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La visita irachena di Papa Francesco: fede e geopolitica

Luca Ozzano Mar 31, 2021

La visita di Papa Francesco in Iraq è stata un evento atteso dal mondo cristiano da molto tempo, in particolare da quando Giovanni Paolo II nel 2000 aveva dovuto rinunciare allo stesso progetto a causa delle tensioni fra il regime di Saddam…

Saudi Arabia’s Iraqi strategy: securing the northeastern flank

Eleonora Ardemagni Mar 31, 2021

Saudi Arabia is stepping up cooperation with Iraq’s government to secure its northeastern flank. The goal is to contain and counter the Iranian presence in Baghdad, boosting economic and commercial ties, and the visit of the Iraqi Prime…

Why Biden’s magical thinking is already failing in the Middle East

John C. Hulsman Mar 11, 2021

The controversial writer Richard Dawkins put it well: “A delusion is something that people believe in despite a total lack of evidence.” It is hard to think of a better summing up of the new Biden administration’s naïve Wilsonian approach…

Il riassetto in corso nel Golfo: la linea saudita e gli Emirati

Nicola Pedde Mar 11, 2021

Un importante fattore di cambiamento sembra interessare la politica saudita da qualche mese a questa parte. Il ruolo pressoché incontrastato dell’erede al trono Mohammad bin Salman appare diminuito nella portata e nella sostanza, in un…