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Giuseppe Dentice
Giuseppe Dentice (PhD) is Analyst in the Mediterranean Observatory (OSMED) of the Institute of Political Studies “San Pio V”, and Teaching Assistant at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. His research interests apply to international relations and political transformations in the Middle East, with a focus on Egypt, Israel and Gulf dynamics. Previously, he was Head of the Middle East and North Africa Desk at the Center for International Studies (CeSI) and Research Fellow in the MENA program at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI). He is a radio and television commentator on a wide range of issues regarding the MENA region for leading Italian and international media outlets.
Il 14 maggio 2023 rimarrà comunque una data fondamentale per la storia della Turchia. Infatti, le elezioni presidenziali e parlamentari potrebbero decretare un cambio ai vertici dello Stato dopo vent’anni esatti di governo di Recep Tayyip…
Egypt-Turkey relations: an assessment
Over the last decade, and especially after the worsening of the Libyan crisis in 2019, Egypt and Turkey have been among the protagonists of the Mediterranean political scene. They each proposed aggressive policies and rhetoric – against one…
Egypt and the West: a smarter authoritarian approach in Cairo
After a decade of domestic and regional unrest, Egypt is looking for a new way to gain internal stability through carefully balanced international recognition, especially from the US and the European Union, which have been among…
Ten years on: Egypt and the legacy of the Arab Spring
A decade ago, the Arab Spring popular protests rippled over Middle Eastern regimes, toppling a number of long-standing leaders once considered impervious to change. This extraordinary and emotional shock persuaded and galvanized people to…
The wider regional background of the “East Med” affaire
Over the last decade, the deep transformations throughout the wider Mediterranean region have created new challenges that overlap with old crises. In fact, several multi-layered dynamics have turned the area into one of the world’s most…