Lorenzo Kamel

Lorenzo Kamel is Associate Professor of History at the University of Turin, scientific director of the New-Med Research Network, and director of the IAI's Research Studies. He held teaching and research positions in many universities in the Middle East, the US, and Europe, including the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, where he served as a Marie Curie Experienced Researcher, and Harvard University, where he was a Postdoctoral Fellow for 2 years. His most recent book is entitled 'The Middle from Empire to Sealed Identities' (Edinburgh UP 2019).

Radici e risvolti dell’accordo Israele-Emirati

L’unilaterale annessione da parte delle autorità israeliane di una porzione della Cisgiordania violerebbe un principio cardine del diritto internazionale: pochi principi giuridici sono infatti più consolidati e condivisi a livello…

The dangers of homogenous entities: the Kurdish case

In the early 1990s, Bernard Lewis published an article entitled “Rethinking the Middle East” in Foreign Affairs. Echoing a common, yet simplistic claim, Lewis contended that many states in the region are simply artificial Western creations.…

“Guerra dei trent’anni” in Medio Oriente: un’analogia fuorviante

La Guerra dei trent'anni, iniziata come un conflitto tra gli stati cattolici e quelli protestanti del Sacro Romano Impero, dilaniò l’Europa centrale tra il 1618 e il 1648. Causò circa otto milioni di morti, in larga parte civili. Molti…

Israel and Palestine: mental borders, states and peoples

“People adapt their memories to suit their sufferings”, wrote Athenian historian Thucydides over two millennia ago. Since then the world has witnessed enormous changes. Yet, his words remain as powerful as ever. People continue to focus on…

Between past and present: Israel’s internal debates

Recently Israel laid claim to nearly a thousand acres in the Etzion settlement bloc near Bethlehem. The area has been designated “state land” by the military-run civil administration (the new settlement of Givat Hamatos, between Gilo and…

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