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).

Il “modello turco” tra realtà e gravi limiti

La Turchia di oggi gode di grande prestigio grazie alla natura peculiare del partito al governo e al successo della sua economia; tuttavia, le solide radici laiche del paese non sono facilmente replicabili nel mondo arabo, mentre alla…

Israel’s new national unity government: the challenges ahead

In a surprising move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the newly elected head of Kadima, Shaul Mofaz, established a national unity coalition based on almost 80% of parliamentary seats in the Knesset. Many politicians and…

The US and the Iranian issue: the great balancing act

US President Barack Obama’s speech at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on March 4 had been anticipated with great eagerness, since the question of how to deal with Iran’s alleged nuclear program has advanced to become a…

Israel and the US facing the Iranian challenge

The crisis between the West and Iran on the latter’s alleged nuclear weapon program has been escalating. The UN nuclear watchdog – the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – has indeed confirmed that Iran “has started the production of…

Abbas’s gamble and the role of the international community

In requesting UN membership for the State of Palestine under the pre-1967 lines, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas argued that the internationally accepted two-state solution has been undermined by Israel’s behavior: the unilateral…

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