foundation (2015-2020). In 2019 she published "The Huthis: Adaptable Players in Yemen’s Multiple Geographies", CRiSSMA-Università Cattolica, Educatt and in 2022 she edited (with F. Saini Fasanotti), "From Warlords to Statelords: Armed Groups and Power Trajectories in Libya and Yemen", ISPI, Ledizioni-LediPublishing.
The US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, coupled with Iraq’s recent election results, offer Saudi Arabia an opportunity to regain leverage in the Middle East vis-Ă -vis Teheran. At the same time, Iran maintains its strong influence in…
The age of ports: Gulf monarchies and sea rivalry
To understand current and future balances of power in the Gulf, it is essential to look at commercial ports. The Arab Gulf states are heavily investing in maritime infrastructures as a part of their economic diversification processes. They…
Competing narratives and the Saudi-Iranian cleavage
The Middle East is at a new turning point as a consequence of a “mysterious situation”, as described by Lebanese President Michel Aoun, involving the Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri on the occasion of a prolonged visit to Riyadh and…
La Siria semi-sovrana e i nuovi equilibri regionali
La Siria di domani sta prendendo forma: sarĂ un paese in cui la sovranitĂ geografica non corrisponde alla sovranitĂ politica. Infatti, lo stato siriano rimarrĂ , molto probabilmente, unito. Tuttavia, la presenza di zone d’influenza e di…
Arabia ed Emirati contro Qatar: la competizione regionale si allarga
La crisi politica tra Arabia Saudita-Emirati Arabi Uniti (con Bahrein ed Egitto) e Qatar, che in realtĂ prosegue sottotraccia da almeno tre anni, è venuta alla luce in maniera dirompente negli ultimi giorni. Questa disputa è anche una…