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Attacco al petrolio saudita: gli huthi in Yemen e il coordinamento fra milizie pro-Iran

Eleonora Ardemagni Sep 19, 2019

Il micidiale attacco sferrato il 14 settembre alle installazioni petrolifere di Saudi Aramco (Abqaiq e Khurais) rischia di rimanere avvolto da un’aura di incertezza. Questo è il vantaggio strategico degli attacchi asimmetrici (ovvero che…

Israel and the Sunni axis: a win-win alliance

Claudia De Martino Jun 25, 2019

Over the last few months of 2019, Israeli diplomats have been invited to many different summits held in Europe and Africa, as well as Middle Eastern capitals that were previously long banned to Israeli officials. In January 2019, this…

The geopolitical challenges of the energy market in the Red Sea

Paola Di Fraia Jun 25, 2019

Historically, the Red Sea has been a strategic hub for the economic transactions between East and West; this is also true regarding the energy market. On the one hand, greater political instability together with ongoing transformation in…

Il conflitto che continua in Sudan, tra rischio di guerra civile e interessi internazionali

Alessandra Bajec Jun 20, 2019

I gruppi di opposizione sudanesi delle Forze per la Libertà e il Cambiamento (FCF) e le autorità del Consiglio Militare di Transizione (TMC) che reggono il Paese si preparano a tornare al tavolo negoziale. Ciò avviene dopo la sospensione…

The “South Arabia” linchpin in global maritime competition

Eleonora Ardemagni Jun 14, 2019

The recent extension of the Strategic Framework Agreement between Oman and the United States is a real game-changer for global balances, especially from a maritime perspective. In the defense agreement of March 2019, the US will be granted…